Another view of the docs.

The author has said that Afghanistan is not Vietnam, which is of course literally correct, and of course the political landscape is different, but the issues he/she identifies are identical. Some of us have lived long enough to know.

We will leave Afghanistan in the hands of people our power structure does not like, as surely as we did Vietnam. The only question is how many people have to die, and how many billions have to be spent, before we get there.

From a 'Nam vet to this anonymous soldier, we understand what you mean by "It is a frustration that comes from 12 months in 'the Stan' and the question that lingers when you are gone: Why are we there?"

The parallels to Vietnam are beyond stunning. Like a man trying to correct his first bad marriage in a second.
I can only say that though the Wikileaks release helps in firming up what we already knew about Pakistan's ambivalent loyalties and our atrocities, no one on this earth is to blame for our failing efforts in Afghanistan or Iraq but We the People and our "representative government"! These are campaigns based wholly on lies and fraud, to benefit government desk-bound ideologues and corporate wolves. Why are people arguing fine points of strategy and tactic? This is like evaluating bitter vinegar as if it were wine. There is nothing good for anyone in any of this, except the usual stinking wolves. What will it take to wake us up? The alarm bells are maxed out, folks!

michele m. Ref post dated 2010-07-30
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Bradley Manning who exposed the cold killing of civilians and started the leaks which opened the world's eyes to the truth .
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It would be appreciated by other then U.S. citizens, if you altered your posting with the removal of reference to 'WORLD' and replace with American.
Thank you.
The rest of the World citizens have know now since the illegal invasion of many of the matters dealt with in the release of these documents.
In fact much of it, has been common knowledge now for a very long time, except in the U.S.
However, Bradley is entitled to recognition for what he's ALLEGEDLY done.
Note, he has only been charged with an offence, it is up the courts to decide whether that charge is legitimate, clearly, such small matters don't seem to bother many Americans, nor the military hierarchy, lynching it would seem, is still very popular in the U.S. today.