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2011-06-24 Afghanistan

Taliban may be seeking political settlement -- Obama

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Posted by Fred 2011-06-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top
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#1 Paris Peace Talks II. If we're lucky.

Who knows, Mahmood, maybe if we talk nice, they'll leave sooner!

Posted by Bobby 2011-06-24 06:21|| 2011-06-24 06:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, it's time to start the table discussions and prepare the patio, if any of 'em fought like Montanyards with us, bring 'em ought and prepare them to return.

Posted by S 2011-06-24 07:27|| 2011-06-24 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 The United States and, after the Article 5 invocation NATO can't really afford anything less than a decisive victory and yet this is going to end in humiliation and defeat.

The West has an overwhelming military advantage but at the same time the West is also politically incapable of winning wars. Per Clausewitz winning a war means imposing one's will upon one's enemy, and that notion is abhorrent to our political class as it would hurt our enemies' feelings and offend their sensitivities.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan committed an act of total war and a war crime against the United States, causing more casualties than Pear Harbor and they're getting away with it. Nuts!

Posted by Glegum Ebbique3791 2011-06-24 14:47|| 2011-06-24 14:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Should've flattened Kabul on 9/12/01.

Posted by tu3031 2011-06-24 15:47|| 2011-06-24 15:47|| Front Page Top

#5 ~~Chamberlain~~ Obamao: "Peace in our time!"

Posted by Barbara 2011-06-24 16:01|| 2011-06-24 16:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Should've flattened Kabul on 9/12/01.

I used to think that was insane. Now pretty much sure it would have saved lives.

We will have an opportunity to do what no other empire has had, we could NUKE THEM ON THE WAY OUT.
Close the passes, destroy the bridges and give them something serious to cry about and tell stories about for the next 300 years. Then the Paks.

Posted by S 2011-06-24 17:09|| 2011-06-24 17:09|| Front Page Top

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