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2008-07-13 Afghanistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-07-13 10:50|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 It is beyond me what is hoped to be gained by this. I mean, it isn't Spain for chrissakes. Time for an awakening ala Iraq.

Posted by Unique Battle 2008-07-13 11:30|| 2008-07-13 11:30|| Front Page Top

#2 They hope to gain power through fear. Islam is the religion of blood and rape. In the civil war after the Soviets left, the rocketing of Kabul killed 50,000 civilians and looting and rape was the order of the day.

Posted by ed 2008-07-13 11:37|| 2008-07-13 11:37|| Front Page Top

#3 And yet those villagers killed the Taliban who tried to kidnap their aid workers... not to mention the farmers in poppy country who've decided wheat is more profitable. Osama bin Laden's popularity has sunk in Pakistan from -- if I recall correctly -- 70% approval to something in the teens. Rather like Congress, except for the starting point. Not to mention that Al Qaeda has been recruiting entirely too many abandoned women and mental defectives, of which the Muslim world has, sadly, considerably more than they ought.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-07-13 20:44|| 2008-07-13 20:44|| Front Page Top

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