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2009-10-08 Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban say they pose no threat to the west

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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"We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them. "
George W. Bush, September 11th 2001

"These demands are not open to negotiation or discussion. The Taliban must act, and act immediately. They will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate."
George W. Bush, Statement To Joint Session Of Congress September 20th 2001

When Bush made these statements he articulated a consensus not only in the US but in NATO.

To my knowledge neither the Bush or the Obama admin has ever repudiated these principles.

Hunting down and killing the Taliban is surgical retaliation for 9/11, necessary to send the one simple but indispensably important message to the Arab-Islamic World and others:

"Never, under no circumstances even attempt to attack NATO! Even if you succeed NATO's retaliation will inflict unacceptable damage!"

Conversely if the Taliban survive and in some form get to be rulers in Afghanistan again, it will be clear that an attack on the scale of 9/11 is not a suicidal mistake.

Iran, for one, will certainly take notice.

Posted by Ebbinter Untervehr6022 2009-10-08 15:07|| 2009-10-08 15:07|| Front Page Top

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