Comments on: Resurgent Taliban in control of half of Afghanistan. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:23:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: mudsharks buddy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164731 mudsharks buddy Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:58:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164731 Well....This would be funny if it wasn't so damn sad.I really loath that dimwit.At least this info will make it easier for the Dems to gain control of both houses and the Executive branch......the Judicial branch...unless someone dies or retires....is pretty much set in stone. Well….This would be funny if it wasn’t so damn sad.I really loath that dimwit.At least this info will make it easier for the Dems to gain control of both houses and the Executive branch……the Judicial branch…unless someone dies or retires….is pretty much set in stone.

]]> By: pete http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164499 pete Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:20:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164499 Once every generation, or so, some moron comes along who tries a "limited occupation". Apparently those who know better die off. If Georgie had actually taken those history courses, in which he allegedly received passing grades, he would have known it's impossible for a half-assed occupation to succeed. From the dawn of the first empire, to the present day, there have been just a few ways to impose one nation's will on another. 1. Buy off the current ruler(s). 2. Support a powerful internal insurrection. 3. Kill 'em all. Bushco has failed to even try any of these. Number three was never an option. If they had stated that as their goal they would have been overthrown by us; Americans of good conscience. Number two was also not achieved. Bushco installed the weakest, least popular, opposition in power. And number one, well, just ask Saddam. Once every generation, or so, some moron comes along who tries a “limited occupation”. Apparently those who know better die off. If Georgie had actually taken those history courses, in which he allegedly received passing grades, he would have known it’s impossible for a half-assed occupation to succeed.

From the dawn of the first empire, to the present day, there have been just a few ways to impose one nation’s will on another.

1. Buy off the current ruler(s).
2. Support a powerful internal insurrection.
3. Kill ‘em all.

Bushco has failed to even try any of these.

Number three was never an option. If they had stated that as their goal they would have been overthrown by us; Americans of good conscience.

Number two was also not achieved. Bushco installed the weakest, least popular, opposition in power.

And number one, well, just ask Saddam.

]]> By: The Republic of Stupidity http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164498 The Republic of Stupidity Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:18:28 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164498 I suggest laying off the sauce before posting here. Comment by VerbalKint — November 23, 2007 @ 4:09 pm Or dive in head first. Half-wasted is half-*ssed, as they say. I suggest laying off the sauce before posting here.

Comment by VerbalKint — November 23, 2007 @ 4:09 pm

Or dive in head first. Half-wasted is half-*ssed, as they say.

]]> By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164475 Ret. Col. Jack Ripper Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:26:48 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164475 Bottom line is this is just anothe failure by the Bush administration. Is there anything they have succeeded in doing? And, please, Bush cultists, don't say "he's kept us safe since 9-11." Whether or not he's kept us safe is open to argument and the worst terrorist attack in our history DID come on his watch, so put that tired old argument to bed please. Bottom line is this is just anothe failure by the Bush administration. Is there anything they have succeeded in doing? And, please, Bush cultists, don’t say “he’s kept us safe since 9-11.” Whether or not he’s kept us safe is open to argument and the worst terrorist attack in our history DID come on his watch, so put that tired old argument to bed please.

]]> By: VerbalKint http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164463 VerbalKint Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:09:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164463 <em>Comment by Bush Cover Ups — November 23, 2007 @ 3:33 pm</em> Your comments make no sense. I suggest laying off the sauce before posting here. Comment by Bush Cover Ups — November 23, 2007 @ 3:33 pm

Your comments make no sense. I suggest laying off the sauce before posting here.

]]> By: Gregor Samsa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164462 Gregor Samsa Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:08:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164462 This is the one military involvement the Bush administration cannot claim to have lost because of the "liberal media", Congress, the Democrats, lack of support from the public, the "left" bogeyman, or any of the other asinine brain-dead excuses they have used for Iraq. That doesn't mean they won't try to blame everyone else for their own incompetence, as they usually do. This is the one military involvement the Bush administration cannot claim to have lost because of the “liberal media”, Congress, the Democrats, lack of support from the public, the “left” bogeyman, or any of the other asinine brain-dead excuses they have used for Iraq.

