Bingo. Been saying this for days. I got out my "phases of the moon calendar, the day after bush promised military actions...
This is stalling for essential troop buildup, prior to attacks. Afghanistan will not have a government by the time we strike in a "military" fashion. Russia, special ops and the Northern Alliance will be done with most of the heavy lifting by the fifteenth. Although there may be some bombing in the meanwhile.
EVEYRY BODY knows that afghans are not the primary source of our woes... THIS ACTION had multistate backing. This is a multinational coalition of arabic/muslim states against the USA... THEY want and are prepared for a war against us. THEY started this war, because they think they have something to "take us out with" or they would not have started it.
Iraq is not the only target either... no big surprise. If we don't think there is a MAJOR "secret agreement" between these middle eastern nations, we all inhaled WAY too much. CHINA cannot be trusted. North Korea and Indonesia are probably involved too.
My bible thumping friends think this is all only about Israel. I understand why... but that is NOT the truth. This is about tyrannical "idealogically" driven nations, who have been increasingly stymied in their attempts to carry out their "tyrranical" activities, by USA POLICY. Our policy has never been perfect, but our heart has been in the right place.
Muslims states are NOT our friends. But, the attempt to build "coalition" may have bought us some much needed time.
These are dangerous times indeed.
Why in the world, ANYBODY would think we needed ANY muslim nation to BACK us in this is beyond me. If the UK and her "family" of offspring nations, INCLUDING the US... plus Russia, India and Israel cannot get the job done, along with a few Nato partners... WHO and WHAT do we really think we are up against?
Muslim states need to be assured, if they turn against us, or continue to act against our interests... medina and mecca are going bye bye... along with their capital cities in EVERY one of them. I am willing to bet we know how to run the oil systems WE put in place, with or without them.
Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Sudan, Saudis, Pakistan, China, North Korea, Indonesia and crew... a long list, and two of them with nukes... not a pretty sight.