"If I were the defence minister of America, I could his weapons better than he." N A Deputy Defence Minister Atiqullah Baryalai. on Sec of Def Rumsfeld
"The American bombs were the biggest I have seen in my life, but they missed the Taliban." Muhammed Shah, on American attacks on Taliban bunkers
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :
Just a guess but I think the Americans are just stalling the Northern Alliance guys untill they can overrun the country themselves. I don't think they want to back the losers of the last revolution, that would be stupid. These guys are minorities in the country and would not have the backing of most of the people when the new government is set up. So they are just feeding them a trickle of bombs to keep them out of the way for now untill they can get set up for their own assault. Paul
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Gee, T.E., I love your posts. They make so much sense, not random at all.
The U.S. should back the Northern Alliance as a military partner -- but put them in charge? No.