What’s worse than a demagogue who thinks violence is the only way? One who commands the world’s biggest military. Trump’s decision to drop the “mother of all bombs” on caves in Afghanistan was no more than an expensive stunt. It will excite the media, fool some Americans into thinking it will help defeat terrorists and drive up his poll ratings. As Robert De Niro once said in Wag the Dog, “War is show business – that’s why we’re here.”
Dropping bombs on caves in Afghanistan won’t even come near destroying Isis. Why? For a start, Isis has had little success in Afghanistan despite trying for years. The Taliban is far more of a force. And in most cases the Taliban is embedded in civilian areas rather than hiding in caves as Bin Laden did. Trump dropped a bomb to get accolades from TV news pundits. That is how success is measured in Washington DC.
MORE: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-afghanistan-bombing-mother-of-all-bombs-ratings-isis-defeat-tactics-a7683516.html
