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2005-04-22 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve 2005-04-22 9:34:40 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Translation: Control over our own territory is iffy, at best.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-04-22 10:20:43 AM|| 2005-04-22 10:20:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 What some armies see as a curse, the US Armed forces see as an opportunity: no matter in what direction we fire, we're BOUND to hit somebody.

Just a matter of attitude, training, and culture, s'all.

Posted by Ptah 2005-04-22 10:29:08 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-04-22 10:29:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Is it just me or do the Pak tribal lands seem like an outstanding above-ground test area for our next generation nukes?

Posted by Remoteman 2005-04-22 12:24:46 PM|| 2005-04-22 12:24:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "The tribesmen get agitated when they see convoys of regular troops rolling through their territory." They just seem in a constant state of agitation akin to the behavior of squirrels in the spring and fall.

Posted by Tkat 2005-04-22 12:29:21 PM|| 2005-04-22 12:29:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I dunno. These 2 dudes staring me down would kinda creep me out...

Posted by tu3031 2005-04-22 12:32:56 PM|| 2005-04-22 12:32:56 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Such manly whiskers

Posted by Chuck Simmins 2005-04-22 2:02:10 PM|| [http://blog.simmins.org] 2005-04-22 2:02:10 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Such manly whiskers

Amazing what you can attach with a little spirit gum, ain't it?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2005-04-22 2:42:31 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-04-22 2:42:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Heh, these are real Live-Under-the-Bridge trolls demanding Pervy pay the toll -- and getting away with it. Is there any way to bring these parts of Afghanistan / PakiWakiLand into the present day? Is there the will or the means, locally? I don't theenk so.

Someday the drugs or whatever - oil pipeline security, which affect the outside world will become a high enough priority and this will be solved in a manner they understand. The only one they understand. Boggles.

Posted by .com 2005-04-22 2:52:45 PM|| 2005-04-22 2:52:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Hold the phone here people: the Bugti aren't our enemies, or at least the vast majority of them aren't. They are an autonomous people that have negotiated very specific autonomy deals with Pakland's central government.

They Bugti didn't land on Pakistan and Iran. Pakistan and Iran landed on them.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-04-22 5:00:58 PM|| 2005-04-22 5:00:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 The Bugti are our friend.

/say 19 times real quick like.

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-22 7:18:12 PM|| 2005-04-22 7:18:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 the Bugtis sheltering any of America's enemies?

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-22 7:24:12 PM|| 2005-04-22 7:24:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 Not for free.

Posted by Fred 2005-04-22 8:11:30 PM|| 2005-04-22 8:11:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 so they're the French of Pakistan, huh?

Posted by Frank G 2005-04-22 8:24:11 PM|| 2005-04-22 8:24:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 FG: so they're the French of Pakistan, huh?

That's better than being the Pakistanis of Pakistan, who not only did not take money from the holy warriors, they *handed out* money to them - billions of dollars. The French of Pakistan we can deal with - we just outbid the holy warriors.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-04-22 9:39:36 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-04-22 9:39:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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