Author Topic: aussie reports on afghanistan (Read 996 times)

anonymous · « **on:** July 26, 2004, 01:10:37 PM »

a pal of mine gave me the heads up on this: http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110005398. also somebody do a dinosaur a favor and tell me what a blogger is?

Curval · « **Reply #1 on:** July 26, 2004, 01:12:33 PM »

A blog is kind of like a BBS, except only the moderator or owner posts topics. You can only respond..you can't start threads.

That's what my experience is with "Blogs".

GreenCloud · « **Reply #2 on:** July 26, 2004, 01:17:18 PM »

In spite of repeated warnings from the Taliban that women should neither register nor stand for office, 2.1 million women have now registered to vote, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the body overseeing the process. This means that 38% of the current electorate are women, overturning predictions that few would register.

that is so frikn good..way to go..USA and our real allies...

GreenCloud · « **Reply #3 on:** July 26, 2004, 01:20:04 PM »

wow..that thing sure lists alot of Positive ...Hope our dam President will Highlight this

what a turnaround....

Curval · « **Reply #4 on:** July 26, 2004, 01:21:32 PM »

Greencloud...not so sure lazs could possibly agree with your conclusions...but I do.

demaw1 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 26, 2004, 07:32:11 PM »

God bless em their trying despite the terrorist,threats and history and those that cried,dont go in the blood will run.

demaw1 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 26, 2004, 08:08:22 PM »

scholz re: who said that

I have no knowledge of what anyone elsewhere said.Here in America it was the usual suspects.
The so called intellingent eilite, college professors, media eilite, a few democract leaders, most far left leaders.

ahhh America is arrogant, what makes us think we can just go to afganistan. Why look at their history, even the ussr couldnt beat them....ahhh another veitnam etc. etc. etc.

midnight Target · « **Reply #7 on:** July 26, 2004, 08:19:44 PM »

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Originally posted by demaw1
scholz re: who said that

I have no knowledge of what anyone elsewhere said.Here in America it was the usual suspects.
The so called intellingent eilite, college professors, media eilite, a few democract leaders, most far left leaders.

ahhh America is arrogant, what makes us think we can just go to afganistan. Why look at their history, even the ussr couldnt beat them....ahhh another veitnam etc. etc. etc.

So.. you don't know any names?

demaw1 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2004, 08:43:05 PM »

Midnight Target...just a reply

Not off the top of my head,I dont want to take time to find it but will try if you really need them.

One was a professor from yale ,he was on the dennis prager show for a half hr. Also I think 1 was a congresswoman from ca.On al rantal on kabc, words from their own mouth.

midnight Target · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2004, 08:46:42 PM »

Point being there were very very few who stood against the war in Afghanistan. Silly to make a point against those 3 or 4 people as if it was some kind of movement.

demaw1 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2004, 09:02:08 PM »

Midnight

Come on midnight I disagree with you 95 percent of the time,but have always treated you with respect and as though you were intellingent . Unless you have had your head in the sand you have heard it to and know it was a great number of people .If I had to guess Id say a few million. 3or4....heck,100,000
I would not have wasted my time.

midnight Target · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2004, 09:06:28 PM »

There was/is a big difference between the reactions to the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq.

Afghanistan was relatively popular and I think you know that. Your rail against those

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that cried,dont go in the blood will run.

is just another straw man.

demaw1 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2004, 09:23:06 PM »

MIDNIGHT....just a reply

I am sorry you feel that way, it was not a straw man and I dont play those games. I am right in what I said,and they were out of touch with most Americans maybe even you . Doesnt change the fact of what they said.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2004, 10:04:01 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
There was/is a big difference between the reactions to the war in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq.

Afghanistan was relatively popular and I think you know that. Your rail against those
is just another straw man.

you are the first in the thread to compare the two. Really they are too different for that.

Go back to Dec. 2001. America wanted blood BUT there were those that thaught we should continue negotiating w/ the Taliban. AND there were numerous other talking heads on TV that said it would be Years vrs. months that we'd be doing real hard core fighting there.

Yes we are still fighting in Afghanistan but not nearly as much as those that opposed it wanted you to think.

Udie · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2004, 10:51:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
you are the first in the thread to compare the two. Really they are too different for that.

Go back to Dec. 2001. America wanted blood BUT there were those that thaught we should continue negotiating w/ the Taliban. AND there were numerous other talking heads on TV that said it would be Years vrs. months that we'd be doing real hard core fighting there.

Yes we are still fighting in Afghanistan but not nearly as much as those that opposed it wanted you to think.

every time the media or the left has commented on "how it will be bad and how it will turn out" they have been dead wrong. Yet people still listen to them.