Spoke to Sara Carter, Washington Examiner, re the report of negotiation between Hamid Karzai and the reviled gangster Hekmatyar. The US is about to get involved in the talks. POTUS has ordered the ISAF forces to engage the enemy until the truce and withdrawal can be arranged with the enemy. The bargain is in the hands of the House of Saud. Pakistan takes charge of Afghanistan. The ISI takes control of Al Qaeda. The Obama administration wants out of the conflict pronto. There is no mystery. ISAF has limited and mysterious goals. Pakistan's army aims to secure its flank and rear. The US wants out of the region entirely. The trade-off is that Al Qaeda promises not to use the North Waziristan sanctuary as a platform to attack the US mainland, and in return the US does not kill Bin Laden.
Very similar to the deal we made with the North Vietnamese, they will bide their time and build their weapons. Six years from now we will not care if Al Qaeda does Paris or Toronto or Tel Aviv.
Give afghanistan to the Pakistanis, they do not have to abide by Geneva Conventions and be 4000 times more brutal than we are. If they kill OBL, even better. Pak may build pipelines from the Stans to the Indian ocean to suppy India and China with Oil and Natural gas. Pak will defend their interests much better than we ever will.
Al Qaeda never thought we would go after them like we did. The recent drone attacks must be more effective than anyone has let us know.
Obama must be afraid he will not win the primaries, the Pink shirt ladies are keeping their powder dry.
The Hate being bred in the Madrassas and European schools will not dissipate.
Healthcare has proven to be a disaster, he sacrificed a stable Democrat Majority but Obama is looking out for himself.
It is no secret that Obama wants out of the Middle East. It’s now just a matter of face saving. Politically, our adventures there have already run their course. There are no more political gains to be had by continuing. All the talk about Taliban held territory not being used to attack the U.S. mainland is just that. They wouldn’t be capable of doing it anyway. This doesn’t mean that we could now let our guard down and open Club Meds all over the Tora Bora. As long as Israel exists, the Middle East in general will remain a tinderbox.
The campaign to demonize and eventually to allow Israel to be overrun is already well underway. It is hoped that by giving the Arabs this victory, a lasting ‘peace’ will return to the region. There are signs that the Obama administration believes this too. It fails to take into account, however, that there are other rivalries in place and brewing within the Ummah itself that will keep the region unhinged for centuries to come. The point is that we will no longer be involved. Neither will our dependence on oil become an issue as, it is believed, we can just as easily buy what we need on the open market; from Russia or China who presumably will step into the vacuum.
As the nations of the world continue to give in to Arab demands, Israel will find itself increasingly alone and isolated. She will be pushed into the sea. Such will be the price of our profound indifference. It remains to be seen how history will judge us. Will we be able to live with our consciences so bruised beyond repair? Perhaps, in a generation or two when a conscienceless new order emerges from the ruins of the old - one, blissfully ignorant of the past - people will ask themselves how a race of men so disfigured and scarred can still be counted among the living; how it is possible for wounds, still bleeding so profusely, to no longer hurt.
http://peterkoelliker.blogspot.com/
never misunderestimate the power of self-deception.
perhaps jon lovitz will be brought back from retirement to reprise his liar role
"... and al qaeda ... yeah that's it ... al qaeda will ... will grow oranges! ... yeah that's the ticket ... al qaeda will grow oranges in afghanistan. yeah. ..."
perhaps petraeus will retire in time for 2012.