That doesn’t mean they won’t try to blame everyone else for their own incompetence, as they usually do.

]]> By: Bush Cover Ups http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164444 Bush Cover Ups Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:33:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164444 and perhaps you should give thanks to NATO troops for bailing American troops out from being short staffed and perhaps you should give thanks to NATO troops for bailing American troops out from being short staffed

]]> By: Bush Cover Ups http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164440 Bush Cover Ups Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:20:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164440 It would have been a lot easier to land a cruise missile on Bin Laden head if Bush had not invaded Afghanistan, now theres NO Chance Afghanistan can wait years for victory in fact thats their tactic It would have been a lot easier to land a cruise missile on Bin Laden head if Bush had not invaded Afghanistan, now theres NO Chance

Afghanistan can wait years for victory in fact thats their tactic

]]> By: VJ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164439 VJ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:16:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164439 "Resurgent Taliban In Control Of Half Of Afghanistan" They're just putting lipstick on a pig. The Taliban was in control of almost two-thirds of Afghanistan more than a year ago. “Resurgent Taliban In Control Of Half Of Afghanistan”

They’re just putting lipstick on a pig. The Taliban was in control of almost two-thirds of Afghanistan more than a year ago.

]]> By: GSD http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164434 GSD Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:06:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164434 Mah feler 'Merkins..the liberation of Pakistan has begun. -G.W. Softnuts Mah feler ‘Merkins..the liberation of Pakistan has begun.

-G.W. Softnuts

]]> By: The Republic of Stupidity http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164431 The Republic of Stupidity Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:03:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164431 Well, when the money flow starts running dry, what’s a corrupt, money-grubbing warlord to do except sit on the sidelines and watch the country fall apart again? Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — November 23, 2007 @ 2:25 pm Deal smack?? Well, when the money flow starts running dry, what’s a corrupt, money-grubbing warlord to do except sit on the sidelines and watch the country fall apart again?

Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — November 23, 2007 @ 2:25 pm

Deal smack??

]]> By: Bobwurst http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164419 Bobwurst Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:42:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164419 re 32 It would be easier to agree with you if you didn't spew mysogonistic crap every other post. Take your fear of women somewhere else. re 32

It would be easier to agree with you if you didn’t spew mysogonistic crap every other post. Take your fear of women somewhere else.

]]> By: Bush Cover Ups http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164407 Bush Cover Ups Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:33:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164407 The Taliban and Pushtuns number about 52 million , 219 Coalition troops killed this year alone, Things will get far worse , its over BUT do you know how many people have died of cheap heroin flooding the markets, Heroin is so cheap these days , almost as much as a packet of cigarettes , Production needs to stop like when under the taliban and the then the price will skyrocket, that way out children are safe from drug pushers, to put it bluntly its better the Taliban take control again than our children are exposed to this horror The Taliban and Pushtuns number about 52 million , 219 Coalition troops killed this year alone, Things will get far worse , its over

BUT do you know how many people have died of cheap heroin flooding the markets, Heroin is so cheap these days , almost as much as a packet of cigarettes , Production needs to stop like when under the taliban and the then the price will skyrocket, that way out children are safe from drug pushers,

to put it bluntly its better the Taliban take control again than our children are exposed to this horror

]]> By: Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164399 Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:25:57 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164399 <em>Actually, I was being snarky. I mean, seeing as the French are well known for being Brie-eating surrender monkeys, we could just lay the whole thing off on them. Comment by The Republic of Stupidity</em> I hear you. I seem to remember stories about CIA operatives parachuting into the remote areas of Afghanistan when the invasion had just begun, carrying with them suitcases, each filled with $50,000 in cash to buy off the local warlord's allegiance against the Taliban. That was one of the main Bush policies for pacifying the country. Well, when the money flow starts running dry, what's a corrupt, money-grubbing warlord to do except sit on the sidelines and watch the country fall apart again? Actually, I was being snarky. I mean, seeing as the French are well known for being Brie-eating surrender monkeys, we could just lay the whole thing off on them.

