Offensive in Marja directed at US public opinion

[kashchiza]

We should to thing where Taliban take roots and from where they come to Afghanistan. So we should to think this way, cutting the branches of a tree never be recognized as the eradication of a tree. so we need to cut the root of the Taliban which is not in Afghanistan.

[streuner21]

fuck both of u fucking fagget ass bitches i was in fucking marjah and if u dont know whats going on there then shut the fuck up u dont know whats going on there we help the people more then u think

[sinicalgary]

@streuner21 Bombing is helping no one they are better in the hands on the Taliban, you are not a hero your are just a killer for hire. Cut em in half and give em a band aid, heh some hero, why dont you just go back on tour and spare us your attempts to justify what you really are Killer you are NO better than the Taliban your all a bunch of murderers for hire

[jimbonumber9]

Afghanistan, "Graveyard of Empires."

[cool70200]

Factions of men fighting over control of land, politics, laws, constitutions, oil, gold, metals, fish, farm land, electricity, money, budgets, women, drugs, top positions etc,

don't we ever learn?

or are we gonna keep repeating Cain vs Abel?

[EarthaKit2]

It's time to eat a little humble pie, Americans. For all the horrors, and torture and bloodshed, yuo've visited on other Peoples.

The economy is in a shambles, there are homeless & jobless here. No Blue collar jobs- White collar jobs are flying out.

Taxation is high.

There's NOTHING here!

But crazy Americans will holller -rant & rave- and curse in denial.

FOOLS!

Look around you!

WAKE UP- & join the HumanRace - it's time to make Peace with Others.

[MechanicJim]

No denial. We have lived wrong for many years.

Hopefully we are learning our lesson during these hard times. Meanwhile we are not going to eat humble pie, we are going to fight against people who want us dead. We are not going to just lay down and let them cut our heads off!!!!

[EarthaKit2]

The U.S. is no longer anything- its days of glory are gone- the U.S. owes TRILLIONS to China. And, its being revealed the U.S. is owned by another "certain" country in the Mideast..

The majority of people outside the U.S. dislike it.- the U.S. occupies the place Germany did in WWII.- The rest of the world will stand by, doing nothing, when any country/ies invade/s the the U.S. The acts being done by the U.S.military,do NOT encourage sympathy from the world.

[EarthaKit2]

"People who don't like the U.S. better watch out...Marines might show up at your door step too. "

Are you going to sic the Marines on them? What?!

What are the Marines going to do? Kill us! ?

cont'd

[MechanicJim]

Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God of nature who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active and the brave. - Patrick Henry

[MechanicJim]

It depends on how loud you are?????

[MechanicJim]

The world needs to know that the U.S. is still angry about 9/11. We express our anger in the only way can. The Marine Corps. People who don't like the U.S. better watch out...Marines might show up at your door step too.

[BrandorT]

@MechanicJim

still angry at the 9-11 controlled demolition? the marines can't help us with that, we need to INVESTIGATE the FRAUD and hold the criminal syndicate that carried out this false flag terror operation responsible. we need to expose them and execute them for TREASON!

[MechanicJim]

It is going to be tough to expose them. They covered there tracks really good.

[djtyg]

The argument, as I understand it, is that Marines were put on a suicide mission so that support for the war would drop.

Is that the case being given? Because if so, I'm not buying it. Obama built up support for the war and his political credibility rests on winning, not negotiating.

[sircesare]

we need to stop playing this games we need to walk out of the cave and we need to stop the abuse not only by the politicians but by the American empire I am an American who loves his country but not the people who are running it I know soon there will be more out of this cave and then, only then will we understand that this world Is big enough for different people and cultures and there will be no more Kings and Queens running the world...

[MiG2880]

@sircesare

You're a credit to your people.

[jbro81]

I feel the great crime against humanity here is one very familiar in history. It is the willingness of ALL politicians on ALL sides to sacrifice American military members and Afghans to leverage themselves into negotiating positions. These are (soon to be were) HUMAN LIVES.

[unorthodoxcs1]

@realking If you actually beleive that its funny. We would have to bring back the draft to take down iran. I hope Obama will stop as soon as he can. But of course were still there because once war has been brought forth you cant just leave...hopefully we'll be done with after this.

[realkingkado]

You all know that US will be in Yemen and Iran within 18 months

[ack44]

Porter is the man.

[thetimman00]

This must be a prime location for refining heroin. Factory construction, market and transportation, will be good for the people.

[BrutusAlbion]

Me thinks this is gonne backfire. The last thing the middle east needs is more parading of americans in afghanistan. Taliban will just be hiding amoungst civilians. Americans will be bombing civilians to root out taliban. People will get angry at america for killing civilians. Middle east calls outrage and more jihadi's move to afghanistan. More cannon fodder for americans and more extremism, yaaay for all

[im4wur2]

Nicely stated and unfortunately, too true.

