Welcome to Keith's night. Don't tread on anyone.
And the libertarian Institute. This is were the wars wise.
Were they worth it by former Richard?
Nixon speechwriter, Patrick, J, Buchanan in talkies magazine
through the long Memorial Day Weekend, anyone who read the
newspapers or watch television, could not miss or be unmoved by
it story. After story, after story of the
Fallen of those who had given the last full measure of
Devotion to their Troy heart-rending is an apt
description of those stories and Searing are the videos of those
who survived and returned home without arms or legs.
But the stories could not help. But bring questions to mind.
While the sacrifice and service were always honorable and often
heroic never-to-be-forgotten were the wars, these soldiers
were sent to fight and die. In Wise were they necessary,
what became of the causes for? For which these Americans were
sent to fight in the new century with thousands to die in tens of
thousands to come home with permanent wounds and what became
of the causes for which they were sent to fight the longest
war of this new century. The longest war in our history.
The defining endless war or Forever War was Afghanistan in
2001. We sent an army Halfway Around
the World to exact retribution on Al-Qaeda for 9/11 and That
rivaled Pearl Harbor in numbers of dead and wounded Americans.
Because Al Qaeda and Osama. Bin Laden had been given
Sanctuary by the Taliban in Kabul, who refused to give him
up. We invaded overthrew.
The islamist regime and cleanse Tora Bora of al-Qaeda.
So this is actually inaccurate Bush, actually rejected the
Taliban offered to hand Bin Laden over.
You can look at the guardian. On October 14 2001 Taliban
demanded evidence of Bin Laden's guilt.
Second week of airstrikes starts.
Taliban urges u.s. To Halt bombing President George
Bush rejected, as non-negotiable and offered by the Taliban to
discuss turning over Bin Laden if the United States ended the
bombing in Afghanistan, so they did not refuse.
In fact, Bush actually mentions on page 192 of decision points.
I laid out an ultimatum to the Taliban they will Over the
terrorists or they will share their feet.
We had little hope that Afghanistan leaders would heat
it but exposing their Defiance to the world would firm up our
justification for a military strike.
So, asking for bin Laden was just theater because they
offered to hand Bin Laden over on multiple occasions, and it
was never accepted. Mission accomplished, but then
the mission changed in control of a land that had seen off
British and Soviet imperialist. We hubristic Lee said about
establishing a democracy and send hundreds of thousands of
Americans to hold off the rebel resistance.
For two decades while we went about nation-building.
We did not succeed. All US troops are to be gone by
the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the Albion we announced.
It has never been closer to recapturing, power and Kabul.
Today's issue. How do we save Afghanistan?
Who allied with us with us in this war so that they do not
face the terrible Vengeance of a Victorious, Taliban the second
American war of the century was the invasion and occupation of
Iraq to strip. Its dictator Saddam Hussein of
weapons of mass destruction with, which he intended to
attack the United States begun in 2003.
The war has lasted, 18 years. No wmd.
Or ever found most US troops have come and gone.
And today the Baghdad regime rules at the sufferance of
Shiite, militia, who looked at Aron for guidance and support.
Not only do they not have a weapons of mass destruction to
provide, but there was also the lie that bush gave in his
presidential address where he said that there was a Shipment
of yellowcake, uranium from Niger to Iraq, which was exposed
by Joe Wilson. The alleged source for this in
the New York Times, and then to get back at him.
The Bush Administration. Had Richard Armitage leaked to
the Wall Street Journal that Valerie Plame was in the CIA.
This is how these sort of things play out.
They explicitly lie in the never face any consequences
Afghanistan and Iraq cause a seventh Undead and forty
thousand wounded, were they necessary Wars, where they wise
were they worth it in the second decade of this Century.
We intervened in Syria to back the good Rebels.
Seeking to overthrow Bashar al-assad and became an
indispensable Ally in the Saudi Arabia's murderers are born to
stop houthi. Rebels from consolidating power
in Yemen, as far as backing the good Rebels goes.
There is an email. Male by Jake Sullivan, in the
state department emails from Hillary Clinton, not to be
confused with the Wikileaks emails where he says to remind
Hillary that a cue is on our side in Syria.
So the quote good Rebels. He's referring to is actually
job at Al nusra and known as al-Qaeda in Syria, in both Syria
and Yemen hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and civilians have
been wounded, killed uprooted or driven into Exile both
countries. These are listed among the
humanitarian catastrophes of the 21st century having helped to
inflict so much damage on those countries.
Did we succeed in our missions today.
After six years of fighting the houthis still control the yemeni
capital of Sanaa and Assad just won a fourth term as president
with a 95% of the vote in 2011. President, Barack Obama ordered
us airstrikes on kernel mode. Muammar Gaddafi's forces in
Libya, beginning a NATO intervention, that would lead to
his overthrow and lynching in 2020.
