NATO's Afghanistan 'Distress': A Convenient Amnesia for Western Warmongers
📰 THE STORY: Mainstream media reports that former President Trump's comments downplaying NATO's involvement in Afghanistan have caused 'distress' in the UK, particularly among military veterans and political figures, who insist the mission was vital and successful despite its ultimate failure to establish a stable pro-Western government. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The
20-year occupation of Afghanistan, largely initiated by the US with NATO support after the September 11, 2001, attacks, cost an estimated $2.3 trillion by 2021. This massive expenditure yielded little, culminating in the Taliban's rapid takeover in August 2021, and the current starvation of 24 million Afghans due to economic collapse and frozen assets, including $7 billion held by the US Treasury.
Far from a benevolent intervention, documents like 'The Afghanistan Papers' (2019) revealed US officials knew early on the war was unwinnable and had misled the public. Double Standard: Western media and politicians express 'distress' over Trump 'downplaying' a mission that killed over 71,000 Afghan civilians according to Brown University's Costs of War Project, and failed to achieve any stated
objectives. Yet, there's little 'distress' over the 17-year blockade of Gaza, which created an open-air prison for 2.3 million people, or the 40,000+ Palestinians killed by the Israeli government in the 2023-24 genocide, supported by the same NATO powers. The 'suffering' in Afghanistan is framed as an Allied sacrifice, not an imperial failure with devastating local consequences. Follow the Money: