Source: AP via Yahoo News
Someone please tell me that he's kidding.
The war on terror will continue long after Iraq and Afghanistan are stable, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told military officials from around the world Friday.
"Iraq and Afghanistan will over time become stable," he said in a keynote address. "But the war on terror will continue long after Iraq and Afghanistan have had success in standing up their own governments."
Pace also told the crowd that military action alone will not be enough. Economic growth, good education systems and solid governments also are necessary to quell terrorism.
"We are talking about years and years to come of vigilance," said Pace, "Today's tactical victory does not guarantee tomorrow's strategic success."
Well, there you go. We went from being told that the war is almost over (somewhere around two years ago...it's been so long since then that I nearly forget what life was like without war) to this. It's almost like this is a hint for us to prepare our children for war at an early age because they'll be drafted when they become an adult.
I find this piece of BS amusing:
He also said the U.S. military is not taking any steps to invade Iran, saying, "there is a lot more to be done before we consider military action."
Asked whether the U.S. will do more to help Turkey fight the PKK, a terrorist organization that has long been a problem here, particularly along the border with Iraq, Pace said the government in Iraq must be stabilized before anything can be done.
Now saying that we're not taking any steps to invade Iran is just funny. You know, the U.S. is not Romeo talking to Juliet (Iran) at her balcony, whispering sweet nothings into her ear. Those talks are a little too loud and constant to be "sweet nothings".
And what's this about being too tied up to help Turkey? Suddenly, our "war on terror" is more important than their "war on terror"? So sorry, Turkey, but you aren't important in the grand scheme of things! We'll give you a nice parting gift for playing though!
Then again, this could be the reason we aren't helping Turkey right now:
During the interview, Pace also addressed a recent movie that has been very popular in Turkey, which shows American soldiers in Iraq crashing a wedding, pumping a little boy full of lead in front of his mother, and randomly gunning down dozens of people.
"Valley of the Wolves: Iraq," also reportedly fuels anti-Americanism by showing Turkish troops defeating American troops.
"It's pure fiction," Pace said. "We're friends. Any movie ... that would try to paint a different picture in a way that would harm the relations between our two countries is unfortunate."
Right.
Tags: [Gen. Peter Pace], [U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff], [Afghanistan], [Iraq], [war on terror], [war on terror will continue long after Iraq and Afghanistan have had success in standing up their own governments], [Valley of the Wolves: Iraq], [Turkey], [Kurdistan Workers Party], [PKK]
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