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Warpy

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31. The Taliban are a large and organized body

Tue May 1, 2012, 08:46 PM

May 2012

and trying to exclude them completely is unrealistic.

Afghanistan has been a pit for women for millennia. That doesn't excuse it, but it is ingrained into the culture the way it has been in Saudi Arabia. For most women, the evil is somewhat ameliorated by family, something explained by an Afghan coworker during the first days of the war. The other women are the ones we hear about frequently.

What we and our Afghan sisters have to hope for is that the Taliban have been mellowed by age and experience, that they also have daughters and will not be as harsh as they were in the 90s. Another thing is that people remember how harsh they were and won't be as willing to turn everything over to them. They will be checked by more secular Afghans.

No, I don't want to abandon my Afghan sisters. However, the days of the US being able to do any good over there via the military are long over. The longer we stay, the worse it will get.

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Somewhere in the middle of Afghanistan, there are the ruins of two demolished Buddha statues... [View all] derby378 May 2012 OP

Gay and emo kids are being murdered in Iraq today by Shiite militias. Daniel537 May 2012 #1

I've seen them d_r May 2012 #2

the Taliban is going to win this thing, you know. They'll bide their time DisgustipatedinCA May 2012 #3

Unless... derby378 May 2012 #6

Why do we need to solve the Taliban problem? Daniel537 May 2012 #9

Focus derby378 May 2012 #10

Would that be the same Afghan govt. we are propping up? Daniel537 May 2012 #13

Doing nothing is how the Taliban seized power in the first place derby378 May 2012 #15

So what do we do then? Daniel537 May 2012 #17

Repeat after me... derby378 May 2012 #19

So lets invade Uzbekistan? Pakistan? Daniel537 May 2012 #22

Maybe we can talk the Russians into invading, again. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #24

So what are you advocating? Skidmore May 2012 #4

Afghanistan is now a graveyard of women, thanks to the Taliban derby378 May 2012 #7

Seems to me that this cultural aspect is beyond anything we Skidmore May 2012 #11

It's not that hard... derby378 May 2012 #14

We can't stop misogyny and domestic violence here in America. Daniel537 May 2012 #16

You're kidding, right? derby378 May 2012 #18

You were the one who brought up the subject of eradicating misogyny. Daniel537 May 2012 #20

Re-read #14 (n/t) derby378 May 2012 #27

So how do we get rid of the Taliban? Daniel537 May 2012 #29

I think we both know what needs to be done derby378 May 2012 #30

And i refer you to my first question in this thread Daniel537 May 2012 #34

+1 Johonny May 2012 #33

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #5

Buddha never wanted to be a symbol of worship quinnox May 2012 #8

That's just it - Afghanistan WON'T govern itself; the Taliban will do it for them derby378 May 2012 #12

I remember reading about that back then prior to the war. DCBob May 2012 #21

Should we take out the North Korean regime? Daniel537 May 2012 #25

The NKs are more bark than bite. DCBob May 2012 #26

To the North Korean people they are definitely more bite. Daniel537 May 2012 #28

not worth it. DCBob May 2012 #35

A bigger threat to the world? Daniel537 May 2012 #36

They are and its been proven by their association with AQ. DCBob May 2012 #40

if that's the goal,then we've lost Enrique May 2012 #23

The Taliban are a large and organized body Warpy May 2012 #31

It grieves me to say that your post exhibits a common lack of knowledge cali May 2012 #32

When did I ever say things were now "OK" for women in Afghanistan? derby378 May 2012 #37

I'm just saying your op is pie in the sky stuff cali May 2012 #38

The Bamyam Buddhas were not destroyed by atheists. longship May 2012 #39

I don't think there is anything we can do. Odin2005 May 2012 #41