"Second,.....We did rely heavily on Afghans because they knew Tora Bora, a mountainous, geographically difficult region on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is where Afghan mujahedeen holed up for years, keeping alive their resistance to the Soviet Union. Killing and capturing Taliban and Qaeda fighters was best done by the Afghan fighters who already knew the caves and tunnels"
This is a very "lame defense" but it shows what Kerry said is true. Franks is simply disagreeing with the use of the word "outsource" and saying that the Afghan's could have done a better job. Obviously, they did not do a better job because they let Bin Laden escape.
Moreover, using the Afghans to find caves is not the same issue as using them to fight Bin Laden. We could have done both but apparently not.
Next Franks says:
"......President Bush never "took his eye off the ball" when it came to Osama bin Laden. The war on terrorism has a global focus.(sic) It cannot be divided into separate and unrelated wars( sure it can), one in Afghanistan(yes) and another in Iraq(no). Both are part of the same effort(no they are not) to capture and kill terrorists before they are able to strike America again, potentially with weapons of mass destruction. Terrorist cells are operating in some 60 countries, and the United States, in coordination with dozens of allies, is waging this war on many fronts( no it is not)."
Very, very "lame" defense again. He is calling "lack of focus"
on Bin Laden and AlQueda "focus". It is ridiculous to make the argument that Bush was "focusing on worldwide terrorism" when we were hit by a specific terrorist group.
Aside from arguing with Kerry about his use of words, Franks is actually confirming everything Kerry has charged.
Franks is a political toady.
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