[reashot]

Taliban doesn't even give a shit about the American in the first place, the Taliban see themselves as Nationalist trying to overthrow a corrupt government.

[BrutusAlbion]

Taliban are not nationalist you moron. They are jihadi and mujahideen fighters trying to establish theocracy in afghanistan according to sharia law. Basicly conquor all lands where pagans live/rule. Lands that are owned by muslims are theirs to keep so no invading islamic states. But every heathen is free game if the taliban thinks so. Afghanistan is a quasi-american puppet now and taliban are fighting anything western. It just happends their base is pashtun afghanistan.

[lordblazer]

afghanistan is in central to western Asia. It is not in the middleeast XD

[BrutusAlbion]

The islamic world spans from marocco to pakistan with some outer regions such as indonesia and bangladesh. The islamic world is also synonymous with the middle-east. Therefore the term is perfectly applicable and you're just a douche that tries to undermine someones arguement by nitpicking on definition as if you were the wiser. However you fail to put forth any good arguement. So epic fail for you

[lordblazer]

that would be fine if he was saying the islamic world. he was saying terms like middleeast. In which geographically afghanistan isn't in the middleeast. HEll Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bangladesh aren't even in the middle east. IF he meant the Islamic world then I wouldn't have said anything. I'm not really being a douche, and I'm not putting forth an argument. IT wasn't the purpose of what I am saying. I was simply correcting. You are too sensitive.

[Ahmadjaan]

Thank you Real News

[MrMoodang]

Controlling oil supplies is the key to long term US global hegemony.

The US is in Afghanistan to lay a pipeline that moves oil pumped from the Caspian Sea. The US is building permanent military bases along the path of the proposed Trans-Afghanistan pipeline. The poppy fields are merely a residual bonus.

[NicosNicosNicosNicos]

(gas pipeline/Caspian gas etc. but yes)

[dangerouslytalented]

... and this is why they are resisting energy efficiency measures so much...

The wealthy corporations have a LOT to lose.

[ceomeye]

the fact is that europeans always feel like they can make a better world. They feel like they need to help others become civilized like they are, when in reality, they are the worst beasts on the planet who offer nothing but blood shed, misery, genocide, theft, and utter disregard for the planet and any ethnic people. Europeans, stay on your filthy back yard, ethnic people do not need you because every-time europeans come to the Super Man rescue, Europeans all of the sudden become rich!!

[Mahoivlich]

just because you replace US military and corporate action with "Europe" don't make it true. Turn off Fox and read a history book.

[Thaddeus088]

@Mahoivlich

most of what history books write as our history is false.

[Ibbe88]

I agree. Take the debate over the islamic veil in some european countries. The non-muslim europeans think they are better and smarter than all muslims. But most europeans haven't even noticed the un-democratic laws which are being implemented in several EU-countries.

[NicosNicosNicosNicos]

That's right: divide and rule,

[ceomeye]

last I heard was the the U.S wanted all European cattle in europe to disclose all financial and banking citizen data. U.S wants to know how the money is being worked out in europe. Europeans screamed....

[Ibbe88]

Unfortunately for the american people, the U.S is controlled by the zionists. Those are the ones who destroyed WTC on 9/11 to divide the americans further from the muslims, and to make americans willing to go to any war. Usama Bin Ladin is, even if he's alive, still an american puppet, funded with american money via Saudiarabia, which is the biggest exporter of oil to USA. Bin Ladin is the key to the greatest scam of the 21th century.

[ceomeye]

slices..that is exactly whats going on with the middle east... European Invasion of the middle east to slice it off like they have done to Latin America. Slices. They want to slice it off amongst Europeans and Israel so that everybody gets a fair share..sounds like a parasite. Just leave the middle east alone and they will stop. But no, europeans have to be in there imposing their democracy and liberation...what a joke..let them solve their own issues.

[audadvnc]

"Hold and develop" - sounds like Vietnamization, eh? Victory is just around the corner, Mr. McNamara. Just drop a few more drone plane bombs and declare victory, then go home and leave 'em (and their heroin & oil reserves) alone.

[Arkinight]

@audadvnc Afghanistan doesn't have very much oil, it's just a strategic part of the world.

[audadvnc]

"The Americans are saying that Mullah Omar has the blood of thousands of Americans on his hands". But, isn't the kill ratio in Afghanistan about 100 to 1 - US has killed lots more Afghanis. How many more will be enough to satisfy the chicken hawks? How much more heroin does the CIA really need to do business?

[zoticus1]

The only reason the US would "negotiate" with Taliban is because they are losing.

The Taliban is threatening the corrupt Karzai government that is the largest exporter of heroin in the world,and the US needs that money to prop up the fake economy and control energy resources to the north.

We cannot win this war,and we cannot sustain the occupations abroad for much longer.

Russia and China,France and others are creating a coalition;the fall of American Dominance is fiercely near!

