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2015-09-12 Afghanistan

Americans Remember 9/11, Afghans Suffer 14 Years of War

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Posted by Fred 2015-09-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

Posted by 3dc 2015-09-12 00:42|| 2015-09-12 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 If Kabul, Kandahar, Nangarhar, and Herat were sheets of glass today we'd be living in a much different world.

My list would have been a little bigger, but that's just me.

Posted by Raj 2015-09-12 02:13|| 2015-09-12 02:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Shouldn't that read 'Afghans Suffer Millenia of War'.

Posted by jpal 2015-09-12 06:46|| 2015-09-12 06:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The ultimatum had been presented to the Taliban government to give up the perpetrators and it had been refused.

The Bush administration went wobbly and apologetic in its messaging to the Islamic world in late September of 2001.

Colin Powell personally cancelled the ultimatum in mid October of 2001.

After these events the post 9/11 pecking order was firmly established, with the Islamic world on top and the US & West at the bottom.

Any subsequent military action was only legitimate to the extent that it served the interest of the Muslim populace.

I.e. it amounted to the delivery of Danegeld and direct service by the western armed forces, acting in the name of not so friendly 'allied' Muslim governments.

The political leadership had decided that 'winning the war' was an undesirable outcome.

This started well before Obama.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2015-09-12 08:07|| 2015-09-12 08:07|| Front Page Top

#5 This started well before Obama.Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660

It did indeed, and I doubt we know the half of it.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-09-12 08:10|| 2015-09-12 08:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Old saying: don't start nothin, won't be nothin.

Posted by OldSpook 2015-09-12 08:42|| 2015-09-12 08:42|| Front Page Top

#7 "war on terrorism" in Afghanistan to destroy al-Qaeda bases, which the U.S. said was behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

The Saudis are lucky we didn't go after them because of their complicity.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-09-12 14:45|| 2015-09-12 14:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Actually it's looking more and more like Osama and AQ were active contractors for the ISI which should have resulted in a glassed state.

Posted by 3dc 2015-09-12 16:30|| 2015-09-12 16:30|| Front Page Top

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