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...present military conflict, which began on Sunday with a barrage of bombs and missiles targeted at the terrorist camps of al Qaeda and the military infrastructure of Afghanistan??€™s ruling Taliban regime, is still in its infancy. We know little about our nation’s military strategy. Some have suggested that these initial air strikes are designed to weaken the Taliban’s power bases and minimize its ability to resist, preparing the way for future ground efforts against the terrorists, who have almost certainly burrowed into protective positions in Afghanistan??€™s rugged terrain...
...America’s campaign involves more than bombs and missiles. Even as the United States bombarded Afghanistan??€™s ruling regime, it simultaneously dropped tens of thousands of humanitarian packages containing food and medicine for impoverished Afghan refugees. This highly unusual step underscores President George W. Bush’s insistence that the United States is a friend of the Afghan people, and it demonstrates America’s commitment to minimize civilian suffering. It also provides a striking contrast to the tactics of terrorist organizations like al Qaeda, which deliberately deal devastation and death to the innocent...
Those who wish to understand the tragic events of Sept. 11 should look no further than the mountainous war-zone where Osama bin Laden makes his home today. It is Afghanistan??€™s ruling Taliban that has provided a safe haven for Osama bin Laden and allowed him to set up his terrorist training camps. And although there was probably very little America could have done to curb Osama bin Laden’s fanatical beliefs, Washington had a plethora of opportunities to rein in Afghanistan from the fringes of global isolation and prevent terrorism from taking root...
Within hours of the Sept. 11 tragedy, Afghanistan??€™s ruling Taliban regime publicly discounted the possibility that Osama bin Laden, a suspect in several previous terrorist actions and its notorious guest, could have masterminded the attacks. With wreckage still smoldering in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, and with the investigation leading straight to the al-Qaeda terrorist network which bin Laden heads from his Afghan headquarters, the Taliban demanded that the United States offer proof of bin Laden’s guilt. Now it appears that the United States is prepared to do precisely that...
Bush also condemned Afghanistan??€™s Taliban government for harboring bin Laden, calling on the fundamentalist Islamic regime to immediately turn over leaders of the al-Qaeda group to U.S. authorities, as well as to close all terrorist training camps operating in the country...