[OsamaBinForgotten2]

United States of America Inc. is having a few little bumps in the continuation of the British Colonialism Empire. The people have lost touch with the power centers that control every aspect of American life. War is a scam-Divide and separate then conquer. Problem reaction solution. As the nwo gets closer to it's goal of global domination expect more chaos. These men of Afghanistan see themselves as freedom fighter opposing a foreign invader.

[hugegiantfrogs]

Iraq, and Afghanistan both sit on the two largest oil reserves in the world, and people still think these wars are about terrorists? Terrorists are the biggest hoax America has ever created. Look up building 7, then tell me the taliban caused 911. Wake up

[frtyuj]

@hugegiantfrogs Actually, Saudi Arabia and Canada have the largest reserves, and the largest oil exporters are Saudi Arabia and Russia. Iraq has never been near the top in either categories (even America produces more oil), and Afghanistan has no reserves that I'm aware of, and have never even had the infastructure to extract and process it regardless, which renders your statement an exaggeration at best, a fallacy at worst. Better luck next time.

[ndnballin]

@hugegiantfrogs

I've never blamed the taliban... now had you said Al-Qaeda, you might have something. As it is, you dont know what you're talking about.

[meisterschutzen]

@hugegiantfrogs The USA imports 4.2 Billion barrels of oil per year. There are no working oil fields or refineries in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has an estimated 1.8 billion barrels of oil in a recently discovered field in Northern Afghanistan. The Taliban gave and continue to shelter Al Qaeda terrorists. You Moslem trash need to get yourselves educated before shooting off your goat fucking and women stoning mouths. I have just returned from Marjah and the guy in this video is full of shit.

[bklacc1]

@hugegiantfrogs you are an idiot. where do you think your information comes from? dig deeper.

[DanielCleary89]

@hugegiantfrogs Venezuela and Saudi Arabia has the largest oil reserves in the world. Iraq has around the 5th largest and Afghanistan isn't even in the top 100.

[mutexnet]

As Bill Clinton called them - "The Jewish Occupoed US State Department" coupled with the Media (and we all know who runs that now don't we boys and girls) is making sure the US fights arabs and ultimately gets dragged into Iran while we are there. Iraq was Isreals enemy not ours. That solved we will be steered like a puppet into Isreals next enemy - Iran. Just watch boys and girls.

[lordblazer]

IRanians are Persians they aren't Arabs..

[mutexnet]

True. I should have specified that. But basically meant we will be in the middle east fighting Israels enemies - arab or persain. Thanks for pointing that out.

[ElectricBishop]

See --> UN International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) report, 26 Feb 03 ... Year after the invasion in 2001, heroin production goes UP from 185 tonnes to 3400 tonnes..!!!

That's 3,400,000 kilos at what, $50,000 per kilo. Do the math.. The Taleban CUT heroin production.

[gringodeltoro1]

I support the talibans, GO ISLAM !

[slavalensky]

paul jay is cool, i like him

[dopeskies]

Tired of this bogus bullshit war already enough with slaughtering the innocent ..

[meisterschutzen]

@dopeskies Why are you tired of it? You have never fought in Afghanistan or Iraq.

[BIRDDOG551]

@dopeskies 65% of iraqi civilains have been killed by their own people. 85% of afghani civilains have been killed by the Taliban. Stop being ignorant and talk about shit you know and understand.

[bklacc1]

@BIRDDOG551 thats not being ignorant. he's right. innocent people are being killed. bad people are too, but its still a damn bloodbath that is no longer necessary. We got him.

[BIRDDOG551]

@bklacc1 If we pulled out today would more innocent civilains die or less? The answer is more as it would cause a power vaccum the taliban would exploit. Afghan forces are increasing when we pull out it will be at a time were the afghan forces can attain more security. The "bloodbath" would be a lot worse without US troops.

[flyhead2]

Should be trust the ostensibly credible Mr. Porter when he continues to propogate the myth of al Qaeda?

I think not.

[StephinRazin]

Any analyst who wants to keep his job can't go around talking about CIA Al queada.

[michaelahenderson]

The sheep aren't ready for the truth bro!

But we know!

My favorite book is The Confessions Of And Economic Hitman... Corporatacracy will continue to rule! Unless the sheep unite and stop it!

[audadvnc]

@michaelahenderson - good luck with that. 200 million concerned citizens vrs a few well-placed insiders: who always wins?

[WhereEaglesDareWWII]

The Pashtun's are the real Afghani's , they don't like the Mongol invaders , and they don't like the Zionist owned troops from the west.

[flyhead2]

@WhereEaglesDareWWII

As long as they feel this way about the other tribes, the Hazaris, Turkmens, etc, the inner turmoil will keep each and everyman down. It also invites external forces to divide and conquer, making everything much worse, a deadly circle. Tribalism and deceit have torn Afghanistan to pieces for centuries and kept people in medieval limbo.

Pride comes before a fall.