"I
want to push people on (this to) understand what war is. You know that
axium of war is hell. I hope people learn from these documents, that’s
exactly it, and not attach moral colorations of good and evil to these
reports. But this is the basic nature of warfare, and this is what it’s
been like, and it’s been consistent since really '04, in terms of how
poorly things have been going on in Afghanistan. And I shouldn't say
"consistent," because every year, as we’ve increased troops, it’s gotten
worse and worse. So, I think these documents are providing a valuable
service. But like I said, the main point to take away is that why
weren’t we paying attention to this these last five or six years? Where
was the media? Where was the American public’s interest? And most
importantly, where was that congressional oversight?"
WikiLeaks Releases 90,000 Secret Military Documents Painting A Devastating Picture Of Afghanistan War, Democracy Now, July 26 2010
July 26, 2010
"WHERE WAS THE MEDIA? WHERE WAS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC'S INTEREST? WHERE WAS CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT"
Matthew Hoh, a Marine Captain and the highest ranking government
official to quit over his opposition to the war in Afghanistan, speaking
on Democracy Now this morning regarding the 90,000 documents released by WikiLeaks:
