[He Rides A White Horse]

"These people" are not Afghanis but Saudis and Egytians. Something, though, had to be done and we had already planned to replace the Taliban, so we chose the convenient response.

I disagree wholeheartedly.

The whole world, and indeed the Afghan people will be much better off without these Nazies.

I realize that the above word is bandied about quite a bit on FR, but I assure you they have earned this description.

It is a government that marches in, subjugates the people of the land, then believes it can launch attacks with impunity against whomever they feel like........all the while putting up feeble protestations as to how our campaign is terrorizing the very people they have tortured beyond belief.

[Ada Coddington]

I disagree wholeheartedly.

In order to disagree that wholeheartedly, you will have to believe that we had no plans to replace the Taliban prior to 911.

Perhaps so but irrelevant. The people of Afghanistan will be no better off under the Northern Alliance who while just as nice as the Taliban, also deal in opium.

I realize that the above word is bandied about quite a bit on FR, but I assure you they have earned this description.

Calling someone a Nazi is admitting defeat in an argument :-). They are a nasty piece of work but not unique.

It is a government that marches in, subjugates the people of the land, then believes it can launch attacks with impunity against whomever they feel like........all the while putting up feeble protestations as to how our campaign is terrorizing the very people they have tortured beyond belief.

The question is whether the Taliban had any pre-knowledge or involvement in 911 which would justify our attack on them. I have seen no evidence that this is so.