Trump's Afghan 'Condemnation': British Hypocrisy on War Crimes Exposed
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports that UK politicians are condemning Donald Trump for his comments on NATO's role in Afghanistan, accusing him of avoiding military service during the Vietnam War while criticizing his stance on collective defense. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The UK, a primary NATO member, was a willing participant in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, which
followed the 1979 Soviet-Afghan War where the US, through Operation Cyclone, funded and armed mujahideen, including future al-Qaeda leaders, destabilizing the region for decades. The 20-year NATO occupation, costing $2 trillion and causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, including over 47,000 Afghan civilians according to Brown University's Costs of War Project, ultimately led to the Taliban's
return in 2021. Double Standard: Western media and politicians decry Trump's 'isolationism' as a threat to 'global security' while glossing over the actual destabilization and death wrought by two decades of NATO's 'collective security' in Afghanistan. The moral outrage over Trump's words is conveniently absent when discussing the UK's complicity in a war that empowered the Taliban they supposedly
fought, created a humanitarian crisis, and left Afghanistan starving, with $7 billion of its central bank assets frozen by the US. Follow the Money: The Afghanistan war was a windfall for the military-industrial complex. Major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon saw their stock prices soar throughout the conflict. UK arms manufacturers also benefited.