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Old 06-18-2011, 06:07 PM
 
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YouTube - ‪bush negotiate with terrorist is appeasement‬‏
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Old 06-18-2011, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Texas
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When did the Taliban become an upright, law abiding political organization, in good standing.

Afghan leader says U.S. in contact with Taliban - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110618/ts_nm/us_afghanistan_talks - broken link)

Really? You want to go there?

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Old 06-18-2011, 08:14 PM
 
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Default Whatever Happened To "We Don't Negotiate With Terrorists"?

We don't negotiate with terrorists.



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Old 06-18-2011, 08:22 PM
 
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Yeah..I heard that on the radio today and thought the same thing.
They are recognized now as some type of organized entity.

What's next..a seat at the UN ? Will they now qualify for foreign aid ?
We've been sending billions in foreign aid to the whole middle east for quite some time.
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Old 06-18-2011, 08:53 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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This may be off topic, but I read that the ATF gave guns to Mexican gangs.
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Old 06-19-2011, 08:38 AM
 
Location: US, California - federalist
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They may believe in the literal interpretation of our Second Amendment, in a vacuum of special pleading.
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Old 06-19-2011, 08:44 AM
 
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Not only do we not "Not negotiate with terrorists" we create, fund, and otherwise nurture them. Osama Bin Laden the most notorious and infamous terrorist the world has known was a product of the CIA. LMAO! America continues to be the land of hypocrites and irony.
We are not hypocritical.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

It's a principle that has been around and necessary for thousands of years.
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Old 06-19-2011, 09:00 AM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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It was never true in the first place. We have always negotiated with terrorists. Anybody remember "Iran/Contra?"

Even the Israeli's negotiate with terrorists.
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Old 06-19-2011, 09:03 AM
 
Location: US, California - federalist
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I agree. We have a McCarthy era phrase in our pledge of allegiance to our own republic, yet how many politicians can get elected by using honesty as a form of respect toward fellow human beings.
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Old 06-19-2011, 09:14 AM
 
Location: Miami, FL
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When did the Taliban become an upright, law abiding political organization, in good standing.

Afghan leader says U.S. in contact with Taliban - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110618/ts_nm/us_afghanistan_talks - broken link)

We declared only Unconditional Surrender was acceptable in WWII to the Axis but then elected to allow the condition of maintaining the Japanese Emperor once we realized we would sill achieve the same ends.

It is ok. Taliban is not the problem, it is Al-Queda that is the problem
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