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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-20-11 07:02 AM
Response to Reply #71
91. The Mujahideen morphed into the Taliban,
or at least the dominant segments of it did.
Neither the Mujahideen nor the Taliban is a monolithic organization.

You can easily verify this with a casual Google.
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  -No public debate. No authorization. No fucking anything just send in the missiles. Luminous Animal  Mar-19-11 03:16 PM   #0 
  - (REC) but it's a democratic president, so we're supposed to be cool with it  NightWatcher   Mar-19-11 03:18 PM   #1 
  - The United Nations sanctioned the action.  Zynx   Mar-19-11 03:18 PM   #2 
  - did the UN pull the trigger? did the UN's taxes go these million dollar bombs?  NightWatcher   Mar-19-11 03:19 PM   #5 
  - The UN has authorized any nation to intervene.  Zynx   Mar-19-11 05:29 PM   #53 
  - no, i did here in France  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 06:53 PM   #62 
  - The United Nations is NOT our representitive govenment. Its sanction does not supercede OUR  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 03:20 PM   #6 
  - Mhm. We ignored them to go into Iraq. We could ignore them to stay out of war, too. nt  Modern_Matthew   Mar-19-11 03:23 PM   #9 
  - Please don't say "we". I know you mean that figuratively, but many Democrats  Fire Walk With Me   Mar-19-11 04:05 PM   #35 
     - I'm with you  madokie   Mar-20-11 08:09 AM   #93 
  - You should read up on this a lot more.  Zynx   Mar-19-11 05:24 PM   #50 
  - It is NOT perfectly legal.  L. Coyote   Mar-19-11 06:40 PM   #58 
  - As far as I can see, that is open to interpretation.  Zynx   Mar-19-11 07:14 PM   #72 
  - It was a Security Council Resolution. 10 votes. Not "The UN"  Tierra_y_Libertad   Mar-20-11 03:35 PM   #107 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Mar-19-11 03:18 PM   #3 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-19-11 03:27 PM   # 
  - Nice to see that since the video is from Nov 23, 2007 - this has NOTHING to do with Obama. n/t  Tx4obama   Mar-19-11 03:19 PM   #4 
  - Don't turn that dial, you cannot adjust the picture we are in control.  RegieRocker   Mar-19-11 03:21 PM   #7 
  - What are they calling this new war? Anyone know?  leftstreet   Mar-19-11 03:22 PM   #8 
  - Let's have a contest!  Bluebear   Mar-19-11 03:24 PM   #11 
  - Those are GOOD!  in_cog_ni_to   Mar-19-11 03:30 PM   #16 
  - If it was that  MedleyMisty   Mar-19-11 03:39 PM   # 
  - Hmmm....fly-over airspace for attacking Iran? Maybe?  in_cog_ni_to   Mar-19-11 04:01 PM   #30 
     - From where, our secret bases in Algeria? nt  14thColony   Mar-19-11 06:54 PM   #63 
  - we already did  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 07:04 PM   #69 
  - Let's just let Qaddafi slaughter them rebels!  Ikonoklast   Mar-19-11 03:31 PM   #17 
  - Yep...and fuck our citizens and their needs. Libyan Rebels and citizens are more important.  in_cog_ni_to   Mar-19-11 03:33 PM   #21 
  - Straw Man.  Ikonoklast   Mar-19-11 03:56 PM   #29 
  - The hell it is.  in_cog_ni_to   Mar-19-11 04:02 PM   #32 
  - I agree with you now. Let those dirty brown people die.  Ikonoklast   Mar-19-11 04:09 PM   #37 
  - Similar was said about anti-Iraq war liberals...  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 04:16 PM   #39 
  - Spot ON. That's exactly what these born again war-hawks are sounding like.  in_cog_ni_to   Mar-19-11 04:33 PM   #44 
     - It is possible to make distinctions if one tries  14thColony   Mar-19-11 06:17 PM   #54 
     - I've already seen people calling others Anti-American  Aerows   Mar-19-11 06:22 PM   #55 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-19-11 04:30 PM   #43 
