The war is not meant to be won, it is meant to be continuous. Hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance. This new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. The war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or East Asia, but to keep the very structure of society intact. — 1984 by George Orwell
In the latest issue of Time Magazine, former U.S. Army General and CENTCOM Commander John Abizaid is quoted as telling an audience at Carnegie Mellon University this week that American troops are likely to remain in Iraq and the Middle East for the next 50 years.
