Remember long ago there were inklings of Saudis hosting Taliban and Pashtuns on both sides of Britain's arbitrary border talking peace. Whatever happened with those, because I no longer hear a peep from my war-promoti..., oh, yeah, never mind.
Related (same sentiments when I read this next piece in my War Daily): Reducing the Hindu Kush to Rubble
"US, Afghans try to replicate Iraq militia; But new armed groups could increase violence" by Dexter Filkins, New York Times | December 24, 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan - Taking a page from the successful experiment in Iraq, American commanders and Afghan leaders are preparing to arm local militias to help in the fight against a resurgent Taliban. But along with hope, the move is raising fears here that the new armed groups could push the country into a deeper bloodletting.
No, God, please, no! I want LESS VIOLENCE not more!!!!!!
The militias will be deployed to help American and Afghan security forces, which are stretched far and wide across this mountainous country. The first of the local defense forces are scheduled to begin operating early next year in Wardak Province, an area outside the capital where the Taliban have overrun most government authority.
Okay, who are the Taliban, anyway?
"Something of a catchall term for loosely affiliated insurgents without a singular command structure. Often, the Afghan government favors the phrase 'enemies of the state' (New York Times July 24, 2007)."
"The Taliban is growing and creating new alliances not because its sectarian religious practices have become popular, but because it is the only available umbrella for national liberation," says Pakistani historian and political commentator Tariq Ali. "As the British and the Soviets discovered to their cost in the preceding two centuries, Afghans never like being occupied."
Also see: Afghanistan's Other Government
And today, readers?
"More and more, people here look back to the era of harsh Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, describing it as a time of security and peace."
Oh, oh, oh!!!! I'm so offended by theAmeriKan MSM and its bullshit!
Oh, one more thing:
"The U.S. government was well aware of the Taliban's reactionary program, yet it chose to back their rise to power in the mid-1990s. The creation of the Taliban was "actively encouraged by the ISI and the CIA," according to Selig Harrison, an expert on U.S. relations with Asia. "The United States encouraged Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to support the Taliban, certainly right up to their advance on Kabul," adds respected journalist Ahmed Rashid. When the Taliban took power, State Department spokesperson Glyn Davies said that he saw "nothing objectionable" in the Taliban's plans to impose strict Islamic law, and Senator Hank Brown, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East and South Asia, welcomed the new regime: "The good part of what has happened is that one of the factions at last seems capable of developing a new government in Afghanistan." "The Taliban will probably develop like the Saudis. There will be Aramco [the consortium of oil companies that controlled Saudi oil], pipelines, an emir, no parliament and lots of Sharia law. We can live with that," said another U.S. diplomat in 1997."
And you ready for a SURGE in AFGHANISTAN, America?
Ummmmm, I know no one ever listens, but ISN'T IT TIME to TALK to THEM?!!
I have a few things I'd like to say, and the FIRST IS SORRY for my government raining bombs down upon your women, children, and families!!!!
If the experiment proves successful, similar militias will be set up rapidly across the country, senior American and Afghan officials said.... But the plan is causing deep unease among many Afghans, who fear that Pashtun-dominated militias could get out of control, terrorize local populations and turn against the government....
That's the PLAN, isn't it? Divide and conquer, and set the region ablaze so we have to POUR MORE TROOPS IN?
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"There will be fighting between Pashtuns and non-Pashtuns," said Salih Mohammad Registani, a member of the Afghan Parliament and an ethnic Tajik. Registani raised the specter of the Arbaki, a Pashtun-dominated militia turned loose on other Afghans early in the 20th century.
I can't stand the thought of any more bloodshed of people I love and admire -- one reason being because they are COMPLETELY INNOCENT and NEVER DID ANYTHING TO US!! 9/11 was INSIDE, folks, so PLEASE WAKE UP!! Whatever you think of their culture, they NEVER DID ANYTHING TO US!!!!!!
"A civil war will start very soon," he said.
There you go! And CUI BONO?
The plan, approved this month by President Hamid Karzai, is being pushed forward anyway, to help stem the deteriorating security situation.
Butcher!!! How is that going to help security? US LEAVING and taking our crappy war with us is going to help security!
The proposal to field what amounts to lightly trained gunmen reflects the sense of urgency surrounding the fight against the Taliban, who were removed from power after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but who staged a remarkable resurgence in recent years.
Almost sounds like the MSM admires them, doesn't it? Probably do; thank God Taliban are such tough fighters (as anyone defending their homes, families, and way of life would be) so we can keep the war claxons sounding!!!
US commanders say that while they would prefer to field Afghan Army and police forces, they are simply not available. "We don't have enough police," said Major General Michael S. Tucker, the deputy commander of US forces in the country. "We don't have time to get the police ready."
What the hell? It's been SEVEN YEARS!!!! They train cops around here in two months!!!! Maybe we ought just LEAVE the POLICING to the PEOPLE LIVING THERE (especially since they did nothing to us) and COME HOME, 'eh?
It's either that or a (drum roll, please)..... OBAMA DRAFT!
A survey by the International Council on Security and Development found the Taliban had established a permanent presence in 72 percent of Afghanistan, up from 54 percent a year ago.
Translation: WE ARE LOSING and should APOLOGIZE and COME HOME!!!!
In recent months, the Taliban have moved into the provinces around Kabul, including Wardak to its west. In addition to setting up the first local Afghan militias there, American commanders are sending several hundred US soldiers to the province, the first of which have already arrived. Wardak Province is bisected by the country's national highway, which has been the scene of numerous ambushes of supply convoys by Taliban insurgents.
And all the while George W. Bush has been cheerleading about how we are "winning!" Yeah, that LAST BIT the REAL CONCERN (and win either way; just gonna have to go into Pakistan and secure that route!).
The plan for the militias coincides with the arrival of General David H. Petraeus, who presided over the reduction in violence in Iraq and who has since become overall commander for American forces in Afghanistan and the rest of the region....
Well, you know what is coming down (ka-boom, ka-boom, ka-boom) on Pashtun head soon.
The formation of the militias represents at least a partial answer to the question of how US commanders intend to wrest back the initiative from the Taliban over the next 12 months.
Like it's going to be over in a year!!! Ha!
If we are trying to "rest back the initiative," then WE'VE LOST!
While some elected officials in the United States have suggested that the Americans and Afghans might try to exploit fissures in the Taliban, possibly breaking off some groups that can be reconciled, the plan for the militias - coupled with the influx of fresh American forces - suggests that American commanders intend to squeeze the Taliban first.
And HOW MANY INNOCENTS -- old men, women, and children -- must DIE as the AmeriKans SQUEEZE?!!
Oh, the OUTRAGE and SHAME grow WORSE by the DAY!!!!!!!!!
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Oh, yeah, the death toll during the Iraq surge:
The number of Iraqis killed by the surge was around 300 per day, 10,000 per month -- with 1.2 million Iraqis dead since the invasion (must be nearly two million by now).
Also see: Story Iraq: MSM Lied About Death Tolls
Memory Hole: 600,000 DEAD!
Occupation Iraq: One Million Dead Iraqis
You clear now about those "unappreciative Iraqis," readers?
How you think the Pashtuns are going to feel?
How would YOU FEEL if THEY CAME to YOUR HOUSE (and don't give me the 9/11 bs about "terrorists" from the cave)?
