As insurgent violence spiked in Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney was widely criticized for saying the insurgency in Iraq was in its “last throes.”
Now, as Taliban violence spikes in Afghanistan, National Security advisor Stephen Hadley says the Taliban is making “one last stand.” Here’s Hadley on PBS NewsHour last night:
[W]hat we know and what we believe is that the Taliban forces in Afghanistan were really set back by the presidential election that occurred and are trying to regroup and trying to stay relevant and trying to derail the elections that are now scheduled for September. So, regrettably, we’re going to probably see continuation of violence as they try and make one last stand to try and derail the progress of democracy there.
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