Congresswoman Cheney Wants to Make 10,000-Strong Occupation of Afghanistan Into American Law

Other countries are ashamed or embarrassed of occupying another country — Dick Cheney's daughter would make it a law the US must do so

Not exercising power over foreigners in their own countries through the barrel of the gun could now be against US law

18 years into the US occupation of Afghanistan, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is looking to ensure that the war can continue to be a sinkhole for US troops and money for years to come, introducing the Ensuring a Security Afghanistan Act.

The bill, which Cheney is cosponsoring with Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Mike Waltz (R-FL), would forbid the president from reducing the US troop level in Afghanistan below 10,000 unless a broad and unlikely set of military requirements are first met. 

Cheney argued that an unoccupied Afghanistan would be a “safe haven for terrorism,” claiming that al-Qaeda remains close to the Taliban and that the conditions on the ground don’t support the US leaving. 

In reality, there is no sign of an active Taliban relationship with al-Qaeda at all, and the Taliban have openly promised that in any peace deal they would forbid al-Qaeda and ISIS from being present in Afghanistan.

She and her limited Congressional supporters argue that the deal in the process of being negotiated is a “bad deal,” and that the bill is designed to prevent it. They argue keeping US troops there will keep Afghanistan “stable and safe,” despite Afghanistan suffering repeated military defeats to the Taliban, and still nowhere near self-sufficient after a generation of war.

Source: Antiwar.com

3 Comments
  1. Carlwilliam says

    The safest haven for terrorism in the world is within the American military-industrial complex. It is incredible how there are still so many brainwashed, uninformed, morons who would elect the daughter of a proven scumbag.

    1. Ace says

      Rule number one — elect no Democrats unless, perhaps, their last name is Gabbard. Perhaps.

      Rule number two — ensure Republican majorities in Congress.

      Rule number three — if a Republican primary don’t serve up the best of all possible candidate in the entire world, see Rule number one.

  2. Melville Pouwels says

    chip off the old block yeah !

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