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Yep, a year ago today the US-British coalition began bombing Afghanistan to flush out the Taliban and bin Laden. Let's see how things are going: Over 50 people have died, mostly in accidents; Mullah Omar is at large; bin Laden may or may not be alive, and a new government's been put in place. One that's already tried to be destabilized. On top of that, we'll have another war on our hands in no time!
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More then 50 people have died. Or you talking about coalition troops? For a year's work, that's not bad: I think twice that number died in the first Iraqi War.
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Well, our bombing has killed and injured quite a few people... from oth sides....
How would people re-act if we were isolationists?? Letting China be the 'world cop' as they say???
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it'd probably be an improvement. aside from the shocking human rights violations they put on their own people, the Chinese dont rape and pillage nearly as much as the US Government outside their country. i've yet to hear of them randomly bombing civilian targets in the middle east to cover up their government leaders being fellated. is their current leader mad at anyone because his father was a black ops spook who supplied weapons to petty tyrants, and was then betrayed and now has vowed to wipe out daddies enemies one by one in staged wars?
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quote: i've yet to hear of them randomly bombing civilian targets in the middle east to cover up their government leaders being fellated.
It's not so much a matter of them randomly bombing civilian targets as their armed forces being badly trained and incompetant.
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Hey Veers, you've been here too long to be forgiven for making such an obvious posting mistake.
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Sorry.. roamed into hyperbole there.
should be
"i've yet to hear of them randomly bombing supposed military/terrorist targets in the middle east to cover up their government leaders being fellated, and then end up bombing civilian targets due to an incompetent military."
but you have to admit thats still pretty bad.
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Yes, I meant over 50 coalition troops...I think thousands of Afghans have been killed. As for the so called "Posting error," I had just gotten up when I posted it, and you know how that is...
quote:Originally posted by Ritten: How would people re-act if we were isolationists?? Letting China be the 'world cop' as they say???
Well, if you were isonalisionists, you'd never find out.
Or would you!!???!!!
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quote: aside from the shocking human rights violations they put on their own people, the Chinese dont rape and pillage nearly as much as the US Government outside their country
Do you really believe this?
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53 people have died in the war on terror so far. Referenced in speech on 10-7-02.
Our country has a terrible human rights record. I was appalled by the long list of rights abuses listed by Amnesty International for our country. We don't have a leg to stand on when criticizing other nations for their violations of human rights.
This war is being created some think in an effort to build an American Empire. This is the most plausible reason I have heard yet for our reasons for this war. We have individuals in the administration, close to the key figures, who have written articles on a Pax Americana for the Defense Department and the National Security Council. Truthfully, I think we would create a lousy empire. As a nation, we don't think it is our obligation or our duty to be educated about another country.
This is pointed out tonight. President Bush has said the people of Iraq would be happy for us to liberate them from Hussein. The individuals who have visited Iraq and have come to know the culture say this is a misreading of the peoples' opinions. If we are capable of this misunderstanding, how much more so will we be as an empire? The rulers of an empire can be exceedingly arrogant and overconfidant in their military might. I think it is possible to see where this might be a very bad thing.
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