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2006-04-28 Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve 2006-04-28 09:34|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I thought this would be about Mexico.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-28 12:51|| 2006-04-28 12:51|| Front Page Top

#2 NS-so did I! Of course, the MSM doesn't recognize that there's a border war between the US and mexican criminals. Even if one or two of their members were killed, they'd still ignore it.

Most of us who served in Vietnam understood that one of the major problems of fighting that war was the NVA's use of Cambodia and Laos as refuges from war with the US and ARVN forces. It seems the Pashtuns want to try the same thing in Afghanistan. It cannot be allowed to happen. If necessary, we need to reduce the Tribal Agencies to unpopulated death zones, and tell Perv to shove it up the stovepipe when he whines.

We are at war with tribal barbarians. We're going to have to show them that we can be even more barbaric than they are in order to get their attention. A half-dozen arclight strikes along the border would do wonders.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-04-28 14:20|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-04-28 14:20|| Front Page Top

#3 That is essentially our problem, OP. we aren't more barbaric than they are. We are essentially Good Samaritans. It's how were were raised and how we percieve ourselves as a Nation. It just doesn't work in a war for survival. You here all the time that we can't lower ourselves to their level but I'm certain that in order to survive we have to go even lower than them. Look at the wars in the Old Testament. NOBODY took any quarter, not the futue Israelites and not their enemies. EVERYONE was killed even the women and children. We say now that they were barbaric and we are civilized but when dealing with barbarians one has to become even more barbaric to survive. I'm not sure we can do that as a Nation and still survive as that same Nation.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-04-28 19:41|| 2006-04-28 19:41|| Front Page Top

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