In reply to Mary Yugo's message of Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:31:21 -0800: Hi, The reasons you give have little to do with the reason for being there, as indicated by the fact that the current incumbents are not much better. Basically the problems you describe are part of the culture of the local people, and have little to do with who is actually running the country. Note also that these problems are typically used as an excuse for waging the war, because they go down well with the simplistic mindset of Joe Sixpack.
You are however correct about the post not being appropriate to the list, so this will be my last on the matter. >On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 1:07 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >> I >> You already do...in Afghanistan. ;) What do you think was the real reason >> for >> fighting the Taliban (under whom Opium production nearly died out). >> > >This isn't a good place for politics but I can't let something that stupid >get by. Regardless of how you feel about the wisdom of the US fighting at >all in Afghanistan, the real reason for fighting the Taliban is that they >are a bunch of cruel Stone Age savages who suppress all human rights, >especially those of the weak, minorities and women. They also destroy all >art, dance and culture. They perpetuate beastiality, sexually abuse young >boys systematically and with social approval, they rape and torture and >murder women with impunity, and they actively prevent education, science, >and any advancement of human progress. Other than that, they're fine-- >let's leave them alone. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
