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2009-02-13 Afghanistan

Taliban feel pinch of world financial crisis

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Posted by tipper 2009-02-13 09:21|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 All hail Obama's masterful strategy in the WOT.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2009-02-13 09:35|| 2009-02-13 09:35|| Front Page Top

#2 If the Taliban or its allies were to acquire expensive anti-aircraft weapons, NATO would lose its primary strategic advantage, said military analyst Sunil Ram. "If they can start knocking down NATO aircraft, that changes the war," he said.

The poor, deprived darlings! Perhaps they should consider lowing themselves to marry a few local girls for the duration. After all, they can always triple talaq divorce them when they've won their little war. And surely the local daddies will be thrilled to so easily improve their breeding stock, as they have been elsewhere.

Oh, wait. Elsewhere the locals greatly resent having their daughters taken by force by foreigners, and being saddled with the resulting offspring when the foreigners die or leave without warning. Still, that's later, not now, when the need is so great.

It seems to me, in my ignorance, that if Taliban or their clever Turkoman allies shot effective anti-aircraft missiles at NATO, ie U.S., Predators, the Predator operators would know exactly where to concentrate their fire to kill the clever bad guys... thus eliminating both clever Turkoman bad guys and their ever so expensive anti-aircraft missiles. But then, I daren't claim to truly understand the intricacies of such things.

Adding to the difficulties of the insurgency, said al-Muhaciri, there is a shortage of women to cook and clean for fighters on the front line. Only 15 Turkish women so far have come to Afghanistan with their men

Posted by trailing wife 2009-02-13 11:46|| 2009-02-13 11:46|| Front Page Top

#3 *sigh* PIMF. Multi-tasking is not one of my strengths. Let's try that again, correctly ordering the quotes and responses.

If the Taliban or its allies were to acquire expensive anti-aircraft weapons, NATO would lose its primary strategic advantage, said military analyst Sunil Ram. "If they can start knocking down NATO aircraft, that changes the war," he said.

It seems to me, in my ignorance, that if Taliban or their clever Turkoman allies shot effective anti-aircraft missiles at NATO, ie U.S., Predators, the Predator operators would know exactly where to concentrate their fire to kill the clever bad guys... thus eliminating both clever Turkoman bad guys and their ever so expensive anti-aircraft missiles. But then, I daren't claim to truly understand the intricacies of such things.

If the Taliban or its allies were to acquire expensive anti-aircraft weapons, NATO would lose its primary strategic advantage, said military analyst Sunil Ram. "If they can start knocking down NATO aircraft, that changes the war," he said.

The poor, deprived darlings! Perhaps they should consider lowing themselves to marry a few local girls for the duration. After all, they can always triple talaq divorce them when they've won their little war. And surely the local daddies will be thrilled to so easily improve their breeding stock, as they have been elsewhere.

Oh, wait. Elsewhere the locals greatly resent having their daughters taken by force by foreigners, and being saddled with the resulting offspring when the foreigners die or leave without warning. Still, that's later, not now, when the need is so great.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-02-13 11:50|| 2009-02-13 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Adding to the difficulties of the insurgency, said al-Muhaciri, there is a shortage of women to cook and clean for fighters on the front line. Only 15 Turkish women so far have come to Afghanistan with their men, he said.

Poor old Jihadis will have to learn to clean and cook for themselves.Oh how the Saudis would be turning in their graves at the idea!

Posted by Paul2 2009-02-13 12:13|| 2009-02-13 12:13|| Front Page Top

#5 They already know how to dress like women...

Posted by imoyaro 2009-02-13 13:16|| 2009-02-13 13:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I'll bet their 401K's look like shit too...

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-13 14:14|| 2009-02-13 14:14|| Front Page Top

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