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Empires  The Crematorium of Empires  By davidswanson - Posted on
15 July 2010  By David Swanson                  Howard Hurt, Ray
McGovern, and various other CIA experts, some of them on video
at say Get Out.  Matthew Hoh, senior US civilian diplomat in
Zabul Province and former Marine captain, resigned and says Get
Out.  So does former diplomat Ann Wright.  Our National Security
Advisor says more troops could just be swallowed up. Doesn't he
get to advise on national security?  Vice President Joseph
Biden, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the late Charlie Wilson are among
those wondering what in the world we're up to.  And all the
experts who lack the prestige that comes with having been wrong
about everything for decades also say Get Out.  Malalai Joya
says it. William Polk says it. The U.S. public says it. In a
U.S. Army-funded survey, 94% of Kandaharis say they want
negotiations, not assault, and 85% say they see the Taliban as
"our Afghan brothers."  The