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Peter T. (view)

With respect to Afghanistan, it's been said that we (the Americans and our allies) own the watches but the Taliban have the time. In other words, we have to leave at some point, but the Taliban and other likeminded Islamists aren't going anywhere. How can we get disparate tribes to coalesce into a nation? It would seem to be impossible. And why would the average Afghan male sign up to fight for a "nation" that's corrupt from the top down? Hopeless, tragic, and it will only get uglier.

This article illustrates the mentality of a portion of the population:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2021147/Teenage-couple-jailed-face- execution- falling-love.html

Peter T.

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posted 2011.08.12
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