Afghanistan – the other “Frat-boy” Bush war

I have recently heard a number of people say:
“I favored the invasion of Afghanistan, but I oppose the invasion of Iraq.” Now would be a good time to review what is actually happening in Afghanistan and I would encourage people to reconsider whether that was a good move.
As Michael Moore pointed out in Fahrenheit 9/11, President George Bush was more interested in “nation building” (a euphemism for empire building) that capturing Osama bin Laden and the other Al Qaeda leaders. Had Bush attacked the headquarters of Al Qaeda, he may have captured important leaders and dealt the organization a sever blow. But instead, we have a smaller version of Iraq going on today in Afghanistan.
Just last week, four US soldiers were killed and three injured by enemy attacks, (Night Ridder Newspapers, Aug. 22, 2005). There was also a bombing at the US Embassy. Attacks are now escalating in that country. While Iraq continues to dwarf the casualty numbers of Afghanistan, we can’t ignore the 231 US soldiers killed there and 693 seriously injured. And that’s not counting the 8,587 Afghan troops who have died since the war began.
According to the US Department of State:

“Despite this progress, security remained a concern; the Taliban, al-Qaida, and Hizb-I Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) continued to target the Coalition, noncombatant reconstruction civilians, and the Afghan Government. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) announced its intention to expand its operations outside of Kabul.”

All this despite the fact that the US has held special assault operations on these groups and those efforts have largely failed.
On top of all that, the Communist Party (Maoist) of Afghanistan has announced plans for a “people's war” based on what they have seen taking place in Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). They haven’t announced launching such a war yet, but if they do, They can learn tactical strategies from the Islamic Fundamentalists. This will also mean that US troops will be spread out even thinner, trying to fight both the fundamentalist right and leftist insurgency at the same time.
IT IS TIME TO GET OUT OF AFGHANISTAN!
IF BUSH FORGETS, LET’S REMIND HIM!