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FALCON PUNCH!!!
Originally posted by ahedau@Jan 12 2005, 11:42 PM
yeah, I've often found that ironic.
I site MM because you seem to buy his theory that the Afghan war is solely about oil and not about terrorism.
Do I see a conspiracy in that Afghanistan wants to become an industrialized nation and SELL a product that the WORLD wants? No. Not when so may nations and so many U.S. administrations have tried to make this happen before now.
Do I think it was the primary reason for going into Afghanistan? I'm not that gullible or ignorant. Ever see the bumper sticker," Ruin a liberal's day, quote historical fact" its applicable here.
Do I have a problem supporting Bin Laden as a fighter against the Soviet Union but then wanting to kill him after he masterminded or at least financed 9/11, the Cole attack, the first WTC bombing and the countless other aggressions towards the U.S.? do you?!!!
We also supported Russia during WWII but no one was crying foul during the Cold War.
We kicked Japan's ass in WWII and even occupied that country. It is strange to you that we support them now?
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Of course it wasn't the primary reason. Never said it was. However we should have made sure to finish the job we went there to do before starting something else, ESPECIALLY building pipelines. That looks bad no matter how you cut it. Get Binny, then do whatever else you want. How hard can it be to find a dude on dialasys in the middle of a desert?
What also looks bad is the immense amount of conflict of interest going on. Sure COI is all around us but does that make it legal?
As for Russia and Japan, I will agree that it's an 'ally today, enemy tomorrow world'. However in the case of Binny and the Jets, I guess it's history coming around to bite us in the ass. All we wanted was someone to push back the communists. We should have picked our allies a bit better.