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2010-07-27 Afghanistan

Taliban Pays Its Troops Better Than Karzai Pays His

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Posted by tipper 2010-07-27 15:43|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Of course the Taliban have more money. We have adopted policies that send them more money every time we put gasoline in our cars, and live with a permanent argument over whether to even have a domestic oil and gas industry any more.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-07-27 15:56|| 2010-07-27 15:56|| Front Page Top

#2 How much of the taliban funds comes from US aid?

Posted by Paul D 2010-07-27 16:02|| 2010-07-27 16:02|| Front Page Top

#3 It doesn't have to come from aid. We have a 40 billion dollar trade deficit _per month_.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-07-27 16:04|| 2010-07-27 16:04|| Front Page Top

#4 There's big money in those poppies...

Posted by tu3031 2010-07-27 17:36|| 2010-07-27 17:36|| Front Page Top

#5 US aid to Pakistan has freed up funds the ISI uses to pay the Taliban cannon fodder.

Posted by john frum 2010-07-27 17:47|| 2010-07-27 17:47|| Front Page Top

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