T-Moor translated a story from a Kazakh paper about US bases in Central Asia. I thought I’d share the fascinating things (explicit and implicit) one might learn in the Kazakh press from just this one article.
- Afghanistan has already had presidential and parliamentary elections, meaning it’s a stable state no longer requiring an anti-terrorism and state-building mission.
- Despite Afghanistan being a stable state, Islamic terrorism is now a greater threat in Central Asia than before the fall of the Taliban. This is somehow connected to the presence of US troops. I think.
- Afghanistan is an anti-democratic harbor for international terrorists.
- The US military is expanding bases around the world for the benefit of US suntan lotion, mineral water, and toilet-paper manufacturers. The US economy–including the vast domestic audio/video manufacturing sector–is directly dependent on deployment of US forces overseas.
- Okinawa is a US colony.
- Zbigniew Brzezinski is the founder of modern US foreign policy.
Edifying…
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the kazakhs just like saying “Zbigniew Brzezinski.” i know i do.