Saturday 6 February 2010

Afghanistan / 50 dollars

American Soldier A: "Why did President Obama take so long to announce his plan for Afghanistan? "

American Soldier B: "Maybe because his exit strategy had to be translated from the original Russian."

(Source: KAL's cartoon in the November 26th issue of The Economist, link below)

http://www.economist.com/daily/kallery/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14972922

ps. See Dispatches video in comment...

1 comment:

adil said...

"... We can destroy a mighty American tank with a 50 dollar bomb..."

".... Even American technology can't work out the things we make. They don't understand it. It goes over their heads..."

Worth taking out 50 mins to watch the episode of Dispatches which aired last Monday entitled 'Afghanistan: Behind Enemy Lines'.

Info:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/episode-guide/series-50/episode-1

Short clip:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/articles/afghanistan-behind-enemy-lines-video

Full video:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od#3031147