Bush Administration Alarmed Afghanistan Situation Is Bad

The New York Times reports that the Taliban threat is growing in Afghan South and that "The Taliban and Al Qaeda are everywhere,". It continues, 'The arrival of large numbers of Taliban in the villages, flush with money and weapons, has dealt a blow to public confidence in the Afghan government, already undermined by lack of tangible progress and frustration with corrupt and ineffective leaders." This could explain the perplexing olive branch offering posted a few days ago.P.S. its well worth it to sign up with the NY times to view thier article(s).....