As to bin laden, I wish Dubya would just come out and say “We know he’s in Pakistan, but they won’t allow us in there to get him for fear the people would overthrow the govt, take control of the nukes … and use ‘em.” Simple as that. Libs are always complaining about it but never offer their idea as to how we can get this prick without Musharraf being overthrown by a.q. supporters.

Waziristan is nothing new. It is now official instead of unofficial. A lot easier than pretending. This area has always been off limits to the USA. The Pak army may have lost 800 soldiers, but probably also gained millions of dollars in payoffs. It also is a good place to dump the percentage of the Pak military that supports Islamo fascists, but still wants to wear a uniform and get a paycheck. This simply means the islamists have not gained ground in Pakistan.

In North and South Waziristan, the tribal regions along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, an alliance of extremist groups that includes al-Qaeda, Pakistani and Afghan Taliban, Central Asians, and Chechens has won a significant victory against the army of Pakistan. The army, which has lost some 800 soldiers in the past three years, has retreated, dismantled its checkpoints, released al-Qaeda prisoners and is now paying large “compensation” sums to the extremists.

This region, considered “terrorism central” by U.S. commanders in Afghanistan, is now a fully operational al-Qaeda base area offering a wide range of services, facilities, and military and explosives training for extremists around the world planning attacks. Waziristan is now a regional magnet. In the past six months up to 1,000 Uzbeks, escaping the crackdown in Uzbekistan after last year’s massacre by government security forces in the town of Andijan, have found sanctuary with al-Qaeda in Waziristan.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1971329.cms

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pakistan6sep06,1,5656004.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/7-0&fp=450505c9eb5860c3&ei=jvAFRairMbuiHOqSjN4O&url=http%3A//www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/weekinreview/10rohde.html&cid=0

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/10/AR2006091001145.html

If the Taliban are attacking, it means they haven’t won. If they haven’t won, we are still winning. Pretty good for that part of the world. Remember the nay sayers when the war started?
entagor on September 11, 2006 at 2:56 PM

I remember they (we) were about 20% of the country. We are now 60%. Preey bad for this part of the world.

That is why the MSM counts Iraq war dead, not Afghanistan war dead.

The MSM has no soldier heros in our war, only villians. I wonder the left has not moved to disband the military, except they need them for real conflicts like Haiti, Bosnia, Katrina, the Tsunami zones. They are also needed by Bush to handle clerical duties at the Mexican border in election years.

This is worse than Vietnam. Then, the sacrifice of the conscripted American soldier was highlighted to stop the war. Here, the sacrifice of our volunteer soldiers might engender empathy for the cause so it cannot exist.

If the Taliban are attacking, it means they haven’t won. If they haven’t won, we are still winning. Pretty good for that part of the world. Remember the nay sayers when the war started?

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