Bush finalises battle plan

Daily Telegraph ^ | September 16, 2001

[TheExploited]

This just in....The French have surrendered to Afghanistan.

[anniegetyourgun]

ROFL!

[Leaning towards Libertarian]

Meanwhile, America's European allies, led by France, were backing away from offers of full military support after Nato's show of solidarity.

This is a complete surprise, no?

[stevem]

I can't help to get the feeling there is a good deal of misdirection going on here. I have no doubt that bin Laden has already ceased breathing. He may not know it quite yet. It just seems to me there is more involved than this.

I do believe that Hussein is a little nervous right now. He also will not like live long enough to see the inside of a prison, although, it might be fun to capture him and turn him over to the Kuwaiti for trial.

[Kerensky]

"...Pakistan's President Musharraf said yesterday that his country will co-operate with US demands. However, a meeting in Rawalpindi yesterday of corps commanders and intelligence chiefs was deeply divided as his own powerful military intelligence backed a new jihad (holy war) against the West.

Not only does Pakistan have plenty of Islamic militants of its own fighting in Afghanistan but there are millions of armed Afghans in Pakistan and millions of Pakistanis who see bin Laden as a hero. Moreover in the country's highly Islamicised armed forces many generals share the same strict vision of Islam..."

Does this mean that Musharraf has assurances from the U.S. that any threat to his leadership will be countered by American forces? This has a familiar and troubling sound to it.

[exit82]

Looks like the French have broken their land speed record for "oui-oui-ing" in their pants.

[Not now, Not ever!]

I wondered when those cheese eating surrender monkeys would get around to that.

[Torie]

Over the past four months senior Iraqi intelligence officers have met representatives from al-Qaeda, bin Laden's international network, in Pakistan. They are believed to have transferred at least £2.7 million to his agents via diplomatic bags in cash or Lebanese bank accounts over the past year.

Oh dear. If there is hard evidence of that, we are in for a massive effort.

[vbmoneyspender]

You are right, bin Laden may not know it, but he is a walking corpse.

[Praxeologue]

I can't help to get the feeling there is a good deal of misdirection going on here

Since it reports things that are not supportive of U.S. interests, and since it comes from the Telegraph, I think its true. Any terrorist would come to the same conclusion, which makes me wonder why Black published it.

[laconic]

The French are "backing away". The French are in retreat, what else is new? Retreat, cooking and wine are the only things they do well.

[Praxeologue]

Retreat, cooking and wine

... and sucking up for oil.

[CWOJackson]

America was hit, France surrendered.

[Golden Eagle]

This is the second British report I've seen identifying Iraq as a definite accomplice to Taliban. US Press isn't covering this angle hardly at all.

[garbanzo]

AMERICA was last night assembling the biggest military strike force since the Gulf War as President Bush issued an ultimatum to Pakistan to back allied action or run the risk of being bombed.

Words don't express how glad I am to have voted for this man.

[Blood of Tyrants]

What was it that Homer Simpson called them? Cheese eating surrender monkeys?

[Gorest Gump]

. "We have been left with no doubt," said a senior Pakistan official. "We can no longer be a friend of bin Laden and the US. And if we don't opt for Washington then they will not only cut off economic funding, including that from the International Monetary Fund, but also see us as a potential target."

I see the same fear in Iran, Egypt and Saudi. Good. Now we need to carry through on our threats. Bye, bye Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. Bye, bye Hamas, PLO, Islamic Jihad, etc.

[Ranger]

Does this mean that Musharraf has assurances from the U.S. that any threat to his leadership will be countered by American forces? This has a familiar and troubling sound to it.

Yup. Iran. I can almost hear the mobs storming over the embassy wall now.