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2006-03-23 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-03-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If there ever was a justification for a preemptive nuclear strike...it's Waziristan. Take no prisoners in that roach motel.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-03-23 00:59|| 2006-03-23 00:59|| Front Page Top

#2 i didnt think Qanooni was an islamist. I think the analysis of Afghan politics sounds like the usual stretch from Asia Times. I wonder if their take on Waziristan is to be trusted?

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-03-23 10:40|| 2006-03-23 10:40|| Front Page Top

#3 I think it depends on your definition of Islamist, LH, which is one of my problems with the term. If by that you mean someone who accepts some degree of political Islam, I suspect most Afghan politicians would qualify as such. I have problems of lumping Qanooni in with Sayyaf, who certainly is one nasty SOB.

Posted by Dan Darling">Dan Darling 2006-03-23 14:04|| http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com]">[http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2006-03-23 14:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe not a nuke strike, anymouse, but it would be "educational" to have a Dresden-style bombing of Wana or Miranshah, or both - plus. Unload a couple of thousand tons of iron bombs on their heads and see how much they like their Taliban government, and are willing to face the US government in a REAL war. Our biggest problem in these areas is that we've been too nice. These people link "nice" with "weak". We need to demonstrate, at least once, just how anal we can be. Nothing earns respect quicker than a 50-ship formation of B-52s (if we have that many left)dropping BIG bombs on your head.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-03-23 18:40|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-03-23 18:40|| Front Page Top

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