Acid Attack Shows Nature of Taliban, Pentagon Spokesman Says

American Forces Press Service ^ | Jim Garamone

[SandRat]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2008 – It’s a measure of the enemy in Afghanistan that Taliban terrorists attacked girls walking to school in Afghanistan on Nov. 12 by throwing acid in their faces, a senior Defense Department official said today.

“It was obviously a despicable attack,” Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said. “It’s a reflection of the brutality and backwardness of the enemy we’re dealing with here. I certainly hope this is not any trend of tactic that the Taliban have, because it is a truly despicable act.”

Three girls were seriously injured in the attack.

“The Taliban’s continued terror attacks threaten the progress that has been made in Afghanistan,” first lady Laura Bush said in a statement released by the White House.

When they were in power in Afghanistan, the Taliban forbade women from attending school or even going outside. Women doctors were forbidden from practicing, and no woman was allowed to serve in political office.

Bush noted how that has changed since Operation Enduring Freedom began in October 2001. “Today, Afghan women are attending school, running for political office and serving as police officers,” she said. Afghan women are 28 percent of the country’s legislature, and almost 2 million Afghan girls are now in school, she added.

“The United States and our allies are working with the government of Afghanistan to build more schools where children can learn, open additional roads so that commerce can grow and provide basic health care for the Afghan people,” she said. “These cowardly and shameful acts are condemned by honorable people in the United States and around the world.”

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[nobama08]

Why do we have nukes if we can’t use them?

[SandRat]

I prefer FAEs (Fuel Air Explosives). All of the benefits of a NUKE and none of the drawbacks.

[henkster]

Barbarians.

[BenLurkin]

bump

[nobama08]

I’ll defer to you. But my point is there will never be any reasoning with these beasts and innocent people are being killed and maimed and we can’t seem to stop them. It’s very frustrating as well as heart-breaking. Either we want to win the war or we don’t.

[BenLurkin]

[nobama08]

And these scum are proud of themselves.

[SandRat]

FAEs have over pressurization, blast, & heat but no radiation.

[nobama08]

Sounds effective.

[aWolverine]

[SandRat]

[underbyte]

They are fighting a war and the best they can do is throw acid in the face of school girls?

Low life cowards- poison the poppies and flatten their villages like the old days. Win and go home in two weeks problem solved.

[tarator]

Why do we have nukes if we can’t use them?

I'm not sure I understand your reasoning. You want to nuke the girls and their families because the Taliban threw acid in their faces?

[nobama08]

Of course not.

[tarator]

Then how do you propose that nukes should be “used”?

[nobama08]

Maybe the Paki/Afghan border for a start. Then Taliban strongholds. I know they won’t, though. And Nobama will soon dismantle them anyway, so don’t worry.

[ladyvet]

This totally infuriates me..where’s the media on “The Religion of Peace.” What a bunch of f’in pussies to have to go after little girls that just want to go to school. I hope there is a special place in Hell for these animals.

[MEG33]

Lord have mercy on these poor children..May the perps burn in hell.
This isn’t “backwardness” It is purely evil.