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To: Alberta's Child
Were you against the invasion of Afghanistan?

Not at all. The background of the Taliban government was a lot more complex than most people realize, though. And part of the reason for its rise to power was the ignorance and benign neglect on the part of the United States. It is events like Afghanistan that make me scrutinize U.S. military action so closely, because we rarely seem to do things effectively when it comes to long-term thinking.

Yes but why weren't you against our focus on the Taliban, when the terrorists were from lots of countries?

233 posted on 05/30/2003 9:13:48 AM PDT by lasereye
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To: lasereye
Yes but why weren't you against our focus on the Taliban, when the terrorists were from lots of countries?

The Taliban government was built out of the remnants of those non-Afghan Muslims who had gone to Afghanistan to fight the Soviets. I wasn't opposed to the invasion of Afghanistan itself, but I do have a lot of concerns about how the U.S. has been carrying out its mission there. Rooting a bunch of peasants out of the mountains of Afghanistan isn't going to do much for our "war on terror" -- the focus has to be on those non-Afghan Muslim fanatics who have made that country a haven for terrorism.

234 posted on 05/30/2003 9:23:17 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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