West playing God

Sir, - What is interesting about the attack on Afghanistan is that the U.S. is dropping not only bombs but also food. The U.S. and Britain are trying to act both as destroyer and saviour.

This `joke' is being played on Afghanistan for almost 200 years. Till the middle of the 20th century, Britain used Afghanistan as a buffer in its fight with Russia for the dominance of South Asia. And in the second half, Afghanistan became the battleground for the U.S. and the USSR. With the end of the Soviet dominance, the land-locked country began to serve the geo-political interests of the U.S. and its frontline allies - Pakistan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The ``millennium war'' is yet another attempt by the West to play God.

Sanjay Kumar,

Delhi

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