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2010-04-17 Afghanistan

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Posted by ryuge 2010-04-17 09:46|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 If ordinary Afghans believe their government can enforce minimal standards of comfort and decency, they wont put up with Taliban fighters who, after all, first showed up among them less than 20 years ago in a country that had been war-wrecked to anarchy. And if they dont believe it, then the other strangers in their midstthe Canadian, U.S. and allied armiescan kill all the insurgents they like, it wont change the fundamental equation.

I don't think so. When these guys showed up 20 years ago, I'm sure they were not exactly welcome, but the seemed to manage to take over quite handily. If Coalition forces were not there, the Taliban would be restocked by Pakistan and they would take over again.

Posted by gorb 2010-04-17 13:23|| 2010-04-17 13:23|| Front Page Top

#2 When these guys showed up 20 years ago, I'm sure they were not exactly welcome, but the seemed to manage to take over quite handily

Likely because, as with the past few centuries, the Afghan tribes really didn't care what happened in Kabul.

Now that the Taliban are in the countryside, things are viewed a bit differently.

Posted by Pappy 2010-04-17 14:28|| 2010-04-17 14:28|| Front Page Top

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