Great Morning Blogmocracy Netizens. The American people sent our Thug in Chief Barack Hussein Obama a message that we don’t Progressivism. However overseas things are looking ugly.
On Monday the Taliban pulled off it’s most sophisticated attacks in the Afghan War. They stormed various governmental buildings in Kabul, including the Presidential palace. Using combination of suicide bombers and commandos, this brought the Capital to a standstill. Us forces had to come to the aid of the Afghans who couldn’t handle this small attack. Make no mistake, this was a psychological victory for the Taliban and AL-Qaeda.
The Taliban scored a powerful psychological victory yesterday, as fewer than two dozen suicide attackers brought Afghanistan’s government and capital city to a standstill.
In a dramatic wave of attacks (possibly planned with help from Pakistani intelligence operatives), the Taliban struck Kabul’s presidential palace, several government ministries and a multistory shopping complex.
And they did it just as President Hamid Karzai was swearing in his new Cabinet (despite a battle with parliament over the legitimacy of his picks). Think that gave Afghans renewed confidence in their government?
We’ve been told, repeatedly, that Afghanistan’s army and police are improving, yet US forces had to rush to their aid in responding to 20 or fewer attackers right in Kabul.
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Clearly for an operation of this magnitude and coordination, the Pakistan ISI’s hands were all over this. This was very similar to the Mumbai attacks, which indicates the Taliban did have assistance. Why can’t Afghan forces stand up to the Taliban and AL-Qaeda? The answer is obvious, the Taliban/AL-Qaeda believe in what they are fight for and the Afghan Government forces don’t.
Ralph Peters is correct in his analysis, this is a tribal conflict. We are trying to create a Nation where one doesn’t exist and set up a Democracy. Our troops are fighting with their hands tied by the ROE imposed by Obama. We should either fight to win or get out.
Tags: Kabul, Ralph Peters
