another victory as Afghans head back to POLLS.

[ermitonto]

Nope, the Taliban is still around. The US just restored the Northern Alliance as the ruling fundamentalist warlords in the country. But they're letting some of the Taliban stay around so the Pakistani pipeline can't get completed.

[Psycho4Bud]

Yup, and why did we attack Afghanistan again...OHHH Yah, that little episode called 9-11. Sould have just forgave em' I guess!

[ermitonto]

I fail to see how 9/11 justified replacing one set of brutal fundamentalist warlords with another. Especially when our previous experience in trying that put into power a brutal fundamentalist government called the Taliban (who'd a thunk?). Whatever the best solution is, bombing innocent people (and thereby creating more people angry enough to resort to terrorism) and forcing ANOTHER oppressive fundamentalist theocracy on them is one of the worst ways of addressing the problem.

Remember, your government trained and funded both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. What makes you think the US government has any business in Afghani politics with that kind of reputation?

[F L E S H]

Yup, and why did we attack Afghanistan again...OHHH Yah, that little episode called 9-11. Sould have just forgave em' I guess!

Nah, it was more of a show. You guys HAD to attack somebody, right? Might as well make it Afghanistan!

Amster and Psycho, you make me sick, constantly patting yourselves on the back for shit you have no idea about. I bet in 20 years, you'll be really happy when the US finds some other excuse to invade afghanistan once again (like what's been going on for the past 100 years...) and then you'll be praising yourselves again. You know, it's a serious psychological condition to always have to remind yourselves how high and mighty you are. You cause death and misery all over the world (edit: oh yeah, I almost forgot, in your own country too!), and then you suck each others' dicks when you pretend to clean it all up. Nice way of doing things...

[Mojavpa]

Nah, it was more of a show. You guys HAD to attack somebody, right? Might as well make it Afghanistan!

Amster and Psycho, you make me sick, constantly patting yourselves on the back for shit you have no idea about. I bet in 20 years, you'll be really happy when the US finds some other excuse to invade afghanistan once again (like what's been going on for the past 100 years...) and then you'll be praising yourselves again. You know, it's a serious psychological condition to always have to remind yourselves how high and mighty you are. You cause death and misery all over the world (edit: oh yeah, I almost forgot, in your own country too!), and then you suck each others' dicks when you pretend to clean it all up. Nice way of doing things...

[Psycho4Bud]

Nah, it was more of a show. You guys HAD to attack somebody, right? Might as well make it Afghanistan!

Amster and Psycho, you make me sick, constantly patting yourselves on the back for shit you have no idea about. I bet in 20 years, you'll be really happy when the US finds some other excuse to invade afghanistan once again (like what's been going on for the past 100 years...) and then you'll be praising yourselves again. You know, it's a serious psychological condition to always have to remind yourselves how high and mighty you are. You cause death and misery all over the world (edit: oh yeah, I almost forgot, in your own country too!), and then you suck each others' dicks when you pretend to clean it all up. Nice way of doing things...

Sorry to hear your sick, take two asprin and post to me in the morning.
Such an elequint speaker. Must be nice to sit up North knowing the big dog has your ass covered. Is this just a jealousy thing?

[ermitonto]

Must be nice to sit up North knowing the big dog has your ass covered.

You do know Canada has a military, don't you? It may not be as big as America's, but then again they don't go around bombing everybody who disagrees with them. There really isn't much militant "anti-Canadianism" going on, you know.

[Psycho4Bud]

I know they have an army and I know they appreciate the U.S. and Great Britain watching their backs. How long do you think they would have stayed safe against the U.S.S.R. if it wasn't for us?

[ermitonto]

Well, they were about as "safe" as you can be when the entire world is under the constant threat of nuclear war. Frankly, I don't think the Soviets would have cared much about Canada if they followed a more neutral path like India or Egypt rather than allying themselves explicitly with the US. But such historical speculation is beside the point. Right now they don't really need protecting since they don't have any real significant external threats.

[Psycho4Bud]

Well, they were about as "safe" as you can be when the entire world is under the constant threat of nuclear war.

Nuclear war may be the wrong phrase...I prefer mutual destruction. Keeps the situation in perspective...hopefully for the button pushers also!

Frankly, I don't think the Soviets would have cared much about Canada if they followed a more neutral path like India or Egypt rather than allying themselves explicitly with the US. But such historical speculation is beside the point.

They were on a mission though..agreed?

Right now they don't really need protecting since they don't have any real significant external threats.

And they are sincerely welcomed!