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2005-02-20 Afghanistan/South Asia

Taliban sez it's that Brutal Afghan Winter^TM that's slowing down attacks

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-02-20 12:13:51 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 damn--they're still calling omar-the commander of the faithful-when he's more like an army of one

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2005-02-20 5:23:01 AM|| 2005-02-20 5:23:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 In a separate development, Taliban asked the UN when global warming would reach Afghanistan.

Posted by phil_b 2005-02-20 6:09:52 AM|| 2005-02-20 6:09:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Hakimi has it all backwords. Doesn't he read our papers? Its our military that can't fight in that weather.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-02-20 7:19:09 AM|| 2005-02-20 7:19:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 My heart goes out to those poor thugs, unable to conduct murderous attacks as they freeze and starve in the Afghan winter because they want to retake power and repress everyone . . .

Anyone want to contribute a few cents to their cause? Think about it: For less than a dollar a day you could be the proud sponsor of a terrorizing thug! You could directly contribute to their attempt to retake the country and place it under their repressive thumb!

Posted by The Doctor 2005-02-20 9:03:56 PM|| 2005-02-20 9:03:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 What dipstick reporters haven't figured out is that the elements presented a big problem for expeditionary forces before the age of machines, when outsiders and locals were moving things around with exactly the same mules, donkeys and horses. The Soviets never had a problem with the "brutal" Afghan winter, any more than they had a problem with the brutal Russian winter - their issue was that they decided to fight just about all of Afghanistan at the same time. We only wanted al Qaeda and the Taliban, and most Afghans were glad to be rid of them. (Of course, there was the implicit threat that we would kill every last Afghan in return for the deaths on 9/11 - that may have made Afghans somewhat cooperative in turning in some of their co-religionists).

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-02-20 10:29:20 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-02-20 10:29:20 PM|| Front Page Top

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