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2006-07-17 Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve 2006-07-17 09:22|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It's the Afghan custom, to desert a faction that appears to be losing.

Not just Afghan, in that part of the world. Strong horse/weak horse? I can live with that.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-17 11:12|| 2006-07-17 11:12|| Front Page Top

#2 The results have been disastrous for the Taliban, who have lost over a third of their gunmen in the last few months.

Hmmmm... 33% casualties.

Where's the MSM on this story?

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-07-17 11:30|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-07-17 11:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Rob Crawford,

The media would be accused of treason if they helped their enemy (the west).

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-07-17 12:17|| 2006-07-17 12:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Uh...count me wrong, but everything I've heard says that martyrdom is a sweet reward for God's fighters.

Besides, the Taliban aren't Afghan these days, they're Pakistani tribesmen.

Posted by gromky 2006-07-17 12:29|| 2006-07-17 12:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Of course, gromky, but it isn't nearly as fun if one dies ineffectively, eg all of us dead but the infidels only got a little splinter, or we're running around the countryside all hot and hungry, while they camp on the hillsides above and shoot us down... and the world media doesn't even notice.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-07-17 15:13|| 2006-07-17 15:13|| Front Page Top

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