Meanwhile, in Afghanistan...

[courtesy of Blog for America]

As poorly as the Bush administration has orchestrated the War in Iraq, they have entirely mismanaged military and civilian operations in Afghanistan.  Afghanistan was, of course, the country that did have a connection to 9/11, unlike Iraq which had none despite neocon attempts to make us think otherwise.  The Taliban resurgence has taken an aggressive turn and the country is slipping further and further into chaos.  From The Associated Press:

It's a grim gauge of U.S. wars going in opposite directions: American and allied combat deaths in Afghanistan in May passed the monthly toll in Iraq for the first time. 

And just yesterday in Kandahar, there was a massive prison break.  From The New York Times:

In a brazen attack, Taliban fighters assaulted the main prison in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday night, blowing up the mud walls, killing 15 guards and freeing around 1,200 inmates. Among the escapees were about 350 Taliban members, including commanders, would-be suicide bombers and assassins, said Ahmed Wali Karzai, the head of Kandahar’s provincial council and a brother of President Hamid Karzai.

Not only will George Bush leave the next president a disastrous situation in Iraq, but it is probable that by January of 2009 Afghanistan will be even more of a mess.  As erased from the traditional media as reporting on the War in Iraq has become, Afghanistan has turned into the forgotten war.

What will Afghanistan look like in 2009?  Will NATO increase its presence in Afghanistan?  Will our fate in Afghanistan be the same as the Soviets?

Danny
Communications Director