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No Comments The Longest War
Afghanistan is being touted as America’s longest war but if we look at our troop deployment around the world that is simply not true. We still maintain 35,000 troops in Germany and a total of 64,000 are stationed throughout Europe. 28,000 are still in Korea, 82,000 in the Middle East and 70,000 in previous Soviet states. We are everywhere and these numbers don’t include all the civilians we have working in those places.
World War Two has been over for seventy five years and the Korean conflict for nearly as long. But we’re still there. Being there gives us readiness to respond to conflicts; we are the police for the rest of the world so staying in Afghanistan has some merit if one thinks that the United States should be the head cop for the world.
Our pulling out has allowed China and Russia to assume the role of “police” for the area. Understanding that the United States is their mortal enemy puts them in the driver seat for monitoring and managing the terrorist state of Afghanistan for their benefit. China is the next empire.
Not only will China obtain rights to corner the market on Afghanistan natural resources but its influence through terror intimidation of surrounding nations will be greatly enhanced. The only country to stand in their way now that the United States has been defeated is Israel and that paints a picture for Armageddon which is encouraging to Christians and if understood, terrifying to the world.
Like the British Empire, the U.S. Empire is collapsing which is what happens to all empires. We are entering the last step in our devolving to a powerless nation. The corruption of our government is weighing too heavily on its resources that support it and the wealth that sustained us for so long is now only based on unthinkable debt.
As the days of America’s past wane we that are Christian have no desire to keep this heaven on earth mentality and our days are spent preparing for Christ’s return.