oftheherd1
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The key being they would need proof OBL was behind the attacks. I wonder what you think their standard of proof would have been?
NATO Air Strike Kills Civilians in Afghanistan
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The key being they would need proof OBL was behind the attacks. I wonder what you think their standard of proof would have been?
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celtic_crippler
Senior Master
I don't know what you mean? I love O'Reilly! Oh... and the Five... Greg's my hero.
It would have been nice to find out and it might have saved thousands of innocent lives.
oftheherd1
Senior Master
That's twice now you have slipped around answering a question.
It would have been nice to have known up front what they wanted, and it they were serious, I suppose they would have stated what would constitute proof. But I don't think they were serious. They knew very well who OBL was and what his goals were. You insult them if you think otherwise.
As to your last two posts that it would have been nice to have known, the first answer that comes to my mind is that if bullfrogs had wings ...
Tgace
Grandmaster
Hell...we used to level most of German cities to take out a ball bearing manufacturing facility. While Im not FOR collateral damage, it seems like we now expect to never have it anymore. Are we not supposed to conduct operations if there is a collateral damage risk?
Again, Im not saying we just level entire towns to get one guy, but if 4 high value targets gather in one house??
Again, Im not saying we just level entire towns to get one guy, but if 4 high value targets gather in one house??
ballen0351
Sr. Grandmaster
And you know we didnt try how?
Bush was determined to kill two birds with one stone. He wasn't going to negotiate with the Taliban. Those guys were holding up a major Unocal pipeline...
ballen0351
Sr. Grandmaster
So you dont know? You just assume
No, I don't know. I assume the government is lying to me as soon as a politicians lips move.
That said, I went in depth on this Unocal\Taliban connection long ago on MT. It's not a coincidence that Hamid Karzai is their former spokesperson.
Out of curiosity, what do you think the Taliban were trying to accomplish by asking for evidence before turning OBL over for justice?
Have you seen this?
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=x4PgpbQfxgo&desktop_uri=/watch?v=x4PgpbQfxgo
The Secretary of State argues that 500,000 dead children are worth the price of one man the government doesn't like.
And people here thought Adam Lanza was evil...
Tgace
Grandmaster
You seriously think that they would have accepted ANY evidence? That was a tactic...not an offer.
Tgace
Grandmaster
ballen0351
Sr. Grandmaster
Its called stalling. Like when you knock on the girlfriends door looking for a guy with warrants. She keeps yelling just a min Im getting dressed over and over until hes able to climb out the back window or hide in the attic
Tgace
Grandmaster
Don't the criminals realize that you guys know that trick already? Wellll...if they were smart, they wouldn't be criminals...or at a location known to the police when they have a pending arrest warrent...
If only they would use their stupidity for good...er...or something like that...
If only they would use their stupidity for good...er...or something like that...
Sanctions is just a fancy word for laying seige. An Iraqi man shared a tale of having to hold down his young son while the doctor amputated an infected leg...without anesthetic.
George Carlin has a great bit about euphemisms. Check it out...
How do you know they were stalling? What if they were sincere? What if they simply wanted to have the case layed out because they distrust the West?
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