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Remember the Taliban? Remember Bush's promise to get Bin Laden?
"Almost five years after the US invaded Afghanistan in retaliation for 9/11, the Taliban appears on a comeback trail, sparking a renewal of ethnic and warlord-based conflict with an overlay of ambition from neighbors. In confronting a powerful Taliban resurgence in southern Afghanistan, the Pakistan-US alliance is also at odds. Complicated politics and unrest place Afghanistan’s moderate government at risk, while Pakistan’s military regime relies on the crisis to perpetuate its rule and maintain a buffer against increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan. NATO pledges commitment to stabilizing the one-time Taliban stronghold, yet many Afghans suspect that the US plans to ease operations and withdraw. If the US does decrease troops, it would have to depend on the Pakistani military to hold the Taliban in check. The Pakistani military, unpopular with Afghans, also faces opposition at home. Despite the US campaign for democracy and ongoing friction between the two countries, Washington could end up supporting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in his reelection bid. – YaleGlobal"
I will point out, too, that the people who first bombed the Twin Towers, while Clinton was president, are in jail or dead, unlike Osama. Remarkable. They were caught quickly, tried legally in a court of law, and sent to jail. Oh the days of a competent Administration.
More at the link:
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=7451
"Almost five years after the US invaded Afghanistan in retaliation for 9/11, the Taliban appears on a comeback trail, sparking a renewal of ethnic and warlord-based conflict with an overlay of ambition from neighbors. In confronting a powerful Taliban resurgence in southern Afghanistan, the Pakistan-US alliance is also at odds. Complicated politics and unrest place Afghanistan’s moderate government at risk, while Pakistan’s military regime relies on the crisis to perpetuate its rule and maintain a buffer against increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan. NATO pledges commitment to stabilizing the one-time Taliban stronghold, yet many Afghans suspect that the US plans to ease operations and withdraw. If the US does decrease troops, it would have to depend on the Pakistani military to hold the Taliban in check. The Pakistani military, unpopular with Afghans, also faces opposition at home. Despite the US campaign for democracy and ongoing friction between the two countries, Washington could end up supporting Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in his reelection bid. – YaleGlobal"
I will point out, too, that the people who first bombed the Twin Towers, while Clinton was president, are in jail or dead, unlike Osama. Remarkable. They were caught quickly, tried legally in a court of law, and sent to jail. Oh the days of a competent Administration.
More at the link:
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=7451