Africans on U.S. Africom
By Ari | Oct 1, 08 05:15 PM
The U.S. has a big new military operation to "improve security and promote development" in Africa. Let's hear what folks in Africa have to say about it: "Africom will not benefit ordinary Africans. I cannot trust America." I agree it won't benefit ordinary Africans, or Americans for that matter. As for trusting America - me neither!
"Wherever American forces go, they become a terrorist magnet." So true. Maybe it has something to do with our being capitalist imperialists with no respect for other cultures and their governments.
"I think it would be better for the US to support the African Union." Right on. America is falling apart at home already - why should we send yet more of ourselves out all over the world, where we're not even wanted?
Now if only our government listened to its people - or to the people we oppress the world over. Our lives would be a lot easier, and everyone else would be able to solve their own problems in peace. I'm all for helping out when it's needed and wanted - but we have no business putting out armed forces all over the world. Remember Rome? That didn't turn out too well, did it?
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