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2002-07-30 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-07-30 07:58 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 All this shows that Gore's prescription to "stabilize Afghanistan" before invading Iraq has that certain whiff of unreality. Afghanistan may be stable in a Western sense about two decades from now.

Posted by Tom Roberts 2002-07-30 12:25:23|| 2002-07-30 12:25:23|| Front Page Top

#2 That's another way of saying "let's never do it, cuz I'm scared it'll fail." Afghanistan's never going to be "stable." Even if it was, there would be some reason not to take decisive action. The last Gulf War, the left were hollering about how we should fix all our problems at home before we embarked on those foreign adventures.

Posted by Fred 2002-07-30 18:41:30|| 2002-07-30 18:41:30|| Front Page Top

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