Monday, December 17, 2007
Af-gone-istan: Dumbya's Legacy
There are reports in today's WaPo that the military is urging a more rapid redeployment of troops from Iraq to the worsening situation in Afghanistan. According to the article, "senior Administration officials now believe that Afghanistan may pose a greater longer-term challenge than Iraq." Now believe? Dumbya pulled critical resources out of the legitimate fight against al Qaeda in Afghanistan to start a war of choice in Iraq based on bogus reasons. Now Afghanistan is drifting back into instability as a haven for the Taliban and al Qaeda. It's as if Roosevelt had suspended the war against Nazi Germany to go after, oh say, Brazil.
The dangerous mess caused by Dumbya's extreme arrogance, dishonesty and incompetence will be the unfortunate legacy passed on to his successor.