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2006-01-13 Afghanistan

Al Qaeda frontline moving to Afghanistan?

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Posted by trailing wife 2006-01-13 13:15|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Washington's decision to pull out 4,000 troops from south-west Afghanistan, ahead of the NATO deployment, has emboldened insurgents, who claim it is the start of a complete defeat of US troops who have patrolled the country since late 2001. "

Why did we do this?

Less PR problems for AQ in Afghanistan. They migh wind up killing muslims, but they won't be Arab muslims, which helps greatly with fundraising.

Posted by Penguin 2006-01-13 13:49|| 2006-01-13 13:49|| Front Page Top

#2 The British military establishmen used to be pretty stoic. During the Napoleonic Wars, WWI and WWII, they took their lumps and kept on swinging at their adversaries without panicking. These days, they're like the pretty co-eds in horror movies, screaming at the top of their lungs at the slightest unexpected noise or movement.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2006-01-13 14:02|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2006-01-13 14:02|| Front Page Top

#3 I believe the reason we are pulling US ground troops demonstrates that the islamo-cockroach problem in Afghanistan is a world problem and not a US-9/11 problem.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-01-13 17:14|| 2006-01-13 17:14|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder how much of this is "come to beautiful Afghanistan and kill Americans!"

There is nothing quite like luring your enemy into a kill zone.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-01-13 17:40|| 2006-01-13 17:40|| Front Page Top

#5 It is probably a combination of the discontent among certain farmer groups, and the withering of Iraq as a viable front, that has Al-Q moving back to Afghanistan. Also, the Iraqi military and police are rapidly becoming very effective and killing the foreigners in good numbers. Plus, Afghanistan has always been a loosely-governed and loosely-policed area, which makes operations easier for Al-Q.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-01-13 22:09|| 2006-01-13 22:09|| Front Page Top

#6 Shortens the ISI's supply lines.

Posted by .com 2006-01-13 22:15|| 2006-01-13 22:15|| Front Page Top

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