U.S. targets Taliban troops, barracks
CNN, October 17, 2001
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CNN) -- With all known surface-to-air missile sites destroyed in Afghanistan, U.S. forces focused their bombardment on Taliban troop garrisons and barracks across Afghanistan late Wednesday and early Thursday.
President Bush, speaking in Washington to Asian editors ahead of his trip to China, said he will not waver from the war on terrorism, even if public support begins to wane after a while.
"You mark my words, people are going to tire of the war on terrorism. And, by the way, it may take more than two years," Bush said, according to a transcript released by the White House. "Some people are going to start to say: 'We're tired, but President Bush keeps going on.' And when that happens, I want you to know, I will be doing it because I think it is the right thing to do. That's what I'm supposed to do."
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The United States also broadcast radio messages into Afghanistan from U.S. Air Force aircraft.
"Attention Taliban, you are condemned. Did you know that? The instant the terrorists you support took over our planes, you sentenced yourselves to death. The Armed Forces of the United States are here to seek justice for our dead," one translated message said, according to a Pentagon transcript. "Our helicopters will rain fire down upon your camps before you detect them on your radar. Our bombs are so accurate we can drop them right through your windows."
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I think that this message is exactly what should be given. That the U.S. is here to avenge their dead, and that our military is supreme. Coupled with the promise to bring peace and the food drops we may get out of this one looking more civilized than we actually are. |
