"Peace talks with the Taliban"??? Are you shitting me?

[California Girl]

Please don't tell me you righties don't know about all the truces and money Bush gave to the Taliban and Mook Tada El Sadr and many other warlords for a truce or to get them to stop killing our troops with snipers and roadside bombs. Righties still don't even know who we were fighting in Iraq. Or that we were fighting several different enemies at the same time and how they were different. Some Sunni's, some Shiites, some Iranians, some Al Queda, some just Iraqi patriots who didn't like being invaded.

You came way out of left field with this post, what does any of this have to with a peace deal with the Taliban?

It was a forlorn attempt to 'blame Bush'.

 

[Sunni Man]

Because they have a large political influence in Afghanistan.

The Taliban need to be part of any government or political solution for that countries future.

They should have been put out of business when they destroyed those ancient Buddha statues.

I agree.

Why?

Are you a Buddhist??

 

[Mr Natural]

They should have been put out of business when they destroyed those ancient Buddha statues.

I agree.

Why?

Are you a Buddhist??

(A) They were antiquities and (B) they weren't in the way of anything or bothering anybody.

 

[Sunni Man]

I agree.

Why?

Are you a Buddhist??

(A) They were antiquities and (B) they weren't in the way of anything or bothering anybody.

I had an old growth tree on my property that I cut down.

Didn't like the shape or looks of it.

My land; my tree; my right.

The Afghan people had an eye sore on their land that they didn't like and got rid of it.

Their land; their statue, their right.

 

[The Infidel]

Why?

Are you a Buddhist??

(A) They were antiquities and (B) they weren't in the way of anything or bothering anybody.

I had an old growth tree on my property that I cut down.

Didn't like the shape or looks of it.

My land; my tree; my right.

The Afghan people had an eye sore on their land that they didn't like and got rid of it.

Their land; their statue, their right.

Guess you will be OK if The Muslim Brotherhood destroys the Egyptian Pyramids as well?

Nevermind... dont answer. I already know the answer.

 

[syrenn]

"The Obama administration is trying to resume peace talks with the Taliban but is awaiting formal approval from Karzai, who torpedoed an earlier attempt at negotiations."

Fuck the Taliban. Fuck their dumbass corpses. Fuck Obama. What a bunch of pigs. They were made for each other.

Panetta: Apparent Marine desecration of Taliban corpses is ‘utterly deplorable’ - Checkpoint Washington - The Washington Post

i agree... fuck the taliban.

 

[Peach]

"The Obama administration is trying to resume peace talks with the Taliban but is awaiting formal approval from Karzai, who torpedoed an earlier attempt at negotiations."

Fuck the Taliban. Fuck their dumbass corpses. Fuck Obama. What a bunch of pigs. They were made for each other.

Panetta: Apparent Marine desecration of Taliban corpses is ‘utterly deplorable’ - Checkpoint Washington - The Washington Post

Only the GOP are allowed to kiss up with the Taliban.

Rogue Statesman September 6 - 12, 2002
Rogue Statesman

by R. Scott Moxley

"[Rohrabacher] says the Taliban are devout traditionalists—not terrorists or revolutionaries. He believes a Taliban takeover [of Afghanistan] would be a positive development."

... "Listen! Hold on!" said Rohrabacher. "I am a bigger expert on Afghanistan than any member of Congress." ...

A November/December 1996 article in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs reported, "The potential rise of power of the Taliban does not alarm Rohrabacher" because the congressman believes the "Taliban could provide stability in an area where chaos was creating a real threat to the U.S." Later in the article, Rohrabacher claimed that:

Taliban leaders are "not terrorists or revolutionaries."

Media reports documenting the Taliban’s harsh, radical beliefs were "nonsense."

The Taliban would develop a "disciplined, moral society" that did not harbor terrorists.

The Taliban posed no threat to the U.S.

Yes, Reagan supported the ouster of the Soviets, way back when...................

 

[uscitizen]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

 

[Peach]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

Yes, ONCE upon a time, the US WANTED the Taliban in power. al Qaeda is a spin off of radical nut jobs.

 

[uscitizen]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

Yes, ONCE upon a time, the US WANTED the Taliban in power. al Qaeda is a spin off of radical nut jobs.

From the same link:

Following a public condemnation of the Saudi monarchy for allowing U.S. troops to enter and operate in Saudi Arabia, Osama Bin Laden moved to Sudan and eventually, in 1996, to Afghanistan, where he had fought against the Soviet troops and where he was warmly welcomed by the Taliban and its top leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar. As the Afghan Taliban had allowed Bin Laden to recruit militants and run training camps, the United Nations Security Council passed two resolutions UNSCR 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000), asking the Taliban to cease its support for terrorism and hand over Bin Laden. The Taliban took no action to end Bin Laden’s training activities and recruitment of militants and displayed no positive response to the Security Council resolutions. After the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 and the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001, the United States asked the Taliban to turn over Bin Laden. The Taliban refused to hand over Bin Laden and ignored the U.S. demands, and the United States, in response, bombed Taliban’s strategic military sites in Afghanistan. Consequently, the Taliban lost control over the Afghan Capital, Kabul, and was completely routed in December 9, 2001 (Moreau).

