Pirate's Cove

It is surprising, because the media doesn't want to extend any sort of good news for anything that the Bush administration has done or is doing. Maybe it is because NATO has taken over. Who knows?

The story itself is an interesting mix of "everything is going bad" and "hey, look, Freedom!"

Five years after U.S. forces launched their offensive to oust Afghanistan's Taliban, Shakeela Jan says she is happy to have the freedom to work but that she travels to her job every day in fear.

U.S.-led forces routed the Taliban in weeks following the October 7, 2001 launch of Operation Enduring Freedom. But five years later, the hardline Islamists and their militant allies have mounted their most sustained campaign of violence.

Women were banned from working under the Taliban. Now, Jan works with a dozen other women in a Ministry of Communications call center.

"We're worried when we come to work. You can see how the situation is getting worse every day," said Jan

That little blurb about women having freedom is the good news. Unfortuantely, the rest is devoted to how bad everything is getting, as the left wing media is want to do. It would be antithetical for them to stick with a stricly nice story that shows the hope of a freed people.

No longer are there public executions by the Taliban. No longer do they have rape parties. Women are free to be women. But, the only way to keep the Taliban and Al Queda out is one, kill them all, which is a bit hard to do, and two, have the people of Afghanistan stand up for their freedom.

But some blame the foreigners.

"Since the Americans invaded Afghanistan there has been no change to the lives of ordinary Afghans, especially security," said Kabul resident Qayoom Khan.

"The cause of all the misery in this country is America."

Ah, yes, the media had to include that as their closing. Because America is always at fault. It seems to matter little that many other countries, including France and Germany, were, and are, involved in Afghanistan. Blame America. 

It was six years ago that the USA and a host of other nations attacked Afghanistan. Since that time, the nation was freed from the rule of the Taliban, and have had elections. Yes, they face problems. But, then, don't all countries? The world isn't perfect. There are more murders in Washington, DC, then in Afghanistan.

President Bush's idea was to promote democracy in the War on Terror. Democracy isn't perfect. But, it is a damn sight better then what the people of Afghanistan suffered under the brutal rule of the Taliban, with Al Queda in the background. I dare you to tell me different.