Bob McCarty Writes

Earlier this week, Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) drew criticism from liberals for saying he fears President-elect Barack Obama will establish a Gestapo-like security force to impose a Marxist or fascist dictatorship.  I wonder, however, how those same liberals will react upon learning that representatives of the Taliban are comparing the president-elect to both the leaders of the Soviet Union and — oh, my God! — to President George W. Bush.

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Taliban PR flak (a.k.a., “spokesperson”) Zabiullah Mujahid offered just such criticism deep into a 45-minute interview aired yesterday on BBC’s World Have Your Say radio program:

“(Obama) is choosing the same way that Bush has chosen.  If he changes his strategy, maybe there is a possibility of optimism toward peace in the country and stopping the war.

“His idea is also like taking power from Afghan people by force, forcing them to do things which are not theirs, and this was the strategy of the Russians, the Soviet Union; they collapsed, and it will never be successful.”

Muslim Khan, described by CNN as “a grizzled Taliban spokesman who is one of the most wanted men in Pakistan,” shared similar sentiments during a rare interview:

“For us, the change of America’s president — we don’t have any good faith in (Obama),” Khan said. “If he does anything good, it will be for himself.”

Sadly, the Taliban’s criticism of Obama is likely just the first installment of foreign policy-related criticism directed at the woefully-inexperienced man who will soon become the 44th president of the United States.

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See also: Taliban ‘Spins’ Facts During 45-Minute Interview