Global Intifada

Every hegemonic state must convince both its own citizens and the citizens of other states of its in power and virtue in order to deter any potential challenges to their grip on power. They promote a vision that the rise of the hegemonic state was “inevitable”, “unavoidable”, and now “invincible.”

However, as is with all hegemonic states, its just a matter of time before these myths are imploded.

Here are some articles from Afghanistan that bursts the bubbles of the myth of American military superiority:

From “Germany Rejects US Demand to Increase Afghan Deployment”

“A bitter diplomatic row between Germany and the United States deepened yesterday after Berlin flatly rejected demands from Washington that it deploy troops in war-torn southern Afghanistan and angrily dismissed the request as “impertinent” and a “fantastic cheek”.”

From “Allies Struggle in Afghanistan”

“Make no mistake,” a new report begins, “NATO is not winning in Afghanistan.” That disturbing warning from the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank, is echoed by two other reports that were also released this week. Afghanistan is at a “crossroads,” says the Afghanistan Study Group, led by the Center for the Study of the Presidency, which also cosponsored the original Iraq Study Group. And a paper published by the National Defense University concludes that without quick action, “the prognosis for Afghanistan is grim.”

So much for the aura of invincibility….

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