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2019-08-28 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2019-08-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

"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

There's a reason why adversaries tend to not take American threats seriously.

Whatever sense an agreement with the Taliban might make in the Afghan context, the mere fact that there is an agreement with the Taliban seriously undermines US and Western deterrence and credibility.

A precipitous withdrawal accompanied by threats of massive strategic retaliation in case of another attack would be the much lesser evil.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2019-08-28 01:02|| 2019-08-28 01:02|| Front Page Top

#2 keep killing them wholesale. We may still be in afghanistan but I like how it is going now more than it used too be.

Posted by chris 2019-08-28 09:33|| 2019-08-28 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 I wish there were a counter. Maybe we could rig one up at Rantburg, the mods could update it with every report of dead turbans.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-08-28 10:33|| 2019-08-28 10:33|| Front Page Top

#4 The mods have all they can handle just doing articles, Dron66046 — and we have data on turban casualties going back to the CIA action in 2002 that I’m sure you’d want included. But if you or someone would do that counter thingy, I’m sure Fred would find a place for it here.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-08-28 22:43|| 2019-08-28 22:43|| Front Page Top

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