Afghanistan
Graveyard
of Foreign (Alien) Empires
I
want to summarize Afghanistan to the uninitiated because it is a
complex tribal country with very intricate, (shifting sands) tribal and sub-tribal relationships.
One
of President Trump's decisions will be what to do about the presence
of U.S. Forces in this country.
To
really know Afghanistan you must at least be familiar with some of
it's history from about the time of Alexander of Macedon.
I
will not be giving any history lessons here only to say that it is
(or was) one of the most beautiful, picturesque, awe-inspiring
countries in the whole world and it's people one of the most friendly
and welcoming any foreign traveller could ever find anywhere in the
world.
It's
beauty lies (or lay) somewhere between that of Shiraz (Iran) and
Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
It
is so awe-inspiring in natural geologic and scenic beauty that words
fail me here.
If
you are a racist or passionate about genetic purity you will not like
Afghanistan.
It's
peoples are a genetic blend of the races, marauding and conquering
armies which have swept through the lands for over two thousand years
– usually on their way to somewhere else.
Afghans
are a very resilient people who have seen off the British Empire, the
Soviet Empire and now, the Americans, despite enormous hardships and
sufferings on a scale difficult for you to imagine.
(Hopefully,
some day, they will also, likewise, 'see off' the most brutal of
oppressors they now have to endure -the Taliban and ISIS.)
A
Brief Background Overview
It's
perhaps when you really get to know peoples of these regions that you
can see how a religion of peace (like Buddhism) could very quickly
attract followers. Equally so for Islam.
ISIS,
Al Qaeda and the Taliban are not representative of Islam.
They
represent less than 1% of a religion with followers of some 1.6
billion faithful. One per cent of 1.6 billion is still a very
significant figure of crazies, worldwide.
Islam
was a military empire – since the days of the Prophet whereas
Buddhism was, for the most part (like Christianity brought to Ireland
by St. Patrick, a slave boy, captured in a Viking raid on the Welsh
coast) adopted because of how impressed the philosophy and 'message'
for life, the family, community, social and trade relations and the
very essence of existence and co-existence had on rulers and persons
of influence in particular countries and who were eager to adopt it
and to promote its values throughout their respective countries.
(The
greatest of all admirals of the ancient Chinese seafarers for the
Great Treasure Fleet - which spread Chinese influence throughout
the Pacific world, South China Sea, Indian Ocean and as far as Zanzibar, when Europe
was in an age of darkness and uncivilized - the influence of Rome long
having died out on the continent - was himself of the Islamic faith.
But for a quirk of history, the United States today would be a
Mandarin or Cantonese [possible Han-majority] speaking peoples.
That quirk of history, interestingly, was Confucianism – todays
equivalent of 'Trumpism'.)
As
with Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism, both soft diplomacy
and military might have been utilized as and when required.
Even
today Islam is both a religious and 'militant' (advocacy) religion
which, like other 'isms' I can think of, has no time for integration
with other faiths, but is more concerned with promoting an ultimate
unipolar vision for the whole world – where it, as a State religion
(or philosophy) triumphs as the sole ethical, moral, political and
spiritual voice for planet Earth.
Please
appreciate that the biggest religious conversions in the world today
are to the Islamic faith.
(As I have said for decades, the greatest era for this particular faith, as an empire, in the Americas, is yet to come.)
Back
to today's Afghanistan.
President
Trump will either have to fully (and not begrudgingly) support a U.S.
military presence or withdraw completely.
Sadly
for Trump either choice is the wrong one – but I want to explain
why.
To
The Devil A Bride
Staying
in Afghanistan means a 'pact with the devil' - which in this case is
Pakistan. But don't forget folks, Donald Trump is a businessman
first – and money is king.
Where
do you think the Taliban and ISIS are getting most of their weapons,
training, supplies, intelligence and and advanced logistical
capabilities from? It is of course Pakistan. (But don't expect
CNN and other oligarch media empires, anxious to do business in
Pakistan to tell you this. I said this in 2002 and was
subsequently marginalized.)
Their
bottom line, as with Trump, is money and business – and hang the
rest of the world if it doesn't go along.
In
my opinion. as with Saudi Arabia, we (Christendom) have been sold out
by our politicians to Pakistan for less than thirty pieces of silver.
The media is not telling you the truth about the dangers which
Pakistan poses not just to Afghanistan but to The Southern Caucasus
as a whole.
