Posted by
Cary Wesberry on Monday, July 07, 2008 1:13:03 AM
This just came across the wires. A huge assault on the Taliban needs to take place. Not just in Afghanistan, but more importantly along the Afghan-Pakistan border regions. And yes, inside Pakistan itself. Events like this one will continue as long as we allow Pakistan to appease the Taliban and al-Qaeda, giving them virtually free reign to cross back and forth along the border.
Our soldiers are doing everything they can to destroy the Taliban, but their hands are tied in many instances. There are other problems as well, such as German soldiers ordered to not fire their weapons unless directly attacked. Recently, the Germans allowed a high-ranking Taliban leader to escape because their standing orders are to not shoot. I mean this literally. Almost unbelievable but it's true. Forces from European countries allied with ours might as well put blindfolds on their soldiers and shackle them to a rock for all the good they are doing. It would be less dangerous to our own soldiers to simply pull the other countries besides Great Britain out of Afghanistan under the current climate.
Some of our allies in Afghanistan are, once again, under the impression their presence there is an intellectual and philosophical exercise instead of an exercise in war. This is due to rampant liberalization and is a waste of lives, time, and resources. The bomb blast reported in the article above is a disturbing reminder to me of an immediate need to be much more aggressive in or fight against the Taliban.