Taliban Down and Al Qaeda Down II
We have heard troubling news about Pakistan growing linguini-spined in the face of Taliban warlords who have taken full control of a Pakistani province directly adjacent to Afghanistan. While the Taliban may hope to use this safe haven to raid into Afghanistan, one leader did not get very far over the border on this past Tuesday. An American air strike killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Osmani, the treasurer of the Taliban and a military leader, on Tuesday in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. He was a member of "co-equals" ranked immediately below Mullah Omar, basically tied with others for second in command. Some commentators are predicting a military disaster in Afghanistan in early 2007, but they were predicting the same debacle in 2001 before our troops went to Afghanistan. Is it possible that our soldiers are better at this job than they think?
In other news, our soldiers in Mosul nabbed an Al Qaeda leader whom they did not identify in Mosul, Iraq. As strange as it sounds, another Al Qaeda leader has been caught in Iraq, of all places. Don't ask me how he got there - it isn't my department.
In the wake of continued violence in Iraq, President Bush has announced that he wants to send more troops to the theatre. Perhaps this move seems like a late one that should have happened a while ago, but a little perspective is in order. President Bush's political adversaries were saying "quagmire," "Vietnam," and "military failure," long before any such thing existed in Iraq or Afghanistan with an obvious eye on political implications. When their nay-saying was proved false in 2001 and 2003 by the extremely rapid conquests of the capitals of Afghanistan and Iraq, they did not change their tune, but instead predicted a disaster that was about to happen. Now that a change in strategy does appear to be wise in Iraq, the Left is calling for unconditional surrender. Is it any surprise that the Bush administration has not listened to its critics very often? They are now celebrating five years of non-stop cheering for our defeat.
In other news, our soldiers in Mosul nabbed an Al Qaeda leader whom they did not identify in Mosul, Iraq. As strange as it sounds, another Al Qaeda leader has been caught in Iraq, of all places. Don't ask me how he got there - it isn't my department.
In the wake of continued violence in Iraq, President Bush has announced that he wants to send more troops to the theatre. Perhaps this move seems like a late one that should have happened a while ago, but a little perspective is in order. President Bush's political adversaries were saying "quagmire," "Vietnam," and "military failure," long before any such thing existed in Iraq or Afghanistan with an obvious eye on political implications. When their nay-saying was proved false in 2001 and 2003 by the extremely rapid conquests of the capitals of Afghanistan and Iraq, they did not change their tune, but instead predicted a disaster that was about to happen. Now that a change in strategy does appear to be wise in Iraq, the Left is calling for unconditional surrender. Is it any surprise that the Bush administration has not listened to its critics very often? They are now celebrating five years of non-stop cheering for our defeat.
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