"I am more worried about the Islamic extremists' own python that is slowly but surely wrapping its coils around the weak and dispirited Pakistani government. Compared with Pakistan, Afghanistan is but a sideshow."
Sorry, sir, but the only sideshow I know is this one.
Killing WHO KNOWS HOW MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE in Afghanistan is hardly a SIDESHOW, sir!
It's MASS-MURDER is what it is!
Here's your sideshow for you, America:
"5 troops, 3 from US, die in Afghan attack" by Noor Khan and Heidi Vogt, Associated Press | May 2, 2009
KABUL - Three American troops and two international service members were killed yesterday in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said. Insurgents attacked Afghan and international forces with rocket-propelled grenades and guns, NATO forces said in a statement. The troops called in air support, forcing the militants to withdraw. They are being pursued, the statement said....
--more--"WTF?