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happyslug

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23. And how do you suggest solving that problem, by killing them?
Wed May 23, 2012, 12:56 PM
May 2012

My point is simple, to have peace we need the support of the Afghan Peasants. To get that support we have to give them what they want. The Alternative is Genocide. Which do you support? It is an unpleasant choice, but one we have to make and will make sooner or later (and Genocide is NOT a real option).

Thus sooner or later we have to accept what these peasants want. That is what Pakistan did to its part of the same people on its side of the border (and what the British did in the same area when Britain ruled India and Pakistan) and even Stalin did when he was ruler of Russia and had the greatest say in Afghan politics.

Distusting country get the red out May 2012 #1
I know this doesn't help, but a boy's school was torched in Baghlan province last week. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #4
equal opportunity hate? get the red out May 2012 #7
No, the fight over who PROVIDES this service, which is the KEY to winning a Civil War happyslug May 2012 #9
Yes, but get the red out May 2012 #12
The taliban were the animals leftynyc May 2012 #13
But with such Education, the Taliban is winning the War happyslug May 2012 #20
Bullshit. That area is rife with misogynistic, ignorant people who've oppressed women for centuries riderinthestorm May 2012 #17
And how do you suggest solving that problem, by killing them? happyslug May 2012 #23
We cannot solve the problem. We must leave this wasteland of cultural ignorance riderinthestorm May 2012 #37
What gives the average number "50"? Igel May 2012 #40
The Taliban didn't allow girls to be educated 4th law of robotics May 2012 #21
This is really sick oberliner May 2012 #2
What a sick thing to do. dipsydoodle May 2012 #3
Gosh, it seems our favorite tool isn't working . . . again gratuitous May 2012 #5
As I've posted before, thiis reminds me of the Saudis keeping girls in a burning school because libinnyandia May 2012 #6
+ 1000.... Demoiselle May 2012 #51
This is what religious conservatives (men) fear: FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #8
Who said it was men? This happens in almost any insurgent war happyslug May 2012 #14
We MUST understand? get the red out May 2012 #22
Wars are fought over economics not culture, Culture is used a propaganda only happyslug May 2012 #24
How can it be used as Propaganda get the red out May 2012 #30
Yet more proof marsis May 2012 #10
Absolutely! get the red out May 2012 #11
So when the Viet Cong did the same thing during Tet, it was because of Relgion??? happyslug May 2012 #15
I agree we have totally screwed up get the red out May 2012 #18
It isn't religion per se marsis May 2012 #28
So you think the Taliban want women doctors and graduate students? snooper2 May 2012 #50
The answer is "Does it matter to US war aims?" happyslug May 2012 #52
I imagine that would also validly apply to philosophical extremes, political extremes... LanternWaste May 2012 #16
Religion doesn't have to be the common denominator get the red out May 2012 #19
t seems that with so many forms of extremism having wrought so much damage over so long a period of LanternWaste May 2012 #25
Once again get the red out May 2012 #31
There are many forms of marsis May 2012 #27
This is a terrible thing these men have done, but stop the hate and ignorant hyperbole. please. redqueen May 2012 #26
What kind of person poisons children? drm604 May 2012 #29
I'm worse get the red out May 2012 #33
Ditto marsis May 2012 #36
Gynocide. A reminder of what Afghanistan will be once the world ignores it again. McCamy Taylor May 2012 #32
It won't be called genocide get the red out May 2012 #34
I'm sorry but I just don't believe that there are all that many people who believe that. drm604 May 2012 #35
Under the guise of cultural relativity, there are certainly DUers who are "apologists" riderinthestorm May 2012 #38
I don't think that post is excusing poisoning. drm604 May 2012 #39
It's senseless to expect the right leftynyc May 2012 #42
I don't accept your assertion that many liberals defend shrouding women, drm604 May 2012 #43
With all due respect leftynyc May 2012 #45
Oh FFS! I'm a veteran of probably every burqa thread on DU and there are HUNDREDS riderinthestorm May 2012 #46
Oh FFS yourself. What exactly are they defending? drm604 May 2012 #47
They are defending the disappearing of women in society by virtual shrouding riderinthestorm May 2012 #48
"By poisoning girls they want to create fear." unkachuck May 2012 #41
When do the Republicans tell girls that they can't go to school? sarcasmo May 2012 #44
What assholes and fucked up culture.... octothorpe May 2012 #49
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