Dead Civilians in Afghanistan

There is more than enough evidence to suggest that American foreign policy is based on a "the end justifies the means" philosophy and it would also appear that, while, post Bush, there is a slightly more subtle hype accompanying it, the means to achieve those ends have not changed. The troop "withdrawal" in Iraq, was accompanied by a "surge" in Afghanistan and although those of us who are capable of displaying a modicum of cognitive depth might ask what the Americans are doing in Afghanistan in the first place, we accept, nevertheless, or at least do nothing about, the hypocritical "hype" man spouting his "national interests", "terrorism", "democracy" hyperbole and in the meantime innocent men, women and children are being slaughtered.
With the curtailing of the Taliban and the removal of the warlords who bullied the country, there could be a real effort on the part of the West to build up the infrastructure and democratic institutions of Afghanistan, there could be a real effort to make friends. However, that was never the intention. The intention is, and always was, to use Afghanistan to achieve geopolitical goals that are so machiavellien in their nature that, although they required the removal of the warlords and the 'Taliban', had neither that nor the tackling of terrorism as their aim. Have you heard of Pashtu terrorists being apprehended in the West? Nevertheless, we should not be surprised and with every day that passes the real goals of "Uncle Sam'" become ever clearer along with the realisation that dead civilians will be willingly sarcrificed to achieve these aims. No, we shouldn't be surprised when men, women and children die in Afghanistan. However, it would be nice if we were saved the hypocritical "hype" man spouting his "national interests", "terrorism", "democracy" hyperbole.