Hawks winning?

Post #19,306 by wharris2 11/24/01 6:10:07 PM Reply	Hawks winning? I don't know about that. There are plenty of people who are making placating noises - but then Powell isn't really a good indicator, he's been flopping all over the spectrum, dovelike one moment, hawklike another. They've done such a job at selling the Osama bin Laden terrorist network to everyone that invading a country not known for harboring bin Laden is going to be a harder sell. Whether or not an invasion is planned, I'd sure like to get the inspection program restarted. Of course that would probably take an invasion to accomplish, so maybe it's six of one and half dozen of the other. "Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it." -- Donald Knuth
Post #19,313 by dmarker2 11/25/01 1:58:00 AM Reply	Re: Thanks for the feedback ... It seems there isn't yet the clear message I feel I am hearing. My own opinion of Afghanistan is how brilliantly it was handled (truly). The pics of Afghans doing all the attacking is a masterstroke of media presentation. I have no doubt that by keeping out of sight, the US & brits are cultivating an excellent image of back-room support while the Afghans do the dirty work. I wonder how many 'brave' Pakis & others are now rushing to Afghansitan to get their throats cut by angry Muslim Afghans. I have no doubt they are being taught a lesson about the folly of fighting emotional wars in other countries. It is also positively amazing how the Northern Alliance has 'multiplied' - one week they were a weak tiny force, next they have miraculously become 10 times or more bigger and controlling 90% of Afghansitan. Now I know that the bible story of Jesus & the fishes & loaves was metaphorical, but the Northern Alliance miracle happened before our own eyes (grin). But I swear that during the week I saw many of todays Nth All troops wearing black Taliban turbans ??? - perhaps miracles really do happen (grin). Who cares - the Talibs are toast. Cheers Doug Marker (still hoping that what we do to Saddman Inssane is humane and sensible (grin) - I don't want to see us create more Bin Ladens)
Post #19,397 by inthane-chan 11/26/01 10:35:27 AM Reply	On that "swelling" of the Northern Alliance... ...I have this strange feeling that a lot of the "battles" have been Afghan Taliban soldiers dropping out of the Taliban and joining up with the Northern Alliance. No hard evidence, but from the recent reports about the last remaining city under "Taliban" control, the main sticking point seemed to be the non-Afghan Taliban members, not the Taliban itself. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

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