Let's Not Forget Afghanistan

To hear Kerry talk you'd think the effort in Afghanistan was a total failure; that we totally dropped the ball and moved on to Iraq, leaving Osama basking in the sun in the Tora Bora Resort and Tennis Club and letting our troops in Afghanistan wallow in a fruitless, disorganized "quagmire". But that's not what he said back in December 2001:

Kerry (Dec. 14, 2001): "What we are doing, I think, is having its impact and it is the best way to protect our troops and sort of minimalize the proximity, if you will'' -- i.e., not throwing American lives away in tunnels and caves in alien territory. "I think we have been doing this pretty effectively and we should continue to do it that way.''

In the same interview, asked about how things were going overall in Afghanistan, he said ``I think we have been smart, I think the administration leadership has done it well and we are on the right track.''


Freedom is a wonderful thing. It's remarkable what some people will do to achieve freedom, if given the chance. We (Bush -- -- our Military -- America) routed the Taliban (something Clinton had no stomach for throughout the '90's) and we gave the people in Afghanistan a chance for freedom. And they took it.

You've seen the bumper sticker 'If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher'. A similar bumper sticker (camel sticker?) in Afghanistan could read 'If You Can Vote in a Free Democratic Election, Thank America and President George W. Bush!'.

Take a look at this article and tell me again why you're voting for Kerry. Inquiring minds want to know. Really.

Charles Krauthammer: Kerry's 'evolution'

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