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2011-02-23 Afghanistan

Taliban Operatives Reluctant to Resume Fight

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Posted by Fred 2011-02-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 In a meeting this month Taliban leaders instructed each commander to send four to five men back to their home areas to plant bombs and start war again, the commander said.

Perhaps contributing to a lower IED death toll in Afghanistan as of late?

Posted by gorb 2011-02-23 01:26|| 2011-02-23 01:26|| Front Page Top

#2 These people while not educated, are hardly ignorant. They've taken some heavy leadership losses of late as well as the disruption of thier key supply routes. I am suspect the "Spring Offensive" will not amount to much as they wait ISAF out. As "secret" ~~payoff~~ negociations btwn the Taliban and Washington continue and combat engagements and IED's continue to decline, our ISAF coalition ~~paid~~ partners will vamos and the administration will be able to claim ~~victory~~ success and begin thier long awaited troop withdrawl. All of this plays right into the hands of the Taliban and thier long-term plan of terror and drug dealing in the region.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-02-23 04:20|| 2011-02-23 04:20|| Front Page Top

#3 The surviving Taliban are carefully considering the faith-based promise of going to Allah's paradise vs. US-military based likelihood of death vs. just laying low until this blows over, in 5 or 10 years. What to do, what to do...

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-23 05:25|| 2011-02-23 05:25|| Front Page Top

#4 I read a commentary by a Japanese writer who expressed his feelings about the effects of the Bomb. He and his citizens were more than willing at the time to die for the Emperor. However, this new weapon removed the ability to execute that willingness because they could go about their life only to instantaneously die. One could never face one's enemy. There was no sacrifice to be made, no witness, no honor. Just death. That destroyed the psychological commitment to carry on.

That same overwhelming and anonymous killing machine is now grinding on the Tablian and AQ. Nameless, impersonal, mechanical death. The whole 'warrior' aspect of the culture is not there. There is no proving one's final commitment be it to Emperor or Allah. Just death. That's got to be taking a toll on the psychology of those steeped in seeking a 'glorious' death. One does not face one's enemy with weapon in hand. There is no face to see.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-02-23 09:18|| 2011-02-23 09:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Remember this is the winter season. Come spring there will be a whole bunch more madrassa recruits, and it won't be so frigging cold. It was the same way with renegade Indians.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-02-23 10:53|| 2011-02-23 10:53|| Front Page Top

#6 "I'd like to be out there in the field with you, men, fighting the evil infidel crusaders, but unfortunately someone has to stay here and plan the next big fatwa we're issuing..."

Posted by mojo 2011-02-23 14:59|| 2011-02-23 14:59|| Front Page Top

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