Comment by The Republic of Stupidity

I hear you.

I seem to remember stories about CIA operatives parachuting into the remote areas of Afghanistan when the invasion had just begun, carrying with them suitcases, each filled with $50,000 in cash to buy off the local warlord’s allegiance against the Taliban. That was one of the main Bush policies for pacifying the country. Well, when the money flow starts running dry, what’s a corrupt, money-grubbing warlord to do except sit on the sidelines and watch the country fall apart again?

]]> By: The Republic of Stupidity http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164387 The Republic of Stupidity Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:12:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164387 Busch will leave office in 2009 hailing his own success AD NAUSEUM, then turn around and blame his successor for EVERY LAST F-IN' thing he screwed up over the last 7 yrs, which just about covers everything he's touched. But, hey, these slimeballs came into office lying (remember how the Clintons vandalized the WH while leaving???) so what do you expect at this point? Busch will leave office in 2009 hailing his own success AD NAUSEUM, then turn around and blame his successor for EVERY LAST F-IN’ thing he screwed up over the last 7 yrs, which just about covers everything he’s touched. But, hey, these slimeballs came into office lying (remember how the Clintons vandalized the WH while leaving???) so what do you expect at this point?

]]> By: The Republic of Stupidity http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164386 The Republic of Stupidity Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:10:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164386 "... then immeadiitetly point the finger at whoever gets stuck cleaning up his mess." Comment by Bobwurst — November 23, 2007 @ 2:08 pm I do believe you have just described BuschCo's WH Exit Strategy PERFECTLY, Bobwurst. “… then immeadiitetly point the finger at whoever gets stuck cleaning up his mess.”

Comment by Bobwurst — November 23, 2007 @ 2:08 pm

I do believe you have just described BuschCo’s WH Exit Strategy PERFECTLY, Bobwurst.

]]> By: The Republic of Stupidity http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164384 The Republic of Stupidity Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:08:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164384 I think they still have a small contingent of a couple hundred ground troops, mainly special ops. Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — November 23, 2007 @ 2:03 pm Actually, I was being snarky. I mean, seeing as the French are well known for being Brie-eating surrender monkeys, we could just lay the whole thing off on them. I think they still have a small contingent of a couple hundred ground troops, mainly special ops.

Comment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — November 23, 2007 @ 2:03 pm

Actually, I was being snarky. I mean, seeing as the French are well known for being Brie-eating surrender monkeys, we could just lay the whole thing off on them.

]]> By: Bobwurst http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164383 Bobwurst Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:08:12 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164383 Bush INC. will continue to lie about Afghanistan just they do about Iraq until they leave office, then immeadiitetly point the finger at whoever gets stuck cleaning up his mess. Bush INC. will continue to lie about Afghanistan just they do about Iraq until they leave office, then immeadiitetly point the finger at whoever gets stuck cleaning up his mess.

]]> By: AntiFed1791 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164382 AntiFed1791 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:04:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164382 Time to come home! The only way they could make things worse, would be by staying. Time to come home! The only way they could make things worse, would be by staying.

]]> By: Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver http://thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4164381 Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:03:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/11/23/resurgent-taliban-in-control-of-half-of-afghanistan/#comment-4164381 <em>Look for their next move to be dumping this failure on NATO and those damn Europeans. Comment by klide — November 23, 2007 @ 1:42 pm Were the French in Afghanistan? Comment by The Republic of Stupidity</em> I think the French committed about 5,000 of their military in all during the initial invasion, including air support and ground forces. The French were there during the entire time the conservatives were bashing France for not joining in Bush's Iraq folly. I think they still have a small contingent of a couple hundred ground troops, mainly special ops. Look for their next move to be dumping this failure on NATO and those damn Europeans.

Comment by klide — November 23, 2007 @ 1:42 pm

Were the French in Afghanistan?

Comment by The Republic of Stupidity

I think the French committed about 5,000 of their military in all during the initial invasion, including air support and ground forces. The French were there during the entire time the conservatives were bashing France for not joining in Bush’s Iraq folly. I think they still have a small contingent of a couple hundred ground troops, mainly special ops.

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