Quote Originally Posted by luciddreamer
I thought that was sarcasm when I first read it. That is how dumb you sound.
I do not care if the people of Afghanistan want the Taliban. We were sending millions in foreign aid to Afghanistan prior to 9/11. Not only did we do no harm to the country, we also helped them to oust the Soviets. They paid us back by sheltering and supporting bin Laden.

So it doesn't matter that they're bombing the shit out of their own civilians but a couple of U.S people means they should be destroyed?
If you read what I said, you'd see that I supported bombing them in the hills, in their ratholes, rather than in the major cities and populated areas.

I'd say the only reason to destroy them is coz they are evil bastards.
I can tell you're one of those 'patriotic' people who would just nuke the whole middle east if you could.
I am more in favor of using economic boycotting than nuclear weapons, to force these countries to deal with their lunatic fringes and corrupt governments.

Honestly I don't understand patriotism either. Why would you be proud of your country? Unless it's murder, rape etc. free and everyone is happy most of the time there is no reason to be proud.
There are times when there are reasons to be proud, and other times dissapointed.

Anyway....
If the U.S really thinks they are so bad, they would bomb them to high heaven. It's not what it's about. Think about that.
The Taliban and al Quada cannot be dealt with in the way they expect - we must hit them like there's no tomorrow. I'd make them think that the Crusades was like a walk through the Botanical Gardens.
The culture and belief systems of Islam are horrific, for the most part, but I'm all for just leaving them alone (not including finding and punishing criminals like bin Laden)......unless they start fucking with us again. Then you take the gloves off and wipe out their ability to fight for good. There seems to be a trend of less Islamic radicalism for the past few years. Maybe some have learned their lesson, but we shouldn't let our guard down, because their religion demands Jihad, and some will never be satisfied until they've killed off everybody that isn't a Muslim.