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2 U.S. soldiers slain by Taliban troops in Afghanistan
Knight-Ridder News Services
| March 29, 2003
Posted on 03/29/2003 2:38:20 PM PST by HAL9000
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To: Stavka2
There is nothing in Aghanistan that is worth even one Westerner's life. Amen. At least one person here gets it.
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posted on
03/29/2003 6:54:19 PM PST
by
DSH
To: DSH
Good question.
To: DSH
Your right it's all in what they export.
To: fiftymegaton
Your=You're
To: Stavka2
Well, nothing really changed since the Soviets were there...same barbaric Afghans, different enemy. These people were never civilized and never will be. There is nothing in Aghanistan that is worth even one Westerner's life.One Mohammad Sultan begs to differ:
[U.S. trained] Afghan Army Liberates Bamiyan [rule of law slowly being secured in Afghanistan]
Mohammad Sultan stood straight and tall at the Madar village checkpoint, watching for smugglers and weapons as residents came and went. Snow fell on his new national army uniform, but he didnt mind. For many soldiers it would be tedious, boring work, but for this 28-year-old, it was an extraordinary and happy moment.
At last he was doing what he had been trained to do: serve his country by trying to bring about stability. I will go to any place when ordered, he told IWPR proudly, and will bring peace to the residents of our regions.
On February 24, the second battalion of 600 soldiers graduated from training by American forces and took control of Koh-e-Mard district in northern Bamiyan chasing out the local warlords.
The people of Bamiyan province, one of the central provinces of Afghanistan and famous for its historic monuments, have been suffering at the hands of cruel local strongmen. Koh-e-Mard district is one of the very first unstable areas to come under the control of the central government, and represents one small step in the long battle to unite the country under the rule of law.
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posted on
03/30/2003 3:25:23 AM PST
by
Stultis
To: Stultis
An exception only upholds the rule. This is the exception. The very fact that the Afghan leadership has US body guards shows how little they can trust their own people.
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posted on
03/30/2003 8:10:29 AM PST
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Stavka2
(Setting the record straight.)
To: DSH
I don't buy into this social engineering crap. Its amazing the selective memory of "conservatives". They bitched when the democrats did it but are all ready to do it themselves. Social engineering never worked, not even in Germany or Japan, the two "successes" that they always hold up. These were not really successes if one looks closes...but the failures are staggering: Somalia, Egypt, Palistine, Iran, Bosnia, Kosovo/Yugoslavia, Haiti, Panama, Vietnam...and I'm probably missing a few.
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posted on
03/30/2003 8:54:39 AM PST
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Stavka2
(Setting the record straight.)
To: Stavka2
During his debate with Gore, Bush2 promised he would not use the military for nation building; so far, that's all he has done with it.
To: HAL9000
Have we a report of names/units here yet?
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posted on
03/31/2003 5:16:21 AM PST
by
condi2008
(Pro Libertate)
To: pickemuphere
The elites are all in love with this dead end concept...both parties...especially since the American elites don't have to sacrifice blood and treasure to do it. They're like an eddicted gambler.
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03/31/2003 6:31:46 AM PST
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Stavka2
(Setting the record straight.)
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