[ninachka]

No, it does not. Afghanistan deserved to be bombed due to the Taliban and the connection to bin Laden and al Quaeda. The Taliban were told repeatedly to hand over bin Laden and the al Quaeda leaders being harbored inside Afghanistan and they refused. They got bombed. People died. This is what happens during wars. Every war has civilian deaths. The responsibility for these deaths goes to the Taliban leaders who refused to meet our demands and hand over the terrorists they were (and continue to) harbor. I have no problem with this at all.

[vooch]

The Taliban were told repeatedly to hand over bin Laden and the al Quaeda leaders being harbored inside Afghanistan and they refused

wrong,

The Government of Afgahnistan (aka Taliban) agreed to turn over OBL et. al. to a 3rd country for trial. (apparently similar scenario to the Lockerbie guys tried in Belgium or Holland under Scottish Law by Scots judges)

[bluester]

They got bombed. People died.

The same could be then said regarding Yugoslavia. But it doesn't work. When several thousand innocent people get killed one starts to wonder.

The only difference between the people in Yugoslavia and those in Afghanistan is that the first are Orthodox Christian the second Muslims. Somehow when Muslim innocent civilians get killed it's not that horrible and the "collateral damage" is justified. Well not as far as I am concerned.