DIA Chief Warns of More Afghan Violence

WASHINGTON - Painting a bleak picture of U.S. military operations overseas, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency told Congress on Tuesday that violence in Afghanistan increased 20 percent last year.

"We judge insurgents now represent a greater threat to the expansion of Afghan government authority than at any point since late 2001, and will be active this spring," said Lt. Gen. Michael Maples, the DIA chief.

In other words Bushco should have defeated al-Qaida in Afghanistan before invading Iraq.

Semper Fi