Leftists Humiliated by Elections in Afghanistan
OpinionJournal
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html
.. . .Afghanistan's transformation has been accompanied by
predictions of doom all along the way. First, it was said that
the U.S. could never topple the Taliban, especially if we got in
bed with the Northern Alliance. Then we were going to end up
bogged down for years like the Soviets and British. Next we
didn't have enough troops, and Mr. Karzai was too weak and the
warlords too strong. Saturday's election doesn't end the
troubles there, but Afghanistan's progress so far is a major
success for the Bush Doctrine of taking the battle to the
terrorists and spreading freedom to prevent their return.
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