 

[Peach]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

Yes, ONCE upon a time, the US WANTED the Taliban in power. al Qaeda is a spin off of radical nut jobs.

From the same link:

Following a public condemnation of the Saudi monarchy for allowing U.S. troops to enter and operate in Saudi Arabia, Osama Bin Laden moved to Sudan and eventually, in 1996, to Afghanistan, where he had fought against the Soviet troops and where he was warmly welcomed by the Taliban and its top leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar. As the Afghan Taliban had allowed Bin Laden to recruit militants and run training camps, the United Nations Security Council passed two resolutions UNSCR 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000), asking the Taliban to cease its support for terrorism and hand over Bin Laden. The Taliban took no action to end Bin Laden’s training activities and recruitment of militants and displayed no positive response to the Security Council resolutions. After the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 and the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001, the United States asked the Taliban to turn over Bin Laden. The Taliban refused to hand over Bin Laden and ignored the U.S. demands, and the United States, in response, bombed Taliban’s strategic military sites in Afghanistan. Consequently, the Taliban lost control over the Afghan Capital, Kabul, and was completely routed in December 9, 2001 (Moreau).

Thus the extremists were made.........................................

 

[High_Gravity]

They should have been put out of business when they destroyed those ancient Buddha statues.

I agree.

Why?

Are you a Buddhist??

No I'm not a Buddhist but those statues should not have been destroyed they were a valuable part of the Afghans history.

 

[High_Gravity]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

That was a mistake we should have just let the Soviets have Afghanistan.

 

[JStone]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

Yes, ONCE upon a time, the US WANTED the Taliban in power. al Qaeda is a spin off of radical nut jobs.

al Qaeda is a spinoff of Muslim Brotherhood which controls egypt.

 

[jillian]

Fuck the Taliban. Fuck their dumbass corpses. Fuck Obama. What a bunch of pigs. They were made for each other.

Golda Meir once said something to the effect of "with whom are we going to talk peace, our friends??

Of course you talk.

On the other hand, you can continue to sink our money into a war that will end the same way whether it ends today, tomorrow or ten years from now.

So you might want to get some of that fauxrage into check, love.

 

[Artevelde]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

That was a mistake we should have just let the Soviets have Afghanistan.

The US never supported the Taliban. This is simply a lie by people who are ignorant about the wars in Afghanistan.

 

[JStone]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

That was a mistake we should have just let the Soviets have Afghanistan.

The US never supported the Taliban. This is simply a lie by people who are ignorant about the wars in Afghanistan.

The US is in bed with terrorists. They're called Saudis.

 

[High_Gravity]

History of Taliban
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a resistance movement aiming to eject the Soviet troops from Afghanistan. With the United States and Pakistan providing considerable financial and military support, the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. According to The New York Times, the Soviet Union lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan. In 1989, the Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan, and the Afghan Mujahideen, under the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, and took over the rule three years after the departure of the Soviets. The Afghan government that was backed by the Soviet Union and led by President Sayid Mohammed Najibullah was subsequently overthrown. The Mujahideen alliance forming the new Afghan government, led by Burhanuddin Rabbani as interim president, failed to reach political unity and ended up fighting one another

History of the Taliban

Reagan called them "Freedom fighters" His words.

That was a mistake we should have just let the Soviets have Afghanistan.

The US never supported the Taliban. This is simply a lie by people who are ignorant about the wars in Afghanistan.

That may be the case but we never should have gotten involved in Afghanistan in the first place, the after math of our involvement there was the birth of the Taliban. Afghanistan would have been a much better place under the Russians boots.

 

[Artevelde]

That was a mistake we should have just let the Soviets have Afghanistan.

The US never supported the Taliban. This is simply a lie by people who are ignorant about the wars in Afghanistan.

That may be the case but we never should have gotten involved in Afghanistan in the first place, the after math of our involvement there was the birth of the Taliban. Afghanistan would have been a much better place under the Russians boots.

I disagree.
It never was fully under the Russian boot in any event.

 

[High_Gravity]

The US never supported the Taliban. This is simply a lie by people who are ignorant about the wars in Afghanistan.

That may be the case but we never should have gotten involved in Afghanistan in the first place, the after math of our involvement there was the birth of the Taliban. Afghanistan would have been a much better place under the Russians boots.

I disagree.
It never was fully under the Russian boot in any event.

Maybe, maybe not, I just wish we had stayed out, the Afghans were not our friends, they aren't now, and they never will be.