[Powderworks] Nazis and Taliban
Bawolski@aol.com
Bawolski@aol.com
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 13:14:17 EDT
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In a message dated 8/9/2002 3:47:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
julian@monkeyfamily.freeserve.co.uk writes:
> The Taliban needed removing. I was all for the US
> and the UK doing something about it and I'm sure much misery has been
> spared
> for the people of Afghanistan (although it is always sad when innocent
> people die - estimates of 5,000 civilians died in Afghanistan during the
> bombing!). My point would be why did it take 3000 Americans to die before
> the US saw how evil the Taliban was? How many thousands were the Taliban
> killing every year?
If the United States went after the Taliban before 9/11 we would have taken
a whole boatload of crap for that. Not to say that we shouldn't have, but
either way there are people ready to jump in and criticize. Look at what
Saddam Hussein is doing in Iraq. If the U.S. decides to attack there
we will surely be chastised by most of the world community, but if we
don't and Hussein starts using his weapons of mass destruction, then
who will be blamed for not stopping him?
Mike
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/9/2002 3:47:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, julian@monkeyfamily.freeserve.co.uk writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The Taliban needed removing. I was all for the US<BR>
and the UK doing something about it and I'm sure much misery has been spared<BR>
for the people of Afghanistan (although it is always sad when innocent<BR>
people die - estimates of 5,000 civilians died in Afghanistan during the<BR>
bombing!). My point would be why did it take 3000 Americans to die before<BR>
the US saw how evil the Taliban was? How many thousands were the Taliban<BR>
killing every year? </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
<BR>
If the United States went after the Taliban before 9/11 we would have taken<BR>
a whole boatload of crap for that. Not to say that we shouldn't have, but <BR>
either way there are people ready to jump in and criticize. Look at what<BR>
Saddam Hussein is doing in Iraq. If the U.S. decides to attack there <BR>
we will surely be chastised by most of the world community, but if we <BR>
don't and Hussein starts using his weapons of mass destruction, then<BR>
who will be blamed for not stopping him? <BR>
<BR>
Mike</FONT></HTML>
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