Afghanistan had no stability or peace with the Taliban in control. Their brutality and massacres agianst the people prior to the U.S. invasion is well known.
there has been plenty of instances of Pashtuns helping the ISAF agianst the Taliban. Most Afghans are tired of war. They want peace, stability, Jobs, and an end to the corruption.
It would take far more then 3k troops to maintain security.
The Government needs more support from the people to effectivly stand agianst the Taliban. most people don't like the Taliban. But the culture of corruption that pervades the Government pushes people towards the Taliban. There have...
your right it is a double standard guided by thier hate for the U.S.
If the information is correct though I do support an opening in the case. and if it is proven to be true those invloved prosecuted. Summery executions of civilains or prisoners is not acceptable.
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In light of recent history with its neighbors. Israeli's are smart to arm themselves.
Guns: the must-have Israeli accessory - Times Online
Guns: the must-have Israeli accessory
Times Online
March 7, 2008
When Times reporter Sheera Frenkel was browsing through purses in a Jerusalem store...
And what is Turkey (Erdogan) going to do if the International court rules agianst him? Erdogan has backed himself into a corner and will look extremly weak if he loses. Israel sits in a very strong position legally. Though anything can happen in any court proceeding.
Today much of the operations have been transfered to other bases. The site is maintained as a ready backup. And the place is now known as the "Cheyenne Mountain Directorate"
Cheyenne Mountain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"In 2006, NORAD chose to move the bulk of Cheyenne Mountain's...
you realize that the entire production of gold in the history of the world. Only amounts to around the 10 trillion dollar range right? then subtract the gold that is held in none muslim hands. It doesn't leave much left over.
"The americans then put a puppet government that represents the iraqi people." - We install a Governemnt that represents the people?
"The americans then sell them on the whole useless or obsolete weapons that will only be used to further american interests.' - There are many countries that...
So long as Hamas is in control of Gaza I doubt this will happen. Hamas has only offered "Hudna" to the Israeli's. They have no intention of offering real peace and security.
NATO is not going to support Turkey in a war with Israel. Since it would be the insane actions of the Turkish Government that provoked Israel. And Israel will not use nukes unless Turkey makes a grab for the B-61 thermo nuclear bombs NATO has positioned in Turkey right now.
The Turkish Governemnt would be taking a very bad risk in taking on Israel. They have a strong military capability. But they could count on zero NATO support for such an action. In the end they could not hope defeat Israel. Politicaly I doubt the Turkish public would take being put in such a...
you are correct, and though many do not agree with the law itself. The patriot acted expanded the ability of the Governemnt to monitor groups.
Take this website as an example. If the servers are located in the U.S. and certian people seem to make threats agianst the U.S. or it's allies. The...
I don't see how it will be enforceable unless Pakistan plans on creating a massive enforcement authority. Which they will then need the budget to support.
And even then there are ways for people to send encrypted communications without being detected.