Another Shot to Groin

So how hard would it have been to have a real program to provide a real Hepatitis B vaccination project in Pakistan instead of a fake one?  I am sure that it was more a question of cost rather than intent.

And we wonder why the people of the world, especially in the middle and near east do not like us or trust us.  It is crap like this that will cause our downfall.  It is behavior like this that will push more individual into the fight against us.  It is another sign that our opponents can point to as a reaffirmation of our behavior and intent towards them.  The best part for them is that they did not have to invent it we did it for them.  It is not a story cobbled together from a bunch of half-truths and innuendo, it is the real deal, and we cannot deny it.

But we got our man, but at what cost?  It appears that little if any thought was given about our future relationship with these people and their government. It should not be totally unexpected that the government of any of these countries where United States sponsored medical program are operating to questions these programs, with particular emphasis on the programs organization, operations, and oversight.

We should be ashamed of our selves, but from what I can read we have not shown any remorse, or outrage.  Do not get me wrong, Osama Bin Laden was a criminal, and needed to be dealt with for his crimes.  But the program to provide vaccinations could have with a little more effort have been the real deal, and that is were the story would have ended.

We Have Declared Victory

Beside Osama Bin Laden not wanting to be Killed or Captured, there was one other individual who did not want Osama Bin Laden to meet that fate.  That person was none other than the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, His Excellence Hamid Karzai.  For with the death of Osama Bin Laden, the United States people have no reason to be in Afghanistan, the mission is done.  The United States Government on the other hand might have a different view.  It will take the United States Government a few months to wake up and figure out that while they were walking down the street in front of the parade, the parade made a turn off the street, on or about 3 May 2011.

The majority of the people in the United States do not care one iota about rebuilding the nation of Afghanistan.  For that matter many of the citizens of the NATO states who have troops in Afghanistan do not care one iota about rebuilding the nation of Afghanistan.

What these people do care about is the cost of the war in terms of their dead and wounded, and the financial cost to prop up a corrupt government, that currently is tied for second place with Myanmar as being one of the most corrupt. The number one honor goes to Somalia  (2010 Transparency International).  Boy, we sure no how to pick them, I am just surprised that we do not have troops in Myanmar.

With the Presidential announcement about the draw down of the United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan (and the various NATO member announcements), the impending and accelerated departure of Gen David H. Petraeus so that he can step right into his new position as Director Central Intelligence Agency (The Senate will confirm, he is a war hero), and the recent sharp statements from the current United States Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, to the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the writing is on the wall, the gravy train is leaving the station.

It is time to start getting ready to make a run for the border, because when the last American boot leaves the ground in Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, all hell is going to break lose.

The big question for His Excellency is can I get out of this pit without getting member of my family or my self killed, and what nation will provide me with asylum?