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To: tekboy who wrote (30667)	5/24/2002 8:33:56 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) of 281500

I remember reading a story from some correspondent who interviewed the Special Forces people who went in and did the job in Afghanistan. The grunts said they had a difficult time at first because the Northern Alliance leaders did not want them to go anywhere near the front lines. They told our guys that if they got shot, they were afraid that the US would pull out, as we have done before. This really hurts us, because it reflects what our enemies think of us. Ben Ladens attack on us was based, partially, on his estimate that we were cowards who would not respond as we did. The Arabs still think this of us, and it makes them bolder in attacking us.

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