The Neglected Enemy In Afghanistan

For the second month in a row, U.S. and allied troop deaths in Afghanistan have surpassed those in Iraq. The recent Pentagon report on the situation in Afghanistan calls the situation in much of the country "fragile" and indicates that the Taliban has become a "resilient insurgency." The Taliban were the hosts and protectors of the al Qaeda leadership and core fighters, from whose ranks came the terrorists that attacked us on 9/11.

You won't be hearing McSame or Joe Lieberliar or wingnut cheerleaders for the Iraq war mention this, because to point to the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan would be to remind the public that the people who attacked us are still at large, and are gaining strength in both Afghanistan and nuclear-armed Pakistan. Meanwhile, our fighting forces are committed to keeping Iraqi Sunnis and Shiites from each others' throats.