01-21-2004, 10:21 AM
|
#29 (permalink)
|
|
Pissing in the cornflakes
|
Most of those didn't refute anything but just mentioned something perceived as bad about it.
The president said
Quote:
|
The first to see our determination were the Taliban, who made Afghanistan the primary training base of al-Qaida killers.
|
And their 'refute' is..
Quote:
Afghanistan: Urgent and Unresolved
In Afghanistan – the original battleground against al Qaeda – the coming year will help answer critical questions about the nation’s long-term stability and political future. This month’s adoption of a new constitution was an encouraging step, as are recent signs of an expanded role for NATO allies.
Afghanistan’s leaders and people face enormous challenges, however, as they attempt to rebuild their nation. Most ominous of all is the lack of physical security in vast parts of the country, where warlords and their militias have seized and are exercising power. The Afghanistan-Pakistan border remains both dangerous and porous - a likely hiding place for al Qaeda operatives. Outside Kabul, reconstruction efforts have been slow and fragmented, in large part due to instability. And there are warnings from the U.N. and others that security concerns could delay planned elections. As CNN concluded in a special report last week, "Two years ago President Bush vowed that Afghanistan would never again become a haven for terrorism. He promised to rebuild this country into a free and safe democracy. But those hopes and dreams may be in jeopardy as violence is increasing and the Taliban are regrouping."
The U.S. focus on Iraq has severely limited our ability to meet challenges in Afghanistan, where the United States has stationed around 10,000 troops to cover a country with 647,500 sq km of territory and over 28 million people, compared to some 130,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. It is clear that the United States must move quickly and decisively – not only for the sake of meeting our responsibilities in Afghanistan, but also because we cannot allow al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations to regain their footing.
With this in mind, the Center for American Progress asked two leading scholars to offer their perspectives on what lies ahead for Afghanistan – and the challenges for Afghans, the
|
I scanned all the links in the above and saw nothing but people talking about difficulties in afganistan.
__________________
Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host
Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.
|
|
|