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RE: What a waste of $$$ and time!
By Reclaimer77 on 9/20/2011 6:02:42 PM , Rating: 1
This more than anything has characterized my view of the war on terror that was to follow. The Taliban and Al Queda have become the perfect replacement for Rumsfeld's fictionalized Soviet Union. A network of intransigent evil that is bent on the destruction of America (and her allies), but more importantly, mysterious enough that they can easily be exaggerated or lied about.

Also as an American I really wanna just say fuck you for saying this. Could you have a little bit of sensitivity? A few weeks ago we were remembering the 10'th anniversary of 9-11, now you come on here using it as a springboard for your off-topic political ranting.

Since 911 there have been over five THOUSAND terrorists attacks by these people you claim are made up boogeymen. You don't think there's an organized network of terrorism? 911 was pulled off with military precision, planning, and execution. You think a few wacko's are doing all of this? 911 was a declaration of WAR you asshole.

Didn't we just violate a sovereign nations airspace to perform a military operation and assassinate Bin Laden under Obama? I guess Rumsfeld is responsible for that one too?

RE: What a waste of $$$ and time!
By Black1969ta on 9/20/2011 9:53:09 PM , Rating: 1
Are you really that much of a Drama Queen?

The Taliban and Al-Qaeda, not "Al Queda" were manufactured by the CIA in order to help take down the "Communist Threat" Only they underestimated the religion of the Middle East. They considered Iraq and Iran to be simple Children, and they just needed our money and exposure to western ways, then these "Children" would drop their old ways and adopt the ways and beliefs of the gloriously, pretentious westerners.

Turns out the religious leaders of the Middle East, are not easily swayed by the "almighty Dollar". Also turns out, that much like an American child though, when you spoil a child with money and no real direction, then suddenly have a change of heart and withdraw financial as a condition of following directions, The middle East responded just like an American Brat would, "violently"

And Us lazy Americans wonder why!

BTW I am from the American Midwest, but fall under the spell of the fallacy that Americans are any better than others.

RE: What a waste of $$$ and time!
By 91TTZ on 9/21/2011 10:08:57 AM , Rating: 2


The Taliban wasn't even founded until 1994, long after the communist USSR had dissolved. Also, we didn't "manufacture" any of the groups over there, but we did provide support to groups that were already fighting the USSR.

