NY Times: Afghanistan bombing failed

[Michael McIntyre]

>>> delong at econ.Berkeley.EDU 06/18/02 15:11 PM >>>
>At 12:44 AM 6/18/2002 -0400, CK wrote:
>
>>In other words: our bombing of Afghanistan -- which reliable estimates say
>>killed at least 1000 civilians, created a massive refugee crisis, and put
>>drug-running warlord thugs in power -- not only failed to nail Osama bin
>>Laden, but actually failed to even "diminish the terrorist threat," and in
>>fact may have made the situation worse.
>
>
>But it liberated the Afghan people (especially women) from a 
>murderous fascist regime imposed by the Pakistani military and 
>bankrolled by the reactionary Saudi aristocracy.  And that is a good 
>justification, indeed.
>
>wojtek

But according to George W. Bush the Saudi princes are our friends...

Snort.

Brad DeLong

Worse...ISI are our allies.  Gag.
MM