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US intelligence makes 3 points of which I would like to respond too.
According to the briefing, the insurgency can now sustain itself indefinitely because of three factors:
• The increased availability of bomb-making technology and material
Where are they getting it from? Seems ODD for us to be winning the war and they seem to KEEP getting their hands on bomb making technology and materials.
• The Taliban's access to two major funding streams, one from the opium trade and the other from overseas donations from Muslim countries, which reach the Taliban by courier or through a system of informal banks known as "hawalas" that operate across much of the Islamic world
If the we cant stop the funding how do we expect to win this war. Seems to me they found a way around the banking issue by using their own banks of which we have no say over. I dont think that will make the OTHER muslim countries happy if we start monitoring and or shuting them down.
• The Taliban's continuing ability to recruit foot soldiers based on the perception that they "retain the religious high-ground," and factors such as poverty and tribal friction.
Again recuitment is easy since this is a religious situtation and I dont think nation building and schools are going to fix that anytime soon. Basically you hope to get the next generation and brainwash them FIRST before the other religious nuts get to them. In fact the more schools we build I can see how easy in a few years access to kids minds the islamic terrorist will have.
The moral of the story is the Taliban is not going way they arent going to stop and they have plenty of money and resources and MEN to continue the fight. DO we?
Its time to change course and let them have their crazy nation. No nation building and get the hell out of the middle east all together. Let them rot in the hell they breed.
US intelligence makes 3 points of which I would like to respond too.
According to the briefing, the insurgency can now sustain itself indefinitely because of three factors:
• The increased availability of bomb-making technology and material
Where are they getting it from? Seems ODD for us to be winning the war and they seem to KEEP getting their hands on bomb making technology and materials.
• The Taliban's access to two major funding streams, one from the opium trade and the other from overseas donations from Muslim countries, which reach the Taliban by courier or through a system of informal banks known as "hawalas" that operate across much of the Islamic world
If the we cant stop the funding how do we expect to win this war. Seems to me they found a way around the banking issue by using their own banks of which we have no say over. I dont think that will make the OTHER muslim countries happy if we start monitoring and or shuting them down.
• The Taliban's continuing ability to recruit foot soldiers based on the perception that they "retain the religious high-ground," and factors such as poverty and tribal friction.
Again recuitment is easy since this is a religious situtation and I dont think nation building and schools are going to fix that anytime soon. Basically you hope to get the next generation and brainwash them FIRST before the other religious nuts get to them. In fact the more schools we build I can see how easy in a few years access to kids minds the islamic terrorist will have.
The moral of the story is the Taliban is not going way they arent going to stop and they have plenty of money and resources and MEN to continue the fight. DO we?
Its time to change course and let them have their crazy nation. No nation building and get the hell out of the middle east all together. Let them rot in the hell they breed.
Sounds good to me.
Silencing them could be very easy....if only we would send a few nukes zippin their way......I mean....a clear message to 'em.
I mean......all of our nuclear warheads shouldn't be collecting dust in silos, for nothing. They were built for a REASON.....and "testing" them on a few places that hate us anyway, would be good for this planet, IMO.
Besides.......don't we have the RIGHT to see how well the best of our best war toys.....works? We paid for 'em.....a LOT!
Let's fire off a few.......and start a new kind of July 4th celebration with the biggest and baddest fireworks that money can buy!
If the show is really good......let's fire off some more.
Another tactic at dealing with them that would work really well, IMO......bring in tens of thousands of PIGS into the region, make sure that ALL of our troops' ammo has been thoroughly dipped in pig's blood and FORCE them all to eat pork, if captured.
NOTHING but pork.
They'll surrender sooner than later...if we go this road.
I dunno. They sure wouldn't like it, I bet.
I really believe the answer, as sick as it sounds, is to Napalm the Opium fields in Afghanistan. That is their source of money that pays for weapons technology and this that and the other thing. I believe I saw a figure that said 85-90% of the world's Heroin comes from Afghanistan.
I really believe the answer, as sick as it sounds, is to Napalm the Opium fields in Afghanistan. That is their source of money that pays for weapons technology and this that and the other thing. I believe I saw a figure that said 85-90% of the world's Heroin comes from Afghanistan.
Indeed. Heroin has been the #1 revenue source for terrorist organizations in Afghanistan for decades. Most of it is smuggled into and through Russia to European customers. The Taliban banned opium production in their part of the country in the 90s, but they had no control over the region held by the Northern Alliance. I am amazed that we have not been able to control the production of opiates despite our occupation of the country.
Indeed. Heroin has been the #1 revenue source for terrorist organizations in Afghanistan for decades. Most of it is smuggled into and through Russia to European customers. The Taliban banned opium production in their part of the country in the 90s, but they had no control over the region held by the Northern Alliance. I am amazed that we have not been able to control the production of opiates despite our occupation of the country.
Frankie117, the sad thing is that the US/NATO lied to the west for 8 years about their success in Afghanistan, but in reality it was the opposite, life for the ordinary Afghan just got worse, nothing improved, the country moved backward instead of moving forward.
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