To: Pokey78
"Our leaders gambled on the supposition that the unpopularity of the regime would mean the bombing would bring about the Taliban's rapid collapse," he wrote in The Independent this monthBut, wait.......weren't "they" saying just last week that the bombings had only made Osama bin Laden MORE popular in Afghanistan?
7 posted on
11/16/2001 4:26:03 PM PST by
Howlin
To: Howlin
Ya, the folks knew the day was drawing nearer when they could loot the hell out of his organization's properties. No one is more popular than a man with unguarded valuables.
11 posted on
11/16/2001 4:29:34 PM PST by
Torie
To: Howlin
That background noise is approaching Delta Force commandos playing Celine Dion's Greatest Hits really loud. Gotta love it. I think Steyn is just getting better and better!
35 posted on
11/16/2001 5:22:36 PM PST by
Amelia
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