Gen. Dunford: US Must Stay in Afghanistan or Get Another 9/11

by | Dec 10, 2018

Gen. Dunford: US Must Stay in Afghanistan or Get Another 9/11

by | Dec 10, 2018

With war fatigue finally setting in a generation into the US occupation of Afghanistan, there is talk of negotiating a peace deal, or withdrawing. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford opposes this idea.

Gen. Dunford argued that the US has to staying Afghanistan “to contain terrorists,” otherwise there would be another 9/11. He pointed to the last 17 years of occupation as having disrupted such plots.

Dunford’s position seems to set out permanent war as a reality for Afghanistan, with no real end game even being sought. With the war being lost at an alarming rate, it’s not clear how long this could drag on.

Yet Dunford dismissed concerns about how bad the situation in Afghanistan is, saying that his priority isn’t security and stability in Afghanistan, but to protect “the American people, the homeland, and our allies.”

Reprinted from antiwar.com

 

Jason Ditz

Jason Ditz

Jason Ditz is the News Editor for Antiwar.com, your best source for antiwar news, viewpoints and activities. He has 10 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times and the Detroit Free Press.

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