Thursday, October 8, 2009
Video: Iran supporting Taliban in Afghanistan; White House cover up?
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What was that about unclenched fists again? CBS reports that Iran has stepped up its cooperation with the Taliban in Afghanistan, in both money and weapons. However, the White House has muzzled the military from speaking about it:
U.S. military officials have told CBS News that Iran is sending money and weapons onto the Afghan battlefield. But U.S. commanders are not allowed to comment publicly and it’s unclear to them what the U.S. strategy is for dealing with Iran’s increasingly deadly involvement.
The deadliest form of roadside bomb on the Iraqi battlefield - explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) - is now being found in Afghanistan.
Lethal armor piercing bombs that can slice through U.S. humvees are also an Iranian specialty.
More worrying still: U.S. intelligence believes Iran is supplying surface to air missiles to the Taliban - the very same weapon the U.S. supplied to the Afghan resistance to bring down the Russians READ MORE...
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Isn't it inherently obivious that this president wants to buddy-up instead of man-up to our nation's enemies, which is a recipe for disaster, and to complete the circle of amateurism he rebukes our nation's allies.
ReplyDeleteOne cannot talk flowery words to an enemy intent on killing you-----the only thing these illegitimate sub-humans have awe for, is someone that is intent on annihilating them from the face of this planet.
Obama keeps appeasing our enemies in the mistaken expection that he can promote human welfare and social reform, a world order of philanthropist's, out of people who have malice pulsating through their genes.
Obama is oblivious to the fact that these Islamic-Fascist's are hell-bent on destroying whoever they perceive as being infidels---with America at the top of the list---
Implications of timidity, inner trembling and hestitation by Obama are causing anxious concern among the military establishment---and a sense of alarm throughout the general population.