“In Kabul, Shattered Illusions” – Op/Ed – January 24, 2008
The right war in Afghanistan has been a failing situation for almost two years now, because Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld decided there were “better targets” in the wrong war in Iraq. Like Mr. Cheney’s statement that “the insurgency in Iraq is in its final throes”, almost two years ago, the comments coming out of NATO sound alarmingly similar. Had the Bush administration moved forcefully at Tora Bora and taken out Bin Laden and his closest supporters five years ago, Afghanistan would be rid of the Taliban today and there would likely be no Al Qaeda in Iraq to deal with.
The Taliban, like Al Qaeda in Iraq, are fighting for their very existence and they will not give up until they are defeated down to the last man, woman and child. The American people and the innocent citizens of Iraq and Afghanistan only want to live and work in peace. America has truly shattered their illusions.
Henry A. Lowenstein
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