  - What's 40,000 people dying a year in the US  Aerows   Mar-19-11 06:24 PM   #56 
  - Out of the park home run!  here_is_to_hope   Mar-20-11 11:34 AM   #100 
  - fail.  patrick t. cakes   Mar-20-11 04:52 PM   #110 
  - Why is a Libyan life less valuable to you than an American life?  Arkana   Mar-19-11 06:58 PM   #66 
  - Why is an American life less valuable to you than a Libyan life?  Youth Uprising   Mar-20-11 03:58 AM   #89 
  - Is that a log in your eye my friend?  here_is_to_hope   Mar-20-11 11:33 AM   #99 
  - Oh, the irony...  Youth Uprising   Mar-20-11 03:53 AM   #88 
  - What a lovely attitude  cedric   Mar-19-11 04:08 PM   #36 
  - Same bullshit, diferent despot. Anti-Iraq war advocates were accused of the leaving the Iraqis at  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 04:12 PM   #38 
     - i am an anti iraq war advocate  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 07:23 PM   #77 
        - Ever heard of the CIA?  Jamastiene   Mar-20-11 11:12 AM   #98 
           - If they are involved i hope to find out about it  reggie the dog   Mar-20-11 03:30 PM   #106 
  - it sucks in the usa, but here in France we have both  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 06:56 PM   #65 
     - Tout a fait. nt  14thColony   Mar-19-11 07:07 PM   #70 
        - asterix!  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 07:32 PM   #81 
           - Malheureusement non, mais je voudrais etre la.  14thColony   Mar-19-11 07:48 PM   #82 
              - The Department of the Var  Ghost Dog   Mar-20-11 03:38 AM   #87 
              - I took my daughter to the beach at Ramatuelle called l'Escalet  reggie the dog   Mar-20-11 03:27 PM   #105 
              - i like being able to buy comic books and stuffed animals  reggie the dog   Mar-20-11 03:24 PM   #104 
  - The "rebels" in Afghanistan...  bvar22   Mar-19-11 04:02 PM   #31 
  - And that has nothing to do with Libya, now, does it?  Ikonoklast   Mar-19-11 04:18 PM   #40 
  - Our track record for military intervention in the Middle East...  bvar22   Mar-19-11 04:28 PM   #42 
     - Not to put words into your mouth, but...  14thColony   Mar-19-11 06:41 PM   #59 
  - And I wonder if you've ever read a bloody history book  14thColony   Mar-19-11 07:13 PM   #71 
     - The Mujahideen morphed into the Taliban,  bvar22   Mar-20-11 07:02 AM   #91 
        - I'm sorry that you have no idea what you are talking about  14thColony   Mar-20-11 02:20 PM   #102 
  - You're right: if anyone's gonna bomb the shit out of Libya  Nevernose   Mar-20-11 11:11 AM   #97 
  - Operation Keep That Oil Coming  KurtNYC   Mar-19-11 07:31 PM   #80 
  - ?????  14thColony   Mar-19-11 08:13 PM   #84 
  - Operation for the Independence of Libya  gratuitous   Mar-19-11 08:15 PM   #85 
  - The point is every war needs some hyper-macho "name". Sheesh, do I gotta spell it out?  Bluebear   Mar-19-11 08:26 PM   #86 
  - Operation Pretend We All of Sudden Give a Shit  Jamastiene   Mar-20-11 11:06 AM   #96 
  - "Operation Odyssey Dawn"  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 03:27 PM   #13 
  - Translation: War without end.  EFerrari   Mar-19-11 04:47 PM   #48 
     - Absolutely  PurityOfEssence   Mar-19-11 06:37 PM   #57 
        - Thumbing their noses.  EFerrari   Mar-19-11 06:55 PM   #64 
  - here in France the journalists are calling it  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 07:03 PM   #68 
  - Odd thing to me  14thColony   Mar-19-11 07:19 PM   #74 
     - the networks dont really "hype" stuff here in france  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 07:31 PM   #79 
        - West Africa  14thColony   Mar-19-11 07:58 PM   #83 
  - Odyssey Dawn...  AntiFascist   Mar-19-11 07:22 PM   #76 
