Jun 09 2009
Pakistani Resistance Fighters Battle Taliban
It is refreshing to see the Pakistani people rise up against the Taliban thugs in the northwestern provinces. We have gotten so used to doing the fighting for these oppressed middle eastern countries that it comes as a pleasant surprise to find some willing to stand up on their own. Of course, they may be afraid it they don’t overthrow these Taliban thugs themselves that the United States will impose their “Democracy” on them.
Outraged over a suicide attack on a local mosque during Friday prayers, about 400 residents formed the militia early Saturday and began battling Taliban militants. The attack on the anti-Taliban mosque killed at least 40 people and wounded 80 others.
The militia has surrounded Taliban fighters in Shat Kas, a village where the Taliban have local support, according to officials in the Upper Dir district. The Taliban have dug into bunkers and are putting up a strong resistance, he said.
The fighting marks the first major battle between the residents of northwest Pakistan and Taliban militants. (Source: CNN)
American troops have been struggling for five years to get the Iraqi military in shape to handle their own security. But, the Iraqi’s don’t seem to have the motivation and drive to do what the Pakistani’s have done. Perhaps it is because the country endured decades of Saddam Hussein’s rule and lost their will to resist.
Hopefully the Pakistani’s neighbors in Afghanistan will able to rid their own country of these vermin rather than depend on the USA to do it for them.
