The Taliban sure fell pretty quickly...

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One wonders how they can go from 90% ownership of the country all the way down to 10% in three days. I suppose a month of cruise missiles and Daisy Cutters really does help?

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Who knows? If the Coalition pulls out too quickly, they may rally and counter-strike (Hehehehe).
 
or maybe the big scary taliban was just something that was blown way out of proportion by the media and they werent that big of a force to be reckoned with, and america just needed another scape goat to make themselves feel better about themselves. Maybe.
 
Well, the Taliban was big enough to take power away from the Northern Alliance, and I find it unlikely that the NA could have handled themselves without the bombing campaign.
 
They did their damage though, America was always stronger then them.
IVe always though of the taliban (well, i havnt thought bout them, i just say that...) as more of a terrorist group, that plans attacks like that. Although theres not too much many can do under bombing.

If there wasnt any bombing, and only ground forces instead then the taliban would act well. But what can they really do against bombing?
 
>>But what can they really do against bombing? <<

Nothing. Thus the point of the bombing. ;-)
 
Actually, most Taliban warlords are just like ancient Chinese or Japanese warlords/land owners. They are like grass, which flows with whatever direction the wind blows. When Taliban was in power, join them, but when NA is in power, lets just switch sides, all is forgiven and forgotten, right? A lot of NA victories are accomplished by bribing the local CIC into surrendering, by telling them that if they give up quietly, they will still have a place/power in the new political structure. That is one of the biggest reason why some of these civil wars never seem to stop, just look at Africa. It's all down to simple economics, whichever is cheaper is going to be the option chosen when given limited resources. Changing these fundamental problems are costly and take a long time, so why bother if all you want is Power?

Starseeker, signing off.

"The final price of freedom, is the willingness to face the most frightening being of all, one's own self."
 
>Actually, most Taliban warlords are just
>like ancient Chinese or Japanese
>warlords/land owners. They are
>like grass, which flows with
>whatever direction the wind blows.
> When Taliban was in
>power, join them, but when
>NA is in power, lets
>just switch sides, all is
>forgiven and forgotten, right?
>A lot of NA victories
>are accomplished by bribing the
>local CIC into surrendering, by
>telling them that if they
>give up quietly, they will
>still have a place/power in
>the new political structure.
>That is one of the
>biggest reason why some of
>these civil wars never seem
>to stop, just look at
>Africa. It's all down
>to simple economics, whichever is
>cheaper is going to be
>the option chosen when given
>limited resources. Changing these
>fundamental problems are costly and
>take a long time, so
>why bother if all you
>want is Power?

Think of it as "government capitalism."

-Xotor-

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>Think of it as "government capitalism."

Well, it is. It's the only Molopoly left legally in the free world. The funny thing is, they always get away with it. History is his story. History is always written by winners. If you win, you are revolutionaries that fight for your people, but if you lose..., you are a terrorist/gureilla/militia out to destabilize the current structure for your own personal gain and ego.
Anyway, capitalism is often described as just another word for the people in power to force you stay happy being a middle class in a socialist environment because you supposedly have free will. At least, that seems to be the argument around here these days.
Free trade is nothing if there is no fair trade, but then again fair trade is usually only fair to those who have control over it in the first place. Oops, off topic again, I'll shut up now. I wasn't in the mood for another economical/social issues debate anyway.

Starseeker, signing off.

"The final price of freedom, is the willingness to face the most frightening being of all, one's own self."
 
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