However, the future of Libya, was not being decided by the
European Union or us, but fought over by proxy forces supported
and supplied by turkey. The United Arab Emirates Egypt
and Russia. And Barack Obama had conceded
that the worst mistake of his presidency was not to plan for
the aftermath of his 2011, decision to topple the Tater
again the men and women sent to the Middle East, to fight these
wars, did their Duty and deserve the Gratitude of their
countrymen that they receive this Memorial Day weekend, but
where is the accounting? For those who sent them to fight
bleed and die in that turned out to be unwinnable Wars, or at
least Wars, that were not given the requisite weapons or forces
to win. What makes these questions of
importance and not only to us. Dorian's is that the Cry of the
hawk may be heard again. In the land.
We hear calls to confront Iran before the mullahs.
Build an atom bomb and challenge, Putin and armed.
Ukraine to retake Crimea and push Russia.
Out of the donbas. We hear Talk of the American
Navy contesting beijing's claims in the East and South China Seas
including Taiwan the stories of Memorial Day.
Should make us think long and hard before we launch any
Unnecessary, unwise or unwinnable Wars as far as
holding the politicians accountable.
I think the soldiers are more morally culpable because they're
the ones actually making the decisions.
You can ask any police officer and they'll agree with you.
If you just say yes officer. I committed this crime and I did
this bad thing, but I actually was hired to do it and my boss
told me to do it, the cop will just laugh.
As he's arresting you here is an old story called the Christmas
Truce of 1914. This is from history.com., Did
you know on December 7th? 1941 Pope Benedict, the 15th
suggested a temporary Hiatus of the war for a celebration of
Christmas, the warring countries refuse to create any official
ceasefire but on Christmas the soldiers in the trenches
declared their own unofficial truce this Virtue as the
Christmas Truce of 1914. What's important to know about
this is that it's not that all the French and then all the
Germans and all the Russians and all the austrians.
They always hated each other and governments.
Are there trying to hold us back, governments are holding
back, the populations trying to go to war, and it's governments
that are the root of all, peace and governments.
Keep us safe. It's just the opposite.
It's governments. Generals and politicians pushing
people into war and the The problem is they have the belief
in Authority that those people have the right to rule.
And second if they commit atrocities under the guise of
doing it with the state or the country.
Well, then, they don't have to be morally accountable.
So, as we can see, we can really all get along just as religions,
got along with the separation of church and state because people
had to deal with each other on a voluntary basis and you
occupying, the state meant our didn't mean I'd have to convert
to your religion. We just need separation of
Economy and state. And the vast majority of Wars
will end if we don't recognize the legitimacy of political
Authority, here is another important lesson.
The United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany in 1939.
The United Kingdom, declared war on Germany, on the 3rd,
September 1939. Two days after Germany.
Invaded Poland, France. Also declared war on Germany
later, that same day, the state of war, was announced to the
British public through radio. Broadcast by the Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain. Here's what Chamberlain said.
This morning, the British Ambassador in Berlin, handed the
German government, a final note, stating that unless we heard
from them by 11:00 that they were prepared at once to
withdraw their troops from Poland, a state of War would
exist between us. I have to tell you now that no
such undertaking has been received and that consequently
this country is at war with Germany.
So the Second World War started because Poland's Independence
was violated, so, So after the war, let's let's see what
happened. There were about. 260 million
deaths in the second world war. The Soviet invasion of Poland
was a military operation by the Soviet Union without a formal
declaration of war on the 17th of September 1939.
The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the East 16 days after
Germany invaded, Poland from the West.
So they were also invading Poland.
And what happened? Well, you know, The story Poland
was given to Stalin by the end of the war.
So the bloodiest war in probably world history as far as anything
that comes to mind started because they want to do protect
Polish people from living under tyranny and after 60 million
deaths, they gave Poland to Stalin.
Here is an old quote by Randolph Bourne.
He said war is the health of the state.
So In other words, in a time of War where there's an enemy, you
can really get people to give up thinking reasonably thinking
rationally, they're much more likely to give the state Powers.
They otherwise wouldn't plus they're also very scared.
Saddam's going to Nuke us Iran's going to Nuke Us North Korea's
coming Etc. What's also important to mention
is that the state is the health of War?
When people believe that some people have the right to roll,
others and murder isn't murder. When a group called Congress
does, Or the military does it that lowers the cost of those
people participating in those immoral actions, which increases
the likelihood they're going to engage in them.
So, the state is the health of War.
Imagine if politicians had to raise their own money
voluntarily and have their own marketing campaigns, and maybe
they that they had to even go over there themselves.
Well, when you have a trillions of dollars in taxes, every year
going to a state Well, people don't have the ability to opt
out of funding it. So Taxation and the belief in
Authority, the belief that murder wasn't murder when the
the state does it. That causes so much war and so
much tension. That is completely unnecessary.
Excellent work by Pat Buchanan. Definitely someone know with a
lot of Courage. Thank you for watching Keith
Knight. Don't try it on anyone and the
libertarian Institute.