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2010-08-10 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 If the Taliwackers are sooooo bad, why do we get dick for help to drive them out?
I'm beginning to think those mooks deserve each other.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-08-10 12:59|| 2010-08-10 12:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Until we go totally Mongol on these people, they will continue to follow the teachings of the "strong horse", even if it's the murderous, terrorizing Taliban. Bombing the entire Northwest Frontier Provinces back before the stone age would be a great first step. Whacking Karzai and putting someone other than a Pashtun in charge would be another.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-08-10 14:45|| 2010-08-10 14:45|| Front Page Top

#3 I recall the Taliban blew up the Buddhist statues after they had been standing for centuries. The Taliban were complicit in 9/11. Recently, they shot up the medical mission.

I don't really think this war is going to end unless we pull out or go primitive on them. Winning the hearts and minds of these people is very questionable. During WWII the Japanese were fanatics. They said they would not surrender and they had no respect for anyone who did surrender. We got the message and basically decided to turn loose our forces. We burned them in the caves where they holed up. We took no prisoners. The choices are:

~~Pull out and leave them to themselves.~~ That doesn't seem possible since they came here on 911. Scratch that alternative.

~~Win their hearts and minds.~~ That doesn't seem to be working so scratch that.

Go primitive on them. Blow the $hit out of them and bring an end to this $hit. Otherwise we will pi$$ away our men and women and resources and this will go on for a hundred years. If we don't have any leaders with the stomach for this we should get someone.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-08-10 17:46|| 2010-08-10 17:46|| Front Page Top

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