February 28, 2007
Taliban, how will America Respond? (Armstrong Williams)
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a bomb blast outside of the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday. They said the attack was targeted at Vice President Cheney. Fortunately, the Secret Service acted quickly and moved the vice president to a bomb shelter on the base. Even though the vice president was unharmed we must not relax and think the ordeal is over.
First and foremost we should be outraged that an attempt on our vice president’s life was made by a group of religious students, influenced by Mullah Muhammad Omar through the institution of a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law, who believe in public executions and punishments such as floggings that became regular events at Afghan soccer stadiums; who ban television, music and Internet that they consider “non-Islamic”; who condone the beatings of men who do not wear beards; who forbid girls to go to school; and who prevent women from working outside the home and prohibit them from leaving their home without a male relative. If they do leave without a male relative they are beaten, or shot.
These are the people who put the vice president of our country in danger. If confirmed that the Taliban was behind the attack, and I certainly have no doubt, then the U.S. should immediately take military action against the Taliban and hopefully wipe them out! Whatever the outcome may be, we are happy the vice president is OK.
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How will America respond? We won't! And the reason for that is, the new majority in Congress will analyze the issue to death. They'll debate it and have hearings; they'll give speeches about it and they'll ultimately blame Bush. By the time the current majory in Congress decides to take action, the 2008 elections will be coming up, and no one will care anymore.
Comment by Laurence Socci — February 28, 2007 @ 10:35 pm
The question I would like to hear answered is; How did the Taliban know Cheney was there???
Sounds like there is a bigger leaker than Scooter Libby SOMEWHERE in the government.
Comment by Kris Weinschenker — February 28, 2007 @ 11:47 pm
Just once after an afront or percieved afront to our country,
( staged attempt on Cheney? )
wouldn't it be nice to hear something like this coming from our loud & unruly Chickenhawk Brigade:
"well that does it, I've had enough with these attacks on my country,I'M SIGNING UP TODAY"
Wouldn't that be nice.
Comment by Frank S — March 1, 2007 @ 8:45 am
"staged attempt on Cheney" huh?
Boy, I guess the Conspiracy theory nuts post on this blog as well.
Comment by Kris Weinschenker — March 1, 2007 @ 10:55 am
Hey Frank — what's the point of signing up when the current majority in Congress doesn't want to send any more soldiers to help the ones in Iraq right now?
Comment by Laurence Socci — March 1, 2007 @ 11:17 am
It is naive to belive it not possible this was planned event. The current administration is not pristine in the telling of truths.
Comment by Michael Kent — March 2, 2007 @ 10:29 am