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2010-12-29 Afghanistan

Iran increasing weapons and training for Afghan jihadis

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Posted by trailing wife 2010-12-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 If only we could get Pakistan and Iran into a war we would kill two birds with one stone.

Posted by Paul D 2010-12-29 07:24|| 2010-12-29 07:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Over the past year, military officials have uncovered evidence of Iran training Afghan insurgents to make less detectable bombs out of plastic

Imagine if you will, a people who for the most part can neither read or write, or use toilet paper have an understanding of complex electronics circuitry as well as chemistry? Outside assistance? Bold assumption that.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-12-29 09:49|| 2010-12-29 09:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Imagine if you will, a people who for the most part can neither read or write, or use toilet paper have an understanding of complex electronics circuitry as well as chemistry?

You confuse 'uneducated' with 'unintelligent'.

Posted by Pappy 2010-12-29 11:50|| 2010-12-29 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Imagine if you will, a people who for the most part can neither read or write, or use toilet paper have an understanding of complex electronics circuitry as well as chemistry?

Plenty of illiterate, uneducated women bake delicious bread without even being able to read a recipe, let alone having a clue why the dough rises. Whereas I have a pretty good understanding of what yeast is and how it works, and an array of recipes to follow, but my bread could be used as building material.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-12-29 15:25|| 2010-12-29 15:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes of course, "confused." I very intentionally stay "confused" in order to avoid becoming so. My point with #2 is quite simply, Iran has undertaken military advisory roles in their proxy war against the United States in Afghanistan as well as their continuing efforts to destabilize Iraq. Nothing new or startling here. Iran must eventually be dealt with and the sooner the better.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-12-29 16:21|| 2010-12-29 16:21|| Front Page Top

#6 And they say Sunni & Shia can never cooperate.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2010-12-29 17:04|| 2010-12-29 17:04|| Front Page Top

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