Steve Sloan wrote: > > The Fool wrote: > > > Taliban propaganda. They also claim they shot down 6 > > airplanes. But where's the proof? The taliban ambasador > > shut up when asked what proof he had... > > I'm not convinced the Taliban *can* hit anything that's > not in a veil.
Well, we do have to give them the benefit of the doubt that while they ARE using leftover Soviet tech that's a decade old, the Iraqis managed to knock a number of our planes out of the sky. I doubt its 6, but I'd give them better odds than you that they have a chance at hitting something; obviously we're worried about it, too, since we're going in at night. > Jeffrey Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Where's the proof that the US strikes didn't hit > > civilian targets? > > I haven't heard of any so far, but this is war. Knowing > them, I'm sure the US and British militaries are trying not > to hit civilians, which is about the best they can do. Historical examples of the targeting of civilians aside, I'd agree - but what independant confirmation do we have access to that civilians AREN'T being killed? OF COURSE they're not targeted, but war is messy. Further, what independant verification do we have that things are going well? Remember those smart bombs that were supposed to be so damn accurate, but then it turned out that the CINC and the Pentagon were knowingly lieing about how accurate they were during GW1? They've already told us bluntly that they're going to be lieing to us, and have tried their damndest to intimidate anyone who speaks ill of them. -j-
