Posted on 10/29/2009 6:12:56 PM PDT by fight_truth_decay
More than 300 killed and injured is the cost of the “welcome” given to the U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, by the extremist militants of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Pakistan.
This massacre, which was committed by means of a car bomb in Peshawar, coincided with another massive attack at the heart of Kabul, when the Taliban targeted United Nations employees in order to strike a major blow to the international body’s role in Afghanistan. Such attacks provide the latest evidence that al-Qaeda and the Taliban are now in an intensive mode of counter-attack, aimed at challenging the American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and at proving that these latter will be unable to achieve any victory... Also, the demoralization of the West in what concerns the fight against terror would inevitably exacerbate the unpopularity of the military option in confronting both al-Qaeda and the Taliban, all while the U.S President Barack Obama is still hesitant and cautious in taking a decision in what regards the new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
If this caution being shown is justified by the need to reduce American losses there – after having reached their highest levels since the ousting of the Taliban from power in 2001 -, then it is this same caution that is encouraging the Taliban fighters to capitalize on the hesitation in Washington to ambush its soldiers, augment the list of their dead, and multiply the number of their caskets.
Meanwhile, it is clear that the Taliban is answering the proposal by the Obama administration, concerning the admission of “moderates” in the group into the Afghan government – which will be formed after the election fraud allegations are dealt with – with rockets and attacks. What this implies is that “there are no moderates” among the Taliban.......
(Excerpt) Read more at daralhayat.com ...
"...prospect of the Taliban returning to rule its “emirate” in Afghanistan is the omen of a dreadful danger that also threatens to bring down the nuclear state in Pakistan, leaving it up for grabs by a nuclear...al-Qaeda"-A Plot to Assassinate the State
Al Qaeda and the Taliban literally smell American “dithering,” weakness, and blood.........
It’s got to make you feel real secure not to know if our President will be sending reinforcements or money to the Taliban...
If it was an American, I would like to know who. Sounds prosecutable to me.
I think the “leak” was on purpose to undermine the election of Karzai. Barry wants his stooge in office and that is why they sent Carville over the last time. Just pathetic what is going on.
“I think the “leak” was on purpose to undermine the election of Karzai.”
Yeah, the people are doing so well with him...
Carville, DNC and 0bama
“James Carville Joins The Afghan Campaign Trail”
by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
7/25/2009
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=107006724&ps=rs
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