Taliban leader says U.S. faces defeat in Afghanistan

Los Angeles Times ^ | 11/25/09 | Laura King

[La Enchiladita]

As President Obama prepares to unveil his long-deliberated war strategy, the Taliban's supreme commander declared today that U.S.-led forces would find only defeat, dishonor and "a bed of thorns" in Afghanistan.

The warning, contained in a statement by Mullah Mohammed Omar , the movement's reclusive leader, was issued on the eve of one of the year's most important Muslim holidays, Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. It marks the end of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which is made by millions of observant Muslims.

In his missive -- punctuated by the flowery phrases and high-flown rhetoric typically employed in such messages -- Omar urged Afghans to disavow the "puppet" government of President Hamid Karzai, who was sworn in last week to a second term in office after an election clouded by massive vote-rigging.

"Break off all relations with the stooge administration in Kabul!" Omar urged, asserting that the Karzai government was a partner to "the evil process of colonialization and occupation."

The Taliban leader also denounced Karzai's calls for Taliban fighters and commanders to lay down their arms and join in the political process -- an appeal that now has the broad backing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Western governments.

[MajorThomas]

Fight to win, or don't fight at all!

[patriot08]

FRiends, feel free to copy this gif down and use it.

[La Enchiladita]

I am not a fan of Sarah Palin. She has yet to prove herself in national politics and that will be tough since she quit her job in local politics before finishing it. The quote you posted was originally from President Ronald Reagan, so she was plagiarizing.