The Afghan Leaks

The Obama administration is reacting in a typically and predictably paranoid manner to the leak of tens of thousands of incident reports, which appear to reveal potential war crimes among other things. The point to keep in mind, however, is that the US Afghan war and policy is insane. It is psychotic in the sense that it is totally out of touch with reality. Its stated goals are entirely impossible to achieve. Therefore, a paranoid reaction is to be expected. The real question is how to cure the mentally ill patient, the US government and its allies. If the leak of these documents helps to do that, then it will be an important contribution to peace.