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2006-07-25 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Steve 2006-07-25 09:39|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The author here brings up a most cogent point which has been to our great detriment in dealing with these peoples. They have no "societies". Societies being a joining of differnet peoples into a common group. They function only as tribes. These tribes are very much like the native indian tribes in america 100 years ago. They quarrel with any outsiders. Tribe protection and the land they control are utmost in their reality. This is why we can't really hope for any kind of peaceful existence in Afghanistan, Iraq, etc. We ought to allow the tribes to deal (kill) each other until some accomodation is reached. We should just tell them we came for oil and we're taking it. If they want to combine then to fight us, we then know the targets. All of them. No quibling. We just take them out or pen them up like we had to do here 100 years ago. The lesson is there in history, we just need a review lesson.

Posted by SOP35/Rat 2006-07-25 12:14|| 2006-07-25 12:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, American history teaches one that it is better to find a tribe that one can tolerate and utilize them, than to do all the fighting by oneself. The US Army Scouts were overwhelmingly Crow, and they served well and bravely against a variety of Indian foes over the years. The way we got the Crows to be so involved in the Western Expanision was to first defeat them but not destroy them. Then they were offered the chance to serve as Scouts and raiders against their traditional tribal enemies. After we defeated those tribes, we continued to honor the Crows and encourage their participation in the Scouts against other tribes.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2006-07-25 16:32|| 2006-07-25 16:32|| Front Page Top

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