They
would prefer that you focus on Iran – which, ironically, is a more
reliable non-Arab partner for stability (not conflict) in the
Southern Caucasus, Asia and Eurasia.
[Please
reference the below information to appreciate where exactly the
Caucasus region is, because, as I said several years ago, it will
soon become the graveyard for U.S. and Russian forces as they both
compete for it's vast riches against the wills of local peoples and
communities. Ironically, the military forces of both superpowers
will battle it out with local Islamic militants – but the likely
(ultimate) winners may very well be....China, Turkey and Pakistan.]
Asian
or Caucasian?
Strictly
speaking, Pakistan is not a 'Caucasian' but an Asiatic country.
(I
am not using this word in a racially-charged manner but solely from a
demographic viewpoint.) It is sort of 'borderline' Caucasus in it's
geographic location.
Pakistan's
ability to conduct covert operations abroad are almost second to none
in the world – except perhaps those of Israel and the United
States. Pakistan poses an immediate threat to it's neighbor –
India – and to world peace and stability in the Caucasus in
general.
(But
as a businessman, Trump is likely to see such 'rivalry' as long-term
beneficially useful to the United States - another fatal error of
judgement when dealing with Pakistan. But is has 'the bomb' and
rule number one is 'don't 'mess' with any country which has 'the
bomb' - unless you want them to use it, against someone else, on your
behalf, in a proxy war scenario, some day.)
Nobody
will tell you that many in the Pakistan government (and Pakistani
citizens) do not recognize the border with Afghanistan.
This
is similar to the emerging Salafist Turkey not recognizing
'artificial' borders drawn up between it and Syria and Iraq by foreign
colonial empires to 'break up' the Ottoman Empire. Taking advantage
of the chaos in the region,and with the full support (again) of our
politicians in Christendom, Turkey has effectively annexed
(Anschluss)
parts of Syria and Iraq. (You didn't know this? You
need to get better informed than what you see on the Russia Today, BBC,
Fox and CNN.)
In
the cases of Christian Georgia and Armenia, the Turks practically
regard these Christian territories as 'outposts' - posing no
immediate military threat to an expanding Turkish Salafist empire. Nonetheless Turkey (to date, with 'quiet' U.S. support) covertly supports Salafist Islamist insurgency groups in these very same regions - again don't expect your mainstream media to provide you with any information about these facts. [This may change under a Trump administration.
About two years ago I blogged an article about the Caspian Sea area which you may wish to revisit to appreciate the demographics and politics.]
About two years ago I blogged an article about the Caspian Sea area which you may wish to revisit to appreciate the demographics and politics.]
For
this reason - and for the most part - Turkey uses 'soft diplomacy' – visa free access to Turkey
for Georgians, preferential treatment for business and other
Georgian-Turkish links etc etc. Likewise for Armenia.
[You
really should learn more about what your mainstream media does not
cover to appreciate the real dangers and nightmares our Christian
politicians, all for money, are creating in these regions because it
might well be your son or daughter who is going to be called on to do
the fighting and dying for unknown, unseen Western Christian
politicians and business interests who have forged links with 'the
devil' - all for Mammon - and absolutely nothing else and nobody else
matters. Remember your mainstream media and Reality TV characters
are basically actors who are given a nightly script and have
concealed earphones so that the chief editor or producer or other
'experts' can input additional questions to guests as and where the
need arises based on real-time analysis of national and international
viewings.]
Dust
In the Wind
This
is why I see Trump in Office as no different. In fact he is likely
to attempt intensify the business trade and military links in Turkey
and Pakistan – to the detriment of the Afghan people.
But
it will not be his children or grandchildren or great grandchildren
who will be asked (or volunteer) to pay the ultimate price for
'freedom and democracy' when such regions erupt into all-out-war at
some future date – but some poor uneducated and ill-informed
(misinformed) 'patriot' from Berlin, Paris, London, Edinburgh, Rome,
from California, Wisconsin, Iowa, Alaska, Florida, Idaho, Utah,
Georgia and Washington, to name but a few places at random, who will
be 'drunk' on the media rhetoric about how he or she will be fighting
(and dying) in alien lands to 'preserve' values and ideals which we
all cherish.
Nothing
will be further from the truth but, as they say, 'there's one born
every minute'.
©Patrick
Emek, November 2016