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Originally Posted by crockett
Funny, but did you know Bush when he was gov of Texas tried to do just that? He tried to broker a deal with the Taliban and invited them to Texas to try and work out a deal so Unocal could run a gas/oil pipeline through Afghanistan.
We knew then that the Taliban suppressed women and their people and supported terrorism. However it didn't seem to matter back then to Gov Bush. There are many whom say that the reason we invaded Afghanistan was to take control of the region so the pipe line could be built.
As a side note, one of the first things we did when invading Afghan and setting up their govt, was to secure the deal for the pipe line. It was also rather ironic that the guy we put in charge Hamid Karzai just happens to be a former employee of Unocal. He was also originally pro Taliban back when they first took over again Ironically enough when Unocal was trying to secure the pipe line deal.
But of course our leaders just took us to Afghanistan to suppress the evil Taliban so women could vote and little kids could fly kites.
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as i've said time and time again... politics IS hypocrisy. its about interests. nothing more. i'm not trying to argue against hypocrisy. it would seem that would be incredibly clear by now.
however, you are talking about a time well before afghanistan had become the safe-harbor and breeding ground for terrorism that it was at the time of the invasion and a completely different world.
i understand fully the argument that the US goes WAAAAAAY overboard with the 300 year old "i have a dream" speeches about freedom and democracy when it comes to achieving political objectives. however, that doesn't change the reality on the ground in pakistan today.
its simple... you shun them.... or try to embrace them when they have a willingness to reach out, establish relationships and try in some way to become a part of the global community.
the funny thing about all the comments here is that I am not defending bush. i think he's an idiot. i am not defending US policy. it is what it is. i am not defending any sense of right, wrong or what i percieve to be right or wrong.
i am just saying its all about interests.... end of story. interests shift and change based on the reality on the ground at any given moment. and of course, people keep telling me the same shit which i am basically agreeing with as if i'm being taught some lesson in politics.