Iraq: Permanent U.S. Bases Unacceptable

[Ken White]

Afghanistan is where al Qaeda and bin Laden operate from, along with the Taliban who support them; the planners of 9/11, and the original focus of our war on terror.

Was it the original focus -- or merely the first step in the global strategy implementation.

Is AQ or the Taliban the be all and end all for international Islamic terrorism or are they one of many players -- and relative latecomers and inept ones at that?

Yet we've abandoned that part of the world, the Taliban are on the brink of re-taking Kandahar, and bin Laden and al Qaeda continue to operate out of there in spite of our un-matched military and several hundred Billion dollars spent.

We have abandoned it? Do the US Embassy or the 30K troops we have there know this? Does NATO know it? More importantly, do the Tailbs and AQ know it?

Do the Canadians know the Taliban are on the brink of retaking Kandahar. My suspicion is 3 R22eR is not aware of this...

Imagine what kind of "street credibility" that gives the Taliban and al Qaeda?

After six years of failure, not much.