Posted on 01/23/2007 7:02:11 PM PST by Flavius
US facing Soviet-style defeat in Afghanistan: Hekmatyar ISLAMABAD: The United States faces a Soviet-style humiliation in Afghanistan, a fugitive Afghan warlord claimed in a video message, and taunted Pakistan for aiding US-led counterterrorism operations.
In a recording obtained by The Associated Press in Pakistan, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar also accused Washington of fomenting conflict among Afghan ethnic groups on a scale comparable with the strife in Iraq.
“Everyone knows that the American aggressors are faced with defeat in every part of the country,” Hekmatyar said. “They were unable to achieve their goals by bombing innocent Afghans, their villages and homes. They are preparing to leave like the Soviet troops.”
He said that foreign troops should pull out of Afghanistan – at least as far as neighbouring countries. Hekmatyar leads a militant faction blamed along with Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters for an intensifying insurgency in Afghanistan, despite the presence of an expanding number of foreign troops. The 24-minute recording, the third from Hekmatyar to surface this month, was undated. It was also unclear where it was recorded. However, Hekmatyar refers to the Muslim celebration of Eid-ul-Azha the turn of the year.
With all due respect honey your method is so Cold war
With all due respect honey your method is so Cold war
It will be a nice notch in our pistol when we zot that guy.
Was that the democratic rebuttal to the SOTU speech?
As I understand it, America was one of the main reasons for the Soviet defeat in Afganistan.
American Stinger Missles.
And Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has Ted Rall on his side!
Heck, that has to count for something.
I'm sure you're saying that tongue-in-cheek since without the US aid, especially the Stingers, the Soviets would have prevailed.
If we're going to be defeated why is he the one that's a fugitive?
The Stinger missiles really made things hellish for the Soviets. No longer could they just fly their helicopter gunships with impunity. The fact that the Soviets also decided to stay and try to rule also messed things up. It is easier to win a war and go home than it is to fight one and stay. Far easier.
True, but the intent of the soviets was to add another country to their orbit. Would the regime they set up have lasted if they declared victory and left?
Jesus Christ, this guy isn't blaming the Jews? He should be demoted to camp counselor.
The demorats only wish this guy were right.
fugitive. Wonder why?
LOL! Maybe he is...
Perhaps its time to whirrrr up the B52's with some new loads!
In the meantime, Afghani women attend schools built by Americans, kids in Kabul fly their kites in relative peace and the Taliban die in droves along the Pakistani frontier with trash bags for boots.
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