Northern Force Better
Nov 09, 2001
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance has been transformed by the instant analysts of US cable news from a ragtag bunch of rival warlords, to a fabled anti-Taliban force,
WASHINGTON — Afghanistan’s Northern Alliance has been transformed by the instant analysts of US cable news from a ragtag bunch of rival warlords, to a fabled anti-Taliban force, a US surrogate ready and willing to battle the Islamic militia. Arm the Northern Alliance, the argument goes, support it with airstrikes, and let native fighters shed the blood to rout the Taliban.
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