Article

2009-10-25 Britain

Thousands rally in London anti-war protest

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2009-10-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 I support the war in Afghanistan but we are not helping ourselves supporting a corrupt govt in Afghanistan!

Posted by Paul2 2009-10-25 08:15|| 2009-10-25 08:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Do you honestly think the Afghans are capable of a non-corrupt government?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-10-25 08:39|| 2009-10-25 08:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Do you honestly think the Afghans are capable of a non-corrupt government

Or for that matter Americans in Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans,.... or Washington?

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-25 10:00|| 2009-10-25 10:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Is there a difference?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-10-25 10:15|| 2009-10-25 10:15|| Front Page Top

#5 How popular/stable would it have been if we had restored the monarchy?

Posted by Rjschwarz 2009-10-25 10:53|| 2009-10-25 10:53|| Front Page Top

#6 That would depend on just who (race, religion, age, ethnicity, likableness, and a host of more criteria) Was selected as HNIC?
And exactly how long and hard the assholatoliahs tried to kill him.

Big kettle of fish we (USA) DON'T Need to get into.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-10-25 11:32|| 2009-10-25 11:32|| Front Page Top

#7 We should have just created a "Bactrian" Republic north of the Hindu Kush and restricted our aid efforts there, and told the Pashtun it was up to them to decide to fish or cut bait.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-10-25 11:36|| 2009-10-25 11:36|| Front Page Top

#8 my opinion has changed on the stan. I think we should pull out and let the tribal bastards kill each other for a few years and then if a threat reapears go in and kick its ass.

Posted by bman">bman 2009-10-25 12:05|| 2009-10-25 12:05|| Front Page Top

#9 word, bman. Too bad so much money and blood will pass under that bridge before we realize the best thing is to cross it.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-10-25 12:14|| 2009-10-25 12:14|| Front Page Top

#10 You can't rebuild a nation that does not exist.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-25 13:23|| 2009-10-25 13:23|| Front Page Top

#11 IMHO, Brit troops would be better employed fighting Jihadis (and their facilitators) at home.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-10-25 15:11|| 2009-10-25 15:11|| Front Page Top

23:56 rhodesiafever
23:48 Redneck Jim
23:43 Redneck Jim
23:33 Redneck Jim
23:15 trailing wife
23:07 rhodesiafever
22:56 CrazyFool
22:44 badanov
22:39 Barbara Skolaut
22:28 rhodesiafever
22:17 rwv
22:13 gromky
21:55 Pappy
21:48 JosephMendiola
21:44 JosephMendiola
21:39 JosephMendiola
21:31 trailing wife
21:31 Broadhead6
21:30 Asymmetrical Triangulation
21:29 JosephMendiola
21:24 Beavis
21:21 Procopius2k
21:16 Old Patriot
21:15 rhodesiafever