Perpetual War Or Doom

Lindsay Graham went on to Fox News to warn against withdrawing from Afghanistan.

There is no substitute for American forces in Afghanistan to protect the American homeland from radical Islam.

This is an admission that America is a failed nation. America can't defend her borders and can't protect her people from terrorist attacks even with numerous warnings from foreign intel. America can't keep out people who want to destroy America. Thus, we must become a vassal state of the Empire of Columbia for our protection.

If we don't remain in Afghanistan after 18 years of occupation, says Graham, then we'll face another terrible attack at the hands of 19 Arabs from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Lebanon, and Egypt. How long should we stay? Another 18? We know the answer is that NATO forces will remain in Afghanistan as long as possible because it provides a strategic point of force projection between Iran and China. It would be somewhat more palatable if he just stated the geopolitical objectives, but instead he warns of impending doom, because the empire doesn't rule by reason; it rules by lies and fear.

Someone should tell Senator Graham that there is no substitute for border control. 19 terrorists were given six-month visas by the US. It's a lot easier to just not do that, than to occupy landlocked countries on the other side of the globe for decades. There's no substitute for shooting invaders. Does Senate Graham realize that the number of illegal immigrants in the US is roughly equivalent (according to higher estimates) to the entire population of Afghanistan? Does he realize that while he was protecting us from terror training camps in Afghanistan, they were popping up in Arizona?