Apr 18 2008
AQ On Run In Iraq And Heading To Pakistan For Their Destruction
Liberals seem to be as bad with history as they are with math. Many claim we have let Afghanistan and Pakistan go wanting as we diverted our energies in Iraq. The truth is AQ designated Iraq their key battleground and shifted their resources and fighters there – where they have been decimated and cling to small areas in the North. The fact is Afghanistan and Pakistan have become the center of AQ activities because that is where they ran to when they were defeated. But there is no sanctuary there either. This is a view shared by many paying attention:
The U.S. government still believes Iraq is the main battle, even though the terrorists are on the run there and suffering heavy losses. In Afghanistan, or, actually, across the border in Pakistan, al Qaeda has established bases it was unable to maintain in Iraq. Some of the terrorist camps in Pakistan have been there since 2002, but al Qaeda, admitting defeat in Iraq, has sifted people, cash and energy to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
They are beaten, smaller and retreating. The growing numbers in Pakistan and Afghanistan is the result of their losses in Iraq and the retreat back to the places they arose from. The fact is they fled into a grist mill in Afghanistan:
The terrorists are having a very different experience on each side of the border. In Afghanistan, the Taliban and al Qaeda are betting beaten. High losses, and lost influence, mark the past few years operations in Afghanistan. In Pakistan, there is much less police and military influence with the terrorists, and the tribal areas along the border have become a rest and rebuilding area for the Taliban and al Qaeda.
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The victories in Afghanistan come largely because of the 70,000 U.S. and NATO troops there. The Afghan army only has 70,000 troops. Well trained, by regional standards, the soldiers are used all over the country. … The Taliban cannot win by running, and if they stand and fight, they die. Al Qaeda thinks they can win using suicide and roadside bombs. This strategy failed in Iraq, mainly because of the large number of Iraqi civilians killed. The terrorists are killing lots of Afghans the same way in Afghanistan, and with the same result.
They are being chased into ever smaller enclaves where they can be surrounded and systematically destroyed. To say Iraq was a diversion is like saying France and Italy were diversions in World War II, that we should have focused on Germany only. We had to beat the Nazis in the field before we tool the fight to Germany and Berlin. This obvious fact of how todefeat an enemy is what the liberals seem unable to grasp. Or more likely, afraid to admit.
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JD19Ak01.html
Another scenario more likely than al Sadr getting his butt whipped.
Maliki like Chalabi is playing the hapless imperialists.
Maybe because we’ve become numb to racists ever since you entered the forum, Truthy. Or maybe because your B.S. is just boring.
Truthy,
You really do need to increase your critical thinking skills. Just because Netanyahu thinks that 9/11 has benefited Israel due to increased support by Americans does not equal that they perpetrated the attacks or allowed the attacts on September 11th to happen. Only a rabid anti-semite would take that step off the cliff which explains exactly why you have.
And you are a Truther whether you want to believe it or not. Knowing it would take some rational thought, of which you have none.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/afghanistan.ap/index.html
What I’d like someone to research real quickly is this: does the Dutch majority approve of sending their troops to America’s war in Afghanistan, where the Taliban are resurgent, or is the government defying their will?
Whipped
Does the Ron Paul /Jeremiah Wright blowback explanation, wherein
America’s foreign policy made finally too many enemies to contain, offend you any less?
I’m sorry for the inconvenience. I should have guessed.
“In November, Balkenende’s government again defied public opinion and decided — under pressure from NATO — to prolong the mission by two years until mid-2010, but only after pledges from allies such as France and Australia to send more troops to the region.”
I guess we can now add the Dutch to the long list of friends Truthy is making here.
I for one am still curious as to which 7th world cuntry Tufus hails frum???
If u cant beet the trolls Joint um…..
Need I remind everyone that at one time, the movie “Independence Day” was the highest grossing movie of all time?
Popularity don’t mean shit.
I for one am still curious as to which 7th world cuntry Tufus hails frum???
Left by Dorf77 on April 18th, 2008
Me too. AJ , give me his IP address so i can look it up
Truthy,
First, Nothing the anti-american racist Jeremiah Wright has to say is of any interest to me other than his major influence on a Presidential Candidate. Once hatred fills the soul rational thought disappears.
As for Ron Paul…too bad he’s such a loon. And a very naive one at that…
This is for Truthy
Good Job, Brownie
By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 4:20 PM PT
Diplomacy: Democrats have hammered the Bush administration for supposedly losing allies and global standing. But a look at U.S. ties shows Bush to be a master diplomat who is strengthening U.S. relations all over.
