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Question
Forum : Americas Strategic Aims Date Posted: 15 -November -
2001
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Regarding the current crisis in Afghanistan, we continuously hear
the
phrase "This is a war against terrorism and not Islam". What are
your
views?
The war against Afghanistan is essentially about strategic
geopolitical aims and resources. America needs to secure access to
oil supplies everywhere in the world, and the more these resources become depleted, the more there is a need to control them. Even in
the second World War German generals admitted that there expansion
into Russia had all to do with eventually getting to the oil
reservoirs near the Caspian Sea. On the other hand, to justify the
military expenditure (almost half of all tax dollars are spent on
the military), the American administration must present this as
ideologically justified, rather than just a grab for power and resources,
as people are unwilling to support the war machine
unless they are frightened of an impending threat. This is where
Islam comes in and replaces the previous Communist threat. As a
religious ideology, Islam does also not lend itself too easily to
manipulation and, therefore, is an obstacle to those wanting global
control
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