IP: Re: our goals in afghanistan

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 13:25:02 -0800 (PST)
> From: frank millheim jr <millheif () yahoo com>
> Subject: Re: our goals in afghanistan
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
>
> Dave,
>
>  SecDef Rumsfeld reiterated the goals for the memory-impaired (j/k) 
> yesterday:
>
> <http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2001/b11012001_bt560-01.html>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov2001/b11012001_bt560-01.html 
>
>
> "At my briefing when I announced the start of the air campaign on October 
> 7th, I stated that our initial goals were:
>    * To make clear to the Taliban that harboring terrorists carries a price;
>    * To acquire intelligence to facilitate future operations against 
> al-Qaeda and the Taliban;
>    * To develop useful relationships with groups in Afghanistan that 
> oppose the Taliban and al-Qaeda;
>    * To make it increasingly difficult for the terrorists to use 
> Afghanistan freely as a base of operation;
>    * To alter the military balance over time by denying to the Taliban 
> the offensive systems that hamper the progress of the various opposition 
> forces; and
>    * To provide humanitarian relief to Afghans suffering oppressive 
> living conditions under the Taliban regime.
> That was 24 days ago -- three weeks and three days -- not three months or 
> three years, but three weeks and three days. We have made measurable 
> progress on each of these goals. "
>
> <snip>


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