Comments on: United States begins a new war, what happens to Afghanistan? http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/2011/03/21/united-states-begins-a-new-war-what-happens-to-afghanistan/ Lifting the veil on conflict, culture and politics Thu, 23 May 2013 22:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: pakistan http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/2011/03/21/united-states-begins-a-new-war-what-happens-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5919 pakistan Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:18:40 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/?p=3081#comment-5919 Mr Karzai is a representative of the Taiban group. What is interestig to note that apparently alqueda and its followers have silently slipped out of the south east asia and have gone back to the Arabian arena, including libya. They must be in the forefront to have the supply of weapons from the CIA! What a frce, Pashtoons or talibans would have to clean up the mess! The question is what about the USA dream to set up a base in Bagram? Rex Minor Mr Karzai is a representative of the Taiban group. What is interestig to note that apparently alqueda and its followers have silently slipped out of the south east asia and have gone back to the Arabian arena, including libya. They must be in the forefront to have the supply of weapons from the CIA!

What a frce, Pashtoons or talibans would have to clean up the mess! The question is what about the USA dream to set up a base in Bagram?

Rex Minor

]]> By: Blackorpheus http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/2011/03/21/united-states-begins-a-new-war-what-happens-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5906 Blackorpheus Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:39:05 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/?p=3081#comment-5906 I don't trust statements about the Taliban and al Qaeda because these categories are situational (it is the sons and grandsons of the freedom-fighting mujahideen whom the US supported during the Soviet assault who are now the alleged Taliban). As soon as the US withdraws from its short-sighted interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, the Maghreb countries, etc., the Taliban and al Qaeda are likely to metamorphose back to freedom fighters. I don’t trust statements about the Taliban and al Qaeda because these categories are situational (it is the sons and grandsons of the freedom-fighting mujahideen whom the US supported during the Soviet assault who are now the alleged Taliban). As soon as the US withdraws from its short-sighted interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, the Maghreb countries, etc., the Taliban and al Qaeda are likely to metamorphose back to freedom fighters.

]]> By: Blackorpheus http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/2011/03/21/united-states-begins-a-new-war-what-happens-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5895 Blackorpheus Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:42:49 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/?p=3081#comment-5895 With the US's attentions drawn elsewhere "what happens to Afghanistan?" Nothing happens, the same "nothing" that would happen if the US were to withdraw from Afghanistan in, say, three years. The US's military presence is scarcely limited to Afghanistan and Iraq. Include Western Pakistan, Libya, with military operatives scattered throughout the Middle East, in Iran, Mexico, probably Venezuela and Colombia, Cuba, of course. The US is our benighted globe's self-anointed peace-maker With the US’s attentions drawn elsewhere “what happens to Afghanistan?” Nothing happens, the same “nothing” that would happen if the US were to withdraw from Afghanistan in, say, three years. The US’s military presence is scarcely limited to Afghanistan and Iraq. Include Western Pakistan, Libya, with military operatives scattered throughout the Middle East, in Iran, Mexico, probably Venezuela and Colombia, Cuba, of course. The US is our benighted globe’s self-anointed peace-maker

]]> By: Adam_Smith http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/2011/03/21/united-states-begins-a-new-war-what-happens-to-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-5888 Adam_Smith Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:47:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/afghanistan/?p=3081#comment-5888 What if the Afghanistan war is doomed to end badly anyhow? Perhaps the War Party actually prefers to have the excuse, (and distraction), of a new war elsewhere to cover its failure to get out of a hopeless quagmire on its own. What if the Afghanistan war is doomed to end badly anyhow? Perhaps the War Party actually prefers to have the excuse, (and distraction), of a new war elsewhere to cover its failure to get out of a hopeless quagmire on its own.

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