Our Very Scary New Allies in Afghanistan

This is a very, very disturbing report on possible war crimes comitted by our "by-proxy" army in Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance. What makes this even more upsetting is the fact that U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East seems to function on a cycle. First, we help a group of rebels build an army and overthrow a tyrranical government that hates us. Then, in ten years, that group of rebels becomes a tyrranical government that hates us that we then help fund a new group of rebels to overthrow.

This (login required, but it's free) story makes that painfully clear. Turns out we may have helped Iraq develop the same chemical weapons it used against the Iranians and the Kurds, and which they may use against our soilders if we invade. You know, the same weapons theyr'e not letting us inspect right now?

The mind reels at the possibilities. I wonder if, in the next ten years, we'll find ourselves fighting the Northern Alliance. I hope not, but I wouldn't be surprised.