I see... so if he's good enough for you and the UN, that's fine, the Afghan people don't even factor... that pretty much says it all.Originally Posted by rvg
Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
I see... so if he's good enough for you and the UN, that's fine, the Afghan people don't even factor... that pretty much says it all.
Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
Yes. Welcome to the real world.
"And if the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war and not popularity seeking. If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war." - William Tecumseh Sherman
“The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.” - Warren Buffett
Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
No thanks I'm happier in "fantasy land"...
Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
That would be true if said government actually had the authority to back up and enforce its agreements internally. It hasn't, so your argument is, as they say, invalid.
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Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
Says who?
"And if the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war and not popularity seeking. If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war." - William Tecumseh Sherman
“The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.” - Warren Buffett
Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
Well last I looked, shooting at American soldiers whilst in your official capacity of Afghan cop in response to Koran burnings wasn't exactly part of stated mandate by the Karzai government. Could be wrong, though.
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Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
Occording to NPR, the locals believe that there were many American soldiers involved.
Listen to the Morning Edition.
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Wooooo!!!
Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
Just like I'm sure that this guy who offed 16 people got a direct order from Washington to do so.
That's even more of a reason to ignore what they "believe" or "think".
Last edited by rvg; 03-12-2012 at 19:09.
"And if the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war and not popularity seeking. If they want peace, they and their relatives must stop the war." - William Tecumseh Sherman
“The market, like the Lord, helps those who help themselves. But unlike the Lord, the market does not forgive those who know not what they do.” - Warren Buffett
Re: First the Koran Burnings, Now This; I Think We're Donesies in the 'Stan
Yeah, well haven't seen them actually bothering to try and prosecute the Afghan cops. I'm not Mitt Romney, but I think this is a safe bet: the USA does have a government which is able to enforce its laws on its own even when they're widely unpopular, and Afghanistan doesn't. So if you make an agreement with a government that doesn't actually have the means to reign in the populace then that agreement isn't worth very much.
I haven't seen the American soldiers walk around freely in Afghan villages or cities, safe in the knowledge that the Afghan government runs a functioning law and order department. By contrast, as I recall, the Afghan government relies on the USA to be its enforcer.
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