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2009-12-19 Afghanistan

U.S. tries to thin Taliban with jobs, cash offers

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Posted by 2009-12-19 08:43|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 They already have a job that they love.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-12-19 09:41|| 2009-12-19 09:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they could get a job in Chad; as a dirt import broker.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2009-12-19 10:59|| 2009-12-19 10:59|| Front Page Top

#3 What's the going price for 72 virgins?

Posted by Solomon Glulet1502 2009-12-19 11:00|| 2009-12-19 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 U.S. officials say that starting salaries for Afghans in high-combat areas are being raised from $180 a month to $240 to better compete with the Taliban, which pays fighters $250 to $300 a month.

Is that what's attracting all those out-of-work muslim boneheads from the U.S.?

Posted by JohnQC 2009-12-19 11:45|| 2009-12-19 11:45|| Front Page Top

#5 This is our government at work?

A "Bought" underling can be quietly "Re-bought" for more cash, then becoes an enemy spy inside your radar. (So to speak)

"Those who will not study history. are doomed to repeat it".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-12-19 12:50|| 2009-12-19 12:50|| Front Page Top

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