  - Operation Independent Libya  Marr   Mar-20-11 11:34 AM   #101 
  - Bringing the fire of freedom to the darkest corners of the world  somone   Mar-19-11 03:24 PM   #10 
  - Apparently you haven't gotten the message..  Upton   Mar-19-11 03:26 PM   #12 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-19-11 03:27 PM   #14 
  - yep, I'm tried, too  ixion   Mar-19-11 03:29 PM   #15 
  - This new war is called Operation Odyssey Dawn. An odyssey being a long wandering journey.  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 03:31 PM   #18 
  - Or Lifetime Network Movie. "Odyssey Dawn, Not Without My Children!"  Safetykitten   Mar-20-11 10:51 AM   #95 
  - War weary.  LiberalAndProud   Mar-19-11 03:31 PM   #19 
  - Sorry Granny!  katnapped   Mar-19-11 03:32 PM   #20 
  - Congress must authorize war!  L. Coyote   Mar-19-11 03:33 PM   #22 
  - The Constitution is "Just a G-d damn piece of paper."  in_cog_ni_to   Mar-19-11 03:36 PM   #23 
  - And there is a very good reason why Congress holds the responsibility rather than entrusting it to a  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 03:37 PM   #25 
  - Apparently not  malaise   Mar-19-11 04:35 PM   #45 
  - The war powers act gives the President the authority to do this  Motown_Johnny   Mar-19-11 03:36 PM   #24 
  - The War Powers Resolution gives the President the right to attack ONLY if the U.S. is under atack or  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 03:39 PM   #26 
  - The War Powers Resolution.  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 03:42 PM   #27 
  - Will we never learn?  NorthCarolina   Mar-19-11 03:47 PM   #28 
  - No. We never will. We're the blood-lust country.  in_cog_ni_to   Mar-19-11 04:05 PM   #34 
  - We love war. Apparently, we are now Sparta. nt  Ringo-san   Mar-19-11 04:03 PM   #33 
  - Ok yes, deal with it!  Change Happens   Mar-19-11 04:22 PM   #41 
  - Don't interfere with the simpleton "black / white" dichotomies of the "he's just like Booosh" crowd.  jefferson_dem   Mar-19-11 05:28 PM   #52 
  - .  Bluebear   Mar-24-11 05:00 AM   #112 
  - dupe  HR_Pufnstuf   Mar-19-11 04:44 PM   #46 
  - Odd, isn't it. It seems as though many now think that we are governed by the U.N.  Luminous Animal   Mar-19-11 04:49 PM   #49 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-19-11 04:46 PM   #47 
  - Oh the drama! Perhaps you have not been paying attention.  jefferson_dem   Mar-19-11 05:26 PM   #51 
  - The truly infuriating thing about this  14thColony   Mar-19-11 06:52 PM   #61 
  - the UN made the decision, we stood back and let others take the lead  pitohui   Mar-19-11 06:45 PM   #60 
  - Those are good missiles now...have faith in BO  ileus   Mar-19-11 07:00 PM   #67 
  - Maybe it is because this is so close to the European Union  reggie the dog   Mar-19-11 07:17 PM   #73 
  - There is  ProSense   Mar-19-11 07:21 PM   #75 
  - K&R! No more foreign wars unless America is threatened! n/t  jacquelope   Mar-19-11 07:23 PM   #78 
  - Been doing that for a long time now.  Rex   Mar-20-11 04:45 AM   #90 
  - "Commander in Chief"  panzerfaust   Mar-20-11 08:04 AM   #92 
  - I agree with the subject title of this thread ...  Martin Eden   Mar-20-11 10:46 AM   #94 
  - Don't forget Sarkozy and the French getting a hard-on over finally finding a country they could beat  JCMach1   Mar-20-11 02:59 PM   #103 
     - French Bashing? Really?  Paladin   Mar-20-11 03:46 PM   #108 
     - World War II was a long time ago dude.  14thColony   Mar-20-11 04:30 PM   #109 
     - I say that because of the French Conservative Gov.'s excited interviews they have been giving  JCMach1   Mar-21-11 05:00 AM   #111 
 

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