AFGHANISTAN ‘MAKING GOOD POLITICAL PROGRESS’ : GEN RICHARD MYERS
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
He’s the man. Air Force General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the US Central Command region, taking stock of progress in Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan. There are 20,000 US troops now defeating the Taliban in order to stabilize a democracy in Afghanistan.
According to General Myers, "Afghanistan is making good political progress." At present, the nation has its own democratically elected president. It also has its own constitution. It has its parliamentary elections set for this summer.
Women, once basically discarded by a culture and religion relegating females as refuse, are now afforded their legitimate rights as citizens of a liberty-country. Further, they are taking their places in government and politics as well as the economic life of the nation. This is a definite first and one to be accented for recognition.
The leadership of the nation is quite optimistic by steady advancements accomplished. Of course, they have not come about as quickly as the anti-Bush opposition would press. Nevertheless, fundamentally, anti-Bush delegations can see through nothing more than verbiage, often laced with hate-speech.
They have been nay-sayers from the first day of the Bush administration, continuing same at every turn. However, Red States threw their allegiance, not with pessimists, but with those determined to liberate humans from despotic rules.
General Myers pointed out to media that the Afghan politic has worked hard at setting up positive relationships with neighboring countries, Pakistan as a notable example.
In addition, there is an Afghan army. It’s seeking daily to bring unity to the people. "Units are composed of all ethic groups from around the country. Twenty-two thousand soldiers in the Afghan National Army have been trained and deployed. Increased economic activity in Afghanistan is a sign of the country’s growing security and stability."
Further, NATO is very much present with its expertise. NATO helps bring solid operations within the communities, commanding the International Security Assistance Force, especially focusing on Kabul and expanding to the western regions of the nation. NATO "will establish four additional provincial reconstruction teams in western Afghanistan."
Of course, opium growing continues to be a real problem, not sidelined by the US concern nor the Afghan government. Therefore, "leaders are pleased with the level of cooperation they have received to confront the drug problem. The day of the chairman’s visit, Afghan forces seized more than 2,000 pounds of heroin in an operation near Jalalbad."
Most encouraging, the enemy is retreating. Their killing schemes are not mushrooming; instead, they are lessening. "Insurgent activity has decreased, and the number of former Taliban fighters willing to be part of the solution instead of the problem has increased."
Instead of facing the moment-by-moment threat of being murdered by the killing instincts of those intent on slaying the citizenry, Afghan forces now "operate much more freely in areas that used to be very violent."
All in all, peace is moving across a land that previously was drenched daily in blood. There seemed no hope. There was no way out. And indeed there would have been no way out if the United States under the Bush administration had not determined to release humans from their captors.
With that, America can be justly proud of what presently is taking place in Afghanistan. It’s a miracle.
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He’s the man. Air Force General Richard B. Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited the US Central Command region, taking stock of progress in Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan. There are 20,000 US troops now defeating the Taliban in order to stabilize a democracy in Afghanistan.
According to General Myers, "Afghanistan is making good political progress." At present, the nation has its own democratically elected president. It also has its own constitution. It has its parliamentary elections set for this summer.
Women, once basically discarded by a culture and religion relegating females as refuse, are now afforded their legitimate rights as citizens of a liberty-country. Further, they are taking their places in government and politics as well as the economic life of the nation. This is a definite first and one to be accented for recognition.
The leadership of the nation is quite optimistic by steady advancements accomplished. Of course, they have not come about as quickly as the anti-Bush opposition would press. Nevertheless, fundamentally, anti-Bush delegations can see through nothing more than verbiage, often laced with hate-speech.
They have been nay-sayers from the first day of the Bush administration, continuing same at every turn. However, Red States threw their allegiance, not with pessimists, but with those determined to liberate humans from despotic rules.
General Myers pointed out to media that the Afghan politic has worked hard at setting up positive relationships with neighboring countries, Pakistan as a notable example.
In addition, there is an Afghan army. It’s seeking daily to bring unity to the people. "Units are composed of all ethic groups from around the country. Twenty-two thousand soldiers in the Afghan National Army have been trained and deployed. Increased economic activity in Afghanistan is a sign of the country’s growing security and stability."
Further, NATO is very much present with its expertise. NATO helps bring solid operations within the communities, commanding the International Security Assistance Force, especially focusing on Kabul and expanding to the western regions of the nation. NATO "will establish four additional provincial reconstruction teams in western Afghanistan."
Of course, opium growing continues to be a real problem, not sidelined by the US concern nor the Afghan government. Therefore, "leaders are pleased with the level of cooperation they have received to confront the drug problem. The day of the chairman’s visit, Afghan forces seized more than 2,000 pounds of heroin in an operation near Jalalbad."
Most encouraging, the enemy is retreating. Their killing schemes are not mushrooming; instead, they are lessening. "Insurgent activity has decreased, and the number of former Taliban fighters willing to be part of the solution instead of the problem has increased."
Instead of facing the moment-by-moment threat of being murdered by the killing instincts of those intent on slaying the citizenry, Afghan forces now "operate much more freely in areas that used to be very violent."
All in all, peace is moving across a land that previously was drenched daily in blood. There seemed no hope. There was no way out. And indeed there would have been no way out if the United States under the Bush administration had not determined to release humans from their captors.
With that, America can be justly proud of what presently is taking place in Afghanistan. It’s a miracle.
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