Ex-CIA agent: Argument That Afghanistan War Makes Us Safer is "Bulls**t"

Huffington Post by Robert Greenwald | Aug. 20, 2009 (Special Report)

(Video) The war in Afghanistan is increasing the likelihood that Americans will be killed in a future terrorist attack.

Part 6 of Brave New Foundation's Rethink Afghanistan documentary series brings you three former CIA agents on the record to explain why. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 20, 2009 - 9:15 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 20, 2009

Greenwald presents the story of the war in Afghanistan creating danger rather than safety for Americans. Mission creep is identified, as a civil war is defined.

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 by Emma Asomba - Aug. 21, 2009
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 by William Hughes-Games - Aug. 21, 2009

Not a lot of depth as to why America is in Afghanistan

Americans are fighting a people that make the Martins and the McCoys look like choir boys with short memories. Their way of life is vendetta ... More »

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