Can you imagine in WWII, which was the last time America fought with all its might to crush an enemy, that we would catch and release German or Japanese fighters. Of Course not, America’s establishment back then still wasn’t as corrupted with Wilsonian or Tranzi ideology. Say what you want about FDR’s domestic policies but when it came to going after our enemies, he was a real war President unlike the current one or the previous one. As a history buff I often wonder if we had the current leadership (Republican or Democrat) would we have won WWII? I think not and this latest story about the US releasing Taliban suspects at the behest of the corrupt Karzai regime confirms my beliefs that our nation has weak leadership.
More than 500 suspected Taliban fighters detained by U.S. forces have been released from custody at the urging of Afghan government officials, angering both American troops and some Afghans who oppose the policy on the grounds that many of those released return to the battlefield to kill NATO soldiers and Afghan civilians.
And those numbers understate the problem, military officials say. They do not include suspected Taliban fighters held in small combat outposts or other forward operating bases throughout the region who are released before they ever become part of the official detainee population.
An Afghan official who spoke on condition of anonymity said that President Hamid Karzai’s government has personally sought the release of as many as 700 suspected Taliban fighters since July, including some mid-level leaders. “Corruption is not just based on the amount of money that is wasted but wasted lives when Taliban return only to kill more NATO forces and civilians,” said the official, who opposes what he considers corruption in the Karzai administration.
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This is a disgrace and more proof that the Afghan war is a waste. We are propping up a vile pedophile regime to prevent another vile pedophile Islamist regime from taking power. In reality, we should level that place as Rome did Carthage to send a message to our enemies. We will not do this because our elites, who were educated at Ivy League schools, are Internationalists who believe that all humans and cultures are equal. This is nonsense that flies in the face of human reality.
Our brave and undermanned armed forces are doing all they can carrying out naive academic nation building theories to satisfy Ivy League geeks who view them as playthings. Until we get real leadership that is based on reality and national, not international/global interest, America will continue our slow bleed war, increasing debt and our adversaries will continue to get stronger. This catch and release of the Taliban is just another example of our weak elites. We need leaders who will formulate a Jacksonian based National interest foreign policy.
