Originally posted by no1marauderYou mean the goal of establishing a huge base where they can deride women and force them to be barefoot and pregnant? You do remember when the Taliban took over and forced women doctors for instance, to stop working. You think this kind of goal is ok, just because it's 'THEIR' society?
If they could acheive their goals peacefully, they'd be peaceful.
Originally posted by sonhouseWell, you sent your armed forces in and toppled the Taliban. And yet you then pulled the carpet from under RAWA. The U.S.'s victorious puppet in the recent election was using some of his political capital to make marital rape easier to keep elements of the U.S.-allied 'Northern Alliance' (as it was once referred to) onboard. If the U.S., in fully tumescent MakingTheWorldSafeForDemocracy mode, tolerates and endorses this misogynistic stuff, what alternative are you suggesting, apart from cheap shots aimed at claiming posters here condone [insert grizzly Taliban atrocity here]?
You mean the goal of establishing a huge base where they can deride women and force them to be barefoot and pregnant? You do remember when the Taliban took over and forced women doctors for instance, to stop working. You think this kind of goal is ok, just because it's 'THEIR' society?
Originally posted by FMFWhat suggestiongs would you give the US for combating Al Qaeda?
Well, you sent your armed forces in and toppled the Taliban. And yet you then pulled the carpet from under RAWA. The U.S.'s victorious puppet in the recent election was using some of his political capital to make marital rape easier to keep elements of the U.S.-allied 'Northern Alliance' (as it was once referred to) onboard. If the U.S., in fully tumescent Makin ...[text shortened]... om cheap shots aimed at claiming posters here condone [insert grizzly Taliban atrocity here]?
Originally posted by Sam The ShamWell it was. I was responding to sonhouse's post about the Taliban. And whodey's response to my reponse was a non-sequitur. whodey should just start a new thread perhaps or address his question to someone else.
That wasn't his question was it?
Originally posted by FMFYou were responding to sonhouse when whodey asked you the question?
Well it was. I was responding to sonhouse's post about the Taliban. And whodey's response to my reponse was a non-sequitur. whodey should just start a new thread perhaps or address his question to someone else.
OK whatever.
Originally posted by sonhouseI didn't say their goals were "OK"; I said if they could acheive them peacefully they would.
You mean the goal of establishing a huge base where they can deride women and force them to be barefoot and pregnant? You do remember when the Taliban took over and forced women doctors for instance, to stop working. You think this kind of goal is ok, just because it's 'THEIR' society?