>Most of America watched in joy as Northern Alliance soldiers marched >into
>Kabul, its citizens celebrating by playing music, shaving their beards >and
>unveiling faces. But Frederick Starr was outraged.
>
>That's not because the professor at the Johns Hopkins University >School
>for
>Advanced International Studies (SAIS) has any sympathy for the Taliban >who
>had fled the Afghan capital -- he has advocated getting rid of them and
>hunting down Osama bin Laden since Sept. 11 -- but because he sees
>Afghanistan once again used as a playground for the strategic goals of >its
>neighbors.
When has it ever been anything but a playground for its neighbours? Apparently India has done as much in the past, with Russian help, I think. Interesting he doesn't mention this. Is Starr an old cold warrior then?
Todd
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