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Reply With QuoteI don't understand. Are you critical of the operation itself, or are you simply pointing out that which is obvious anyway, that Osama bin Laden is still at large?a) Topple the Taliban.
b) Capture or kill Bin Laden.
c) Destroy Al Qaeda.
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Full story is available here. The purpose of the Afghanistan invasion was to:Across the border from Britain's troops, Taliban rises again
This has been Afghanistan's bloodiest week for five years, and in the Pakistani city of Quetta, insurgents roam at will
The Americans claimed to have killed up to 80 fighters; yesterday a human rights group said 34 civilians perished too.
The battle was the climax of Afghanistan's bloodiest week since 2001. A succession of firefights raged across Kandahar and Helmand, where 3,300 British troops are being deployed as part of an ambitious Nato mission. By yesterday an estimated 339 people were dead, most of them Taliban fighters like Azizullah.
What worries western commanders and their Afghan allies is not just the intensity of the storm but its direction.
The Taliban recruit, resupply and coordinate their war effort from Pakistan, according to western and military officials. The insurgents slip across at several points along the 930-mile border, a largely unpatrolled stretch of sand, rock and mountain. But the weakest - and most controversial - blindspot is in Baluchistan.
A vast and largely lawless province, Baluchistan offers a range of hiding places. Returning from Azizullah's funeral service, the Guardian passed young men sauntering down the road or hunkered over tea at roadside cafes. All were dressed in inky black shalwar kameez and roughly tied black turbans - dress that is not native to Baluchistan but in Afghanistan is unambiguously associated with the Taliban.
Some insurgents melt into the camps that house more than 231,000 Afghan refugees in Baluchistan. Others shelter in madrassas run by local sympathisers such as JUI-F and funded with Middle Eastern money. North of Pishin, a bustling market town, teenage boys with jewelled skullcaps sat cross-legged outside a mud-walled madrassa. The sign at the gate read "Zia ul Uloom Al Arabiya" - "the Light of the Knowledge of Arabia".[/b]
a) Topple the Taliban.
b) Capture or kill Bin Laden.
c) Destroy Al Qaeda.
Mission accomplished?
I don't understand. Are you critical of the operation itself, or are you simply pointing out that which is obvious anyway, that Osama bin Laden is still at large?a) Topple the Taliban.
b) Capture or kill Bin Laden.
c) Destroy Al Qaeda.
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1:36 AM [Jet] what size feet does she have?
1:36 AM [Jet] stop me if i'm getting weird
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you're just waiting for someone to have an opinion, then you're going to have an opinion back! bloody typical.I'm simply asking for the opinions of people who read this topic.
Is that okay?
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Yeh, i wonder how long it is before the death total in the middle east at the moment equals those in vietnam.
And I am asking for your opinion.I'm simply asking for the opinions of people who read this topic.[/b]
Contrary to what you've told me you believe, I am not out to get you.
1:36 AM [Jet] what size feet does she have?
1:36 AM [Jet] stop me if i'm getting weird
Awards: When I want to give my opinion, I do so.And I am asking for your opinion.
Contrary to what you've told me you believe, I am not out to get you.
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When I want to know what other people think, I ask them.
Plus, I've found that in order for a thread like this to actually encourage responses, it's good if it doesn't start off with an argument between two people. I'll wait for other people to talk about it first, and if there's nothing I want to add, I won't add anything.
Isn't that a more peaceful way to operate?
No, not accomplished at all. If anything, they have bitten more than they can chew.
Only takes one word to answer: no.The purpose of the Afghanistan invasion was to:
a) Topple the Taliban.
b) Capture or kill Bin Laden.
c) Destroy Al Qaeda.
Mission accomplished?
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