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Du ser på nato-styrkene som okkupanter, mens de egentlig er beskyttere. De er i regionen for å forsøke å beskytte de sivile.

Dette er skremmende naivt. NATOs egne talspersoner sier noe helt annet. I en tale til Brookings Institution i Washington DC oppsummerte NATOs generalsekretær Jaap De Hoop Scheffer ganske klart hva oppdraget handler om:

First, what is at stake in Afghanistan?

First and foremost, our very own security – here and in Europe, as much as in Afghanistan itself. In an age where external and internal security is interwoven, Afghanistan is a mission of necessity rather than choice.[...]

Something else is at stake in Afghanistan, and that is our evolving relationship with Asia. Afghanistan is a fragile country in a tough neighbourhood. It borders the Muslim Republics of the former Soviet Union. It also borders Iran, Pakistan, and China – three nations whose development will have truly global implications. Each of these countries – and I would also include India – will be affected by the situation in Afghanistan.
http://www.nato.int/docu/speech/2008/s080229a.html

NATO er selvfølgelig interessert i å vinne over den afghanske befolkninga, men bare så lenge dette er forenelig med det strategiske målet for okkupasjonen: å sikre USA og NATOs posisjon som fortsatt hegemonisk makt i Sentral-Asia.