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“The world owes President Bush a debt of gratitude in leading the world in our determination to root out terrorism,” said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a man whose recent elevation to office was supposed to denote a “cooling” of relations with the U.S. and a tilt toward Europe.
But Europe isn’t really “cooling,” either.
France is now led by a man elected as “le Americain.” Like Brown, President Nicolas Sarkozy had nothing but good things to say about Bush.
“We spent hours discussing important issues, commercial, economic and others, and I would say that we have done so in a spirit of openness and trust and that is something I have been particularly struck by,” Sarkozy said last November. “And when I say that the French people love the American people, that is the truth and nothing but the truth.”
Where exactly is the animosity Bush’s critics keep talking about?
In Italy, all we can find is another enthusiastically pro-Bush prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, who won high office this week in a landslide. “What I did counted in my relationship with Bush,” he said this month in his campaign.
In Germany, led by conservative and U.S.-friendly Chancellor Angela Merkel, the sentiment has also gone pro-American, as it has in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Canada.
Outside of Western Europe, the reviews are even warmer because there’s a focus not just on terror-fighting but standing up for democracy— as ties with Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, and Albania show.
“Albania enjoys friendly and cooperative bilateral relations with the U.S. Pro-U.S. sentiment is widespread among the population,” the State Department’s Web site reads.
In the case of the Czechs, it’s about shared ideals: “Relations between the U.S. and the Czech Republic are excellent and reflect the common approach both have to the many challenges facing the world at present. The U.S. looks to the Czech Republic as a partner in issues ranging from Afghanistan to the Balkans, and seeks opportunities to continue to deepen this relationship,” State says.
Across Africa, it’s also about Bush’s commitment to democracy and development. Tens of thousands of people greeted Bush in several countries this year, hailing him as their continent’s great friend.
Meanwhile, IBD — along with nine Democratic Congress members — saw the same in Medellin, Colombia, where thousands of Colombians greeted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in January.
That brings up another reason why Bush has succeeded: No president in U.S. history has signed as many free-trade deals as Bush, which has deepened our alliances well beyond trade.
Bush signed off on 10 free-trade agreements, many with Arab states vulnerable to terrorism such as Morocco, Jordan, and Persian Gulf state Bahrain — which is now a “major non-NATO ally.”
Closer to home, check out what Bush’s free-trade policy has done to regional ties: “Relations between the United States and Chile are better now than at any other time in history,” State’s site reads.
Bush has also boosted ties with strategic Asian countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, Indonesia and Singapore, and broken new ground with some very big players globally, like Brazil and India, both of whose leaders have the most cordial of relations.
Who’s left? Russia? China?
Even among them, Bush has shown surprising skill at keeping them talking, despite their backsliding on democracy.
So what was that again about Bush alienating the world?
Maybe the next time Democrats insist on their old canard about Bush being hated, they can get out a map and see who’s left. Right now, they have no one, apart from a few anti-American dictators.
They might also ask themselves why. The answer is President Bush has done a terrific job bringing much of the world into our circle of friendship by fighting terror, building democracy and promoting free trade. Brown knows exactly what he’s talking about.
Great find, Kathie!
Truther,
Only a Truther would use the acronyms LIHOP and MIHOP.
Only a Truther would call themself TruthHard2Take.
Only a Truther would ‘document’ their ‘facts’ with the sources you chose.
So, you are a Truther.
And a fool.
Remember, A Fool is Forever.
Enjoy…
Kathie, the Democrats still have Hugo Chavez and Castro in their corner. And gven recent visits, it appears they are courting Syria.
😉
p.s. IBD is an excellent source, by the way. Very happy to see you share something from them with us.
Truthy gets Syria, Hamas, Hizbollah, Iran, Gaza, some Pakestanians, al Queda as well as a few South Americans. He can have his great friends.
Is the Grande Army of al-Qaeda running out of dinero???
‘Dire straits’
Truthy and Norm.
What does it mean when an organization cannot attain the funding it seeks? Funding it used to get.
But, then again, the Truthers of the World will just turn their confused eyes to some other target – maybe the Illuminati now that Carlyle Group went bust!!!
New Comical Ali Claims 44,000 US Dead in Iraq
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200804/NAT20080418c.html
75,
Another of Truthy’s buddies on his speed dial?