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Originally posted by dooper
This is a terrible idea.
If you want peace from the Taliban, or peace from Al-Queda, you kill them.
It's guaranteed to work without fail.
Originally posted by Ridhya
What is the point of the wars then JJ? More 'insurgents' were created because of the invasion than there were before we invaded! If it was truly a matter needed taking care of, wouldnt we have?
Hitler had a huge army, powerful industry, the best scientists in the world, and it took like 6 years to crush.
In Iraq and Afghanistan we outnumber them, outgun them... whats the problem?
If we really wanted to SOLVE the problem and not just remedy, we WOULD have. But theres profit in prolonging the problem!
Jeez I think Im starting to sound like dooper...
Why is the opium trade still fourishing (some say increased)?! Why are we doing nothing about Pakistani border? Why are we ignoring rape of little boys by the Afghan police and army?!!
Originally posted by Asktheanimals
Hmmmm, where did we try this before? Vietnam? Did we win? I'm disabled for 2 years and I can't even get a hearing from social security yet they can take my wife's tax dollars and send them to our enemies who happen to be opium growers. Got it! At least the Taliban doesn't muscle me out of any money. So who is the greater threat to me?
Originally posted by LadySkadi
Seems a lot of countries may be paying fighters not to fight (or) paying Taliban to fight al Qaida, but not Coalition troops.
Italians
Canada
While Iran seems may be paying them to fight...
Iran
This is more complicated and interwoven than a carry forward of Bush's plan...
Originally posted by JJay55
Taqiyya. The Taliban and AQ are one in the same. As is the Muslim Brotherhood and 1.6 billion muslims. Islam is one unit, this is according to Islam and the 57 OIC countries who belong.
Originally posted by Solomons
we know the CIA work with the ISI so why they have not done this before is anyones guess, though i have my *conspiracy theories* regarding that. .
i make i speak of a global elite of all nationalities that enable these conflicts to continue and want them too so the leaders of these countries and line their pockets.
We have international banks that launder money for these terror groups and they use these funds to kill our troops and then we pay them to not attack us and we get our money from these same banks and then the banks get ineterst on this money they lend.
Originally posted by JJay55
Originally posted by Ridhya
What is the point of the wars then JJ? More 'insurgents' were created because of the invasion than there were before we invaded! If it was truly a matter needed taking care of, wouldnt we have?
Hitler had a huge army, powerful industry, the best scientists in the world, and it took like 6 years to crush.
In Iraq and Afghanistan we outnumber them, outgun them... whats the problem?
If we really wanted to SOLVE the problem and not just remedy, we WOULD have. But theres profit in prolonging the problem!
Jeez I think Im starting to sound like dooper...
Why is the opium trade still fourishing (some say increased)?! Why are we doing nothing about Pakistani border? Why are we ignoring rape of little boys by the Afghan police and army?!!
The opium trade is flourishing because the warlords make their money that way. Then they buy new weapons. The Pakistan ISI assists them. Bhutto was assassinated because she interfered. Karzai is being pushed out because he caved too.
But the way this will be solved is when Islam uses WMD. Then we can retaliate the way we should have on 911 but we were blind then.
Islam will not stop raping little boys, it is part of their culture. Islam will be stopped, it's just a matter of time and doing the right thing for history.
Originally posted by Emerald The Paradigm
This is nothing new. The U.S. has been paying the Taliban since the Soviet War. They are just now announcing it to the world.
Originally posted by earthdude
Starting holy wars makes baby Jesus cry.
Originally posted by Beefcake
This tactic is failure personified it is sad and a kin to giving in to Blackmail. It never stops you never get to stop paying you keep paying and when the payments stop the violence starts again.
I love how the supporters of this rediculous wars can spin anything to make it sound like it is a good tactic. THE US IS PAYING THE ENEMY IN HOPES THAT THEY STOP KILLING THEM.
Wake up folks you can't spin this it is pathetic.
I am not in the military and unlike some on this site won't pretend i am but i do have a 2 cousins who joined and even they are not blind to what is going on. Although they signed up they did it for free education and a paycheck in this tough economy this is why most sign up it isn't to free the Afghanistan people or to stop Al CIAda my cousins know who starts wars they know it is a racket and i know that when they hear about this they will be disgusted.
Originally posted by nenothtu
For the hardcore Taliban, according to sharia once they accept the Jizya (more or less a tax to be allowed to be subservient to the muslims), they are forbidden to kill the payees.
Unless they payees revolt, or refuse to submit.