The Washington Post and latter commondreams.org are reporting that the U.S. and British campaign in the Afghanistan town of Marja is primarily being fought to influence domestic opinion on the war. Apparently, Marja wouldn't have been chosen if it was just due to military significance. Does that sound like a waste of resources to anybody else?
Honestly, if they want to affect my opinion of the war, just end it. It's been going on for so long that it is absolutely ludicrous that they think capturing a town of such little importance will do anything to sway the opinions of those like me, who are desperately tired of this war. What is it that capturing this town will prove to me? Why is this town of 50,000 important enough to send 15,000 of our sons and daughters there? Possibly the worst part about this revelation is that the Washington Post buried it on the 9th page of their newspaper, suggesting that it was of very little importance. Well it's important to me, why didn't I hear about this sooner?
The second reason for capturing Marja is apparently to prove to the Afghan people that we are capable of protecting them. Again I ask, why would this prove anything to them? Wouldn't taking Kandahar be a much more significant victory? Wouldn't that prove everything to both the American and Afghan people? Why would anyone think this was a good idea?
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