25 murdered at Afghanistan maternity clinic

ROS sends us a link to a UK Telegraph article that doesn’t mince words pointing their fingers at the Obama Administration as being partially responsible for the murder of at least 25 women and children at a maternity clinic by car bomb;

With civilian casualty figures hitting new highs, there is widespread anxiety among Afghans following Mr Obama’s announcement last week that he would withdraw a third of US forces by the end of next summer.

Pentagon planners are also nervous about the president’s decision. They believe that the larger and speedier troop reduction than advised by his military commanders will increase US casualties during a risky and rushed pull-out through dangerous terrain.

“The fighting is likely to be intense and the planners expect the casualty rate will increase even as troop numbers are being reduced,” a senior US defence department adviser told The Sunday Telegraph.

So as the Administration cuts and runs from Afghanistan, we can probably expect Afghans to cut and run from us in anticipation of our eventual withdraw since the Taliban has proven that they’re not going anywhere any time soon.

Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Terror War