The other shoe drops… Well, here it comes at last. And after all the waiting it appears that the air strike went almost exactly as we all expected in the first place. America (with British help) targeted suspected terrorist bases inside Afghanistan and (more controversially) Taliban military bases .
“Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the US was aiming to remove the Taleban’s capability to, as he put it, hamper the Afghan opposition forces” which is at least honest.
So was this the right thing to do? Given the limited number of options available I would say probably – though I don’t quite understand why Bin Laden and the Taliban forces were given so long to hide and/or bolster their defences.
The key long term to whether striking the Taliban turns out to be a wise move or not will come when the dust settles in the ongoing civil war in Afghanistan. Will the Taliban be driven out? If so, will the government that emerges be a) acceptable to the world community while also being b) acceptable to the people of Afghanistan. A lot will doubtless depend on the help that is given to the country after the war is over.
This course won’t be easy but I think it is the only acceptable alternative and I believe that the Western alliance understands what needs to be done.
If you are religious, now is the time for prayers…
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