"What People Don’t Understand About the Bergdahl Deal"

[DonViejo]

37. I'm not interested in a long argument with you merrily...

the fact remains, the Taliban has NOT been declared terrorists, they are "enemy combatants." Should they be declared terrorists? Yeah, I think so. I'm suspicious of the reasoning behind why they haven't been declared such. Perhaps Bush and Company could not go to "war" with a terrorist organization but could with "enemy combatants?"

And remember, at one point, the U.S. considered the Taliban to be "allies." That too may play a role on why they have not officially been declared terrorists.

Remember When Reagan Met With Taliban Leaders In The White House?

Posted on April 20, 2009 by KayInMaine

No? Here’s a picture of the meeting between Reagan and the ‘freedom fighters’ (which is what Reagan referred to the Taliban as back in the 80′s and also considered them to be no different than America’s Founding Fathers)…



Nice huh? The American Taliban (today’s republic party) is going batshit crazy with the idea President Obama shook hands (and received a book! The nerve of that ‘dictator’!!!) with Hugo Chavez, you know, the guy George Bush labeled an enemy of America without any proof as to why. Anyway, Newt Gingrich is now claiming that republicans never meet with dictators (especially the Russian ones!) or the bad guys (nor do they shake hands, kiss, bow, or look them in the eye to see their soul!). Uh huh.

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http://whitenoiseinsanity.com/2009/04/20/remember-when-reagan-met-with-taliban-leaders-in-the-white-house/