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Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:00 pm to willymeaux
I think Iran was similar until the revolution in the 70s.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:00 pm to willymeaux
Interesting
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:02 pm to willymeaux
The Bin Ladens on family vacation in the early 70s
This post was edited on 3/10/14 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:04 pm to willymeaux
Damn shame.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:04 pm to willymeaux
Never would have guessed that it was Afghanistan
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:05 pm to BuddyLAM
Extremism is never a good thing, kids. Everything in moderation.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:05 pm to BuddyLAM
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Never would have guessed that it was Afghanistan
Well, I would say this piece is "puffed" up a bit, but there is no denying whatever progress they were making in the mid-century was destroyed.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:05 pm to willymeaux
Hasn't Ron Paul said for years Afghanistan was a peaceful place til we started putting troops there?
Eta.. Or maybe not peaceful, but better than it is now.
Eta.. Or maybe not peaceful, but better than it is now.
This post was edited on 3/10/14 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:06 pm to LordSaintly
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I think Iran was similar until the revolution in the 70s
It was until we overthrew the gov't in 1953 and installed a "Pro-US" guy.
That gave rise to nationalism that led to the revolution of the 70's.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:07 pm to willymeaux
Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt (mainly Cairo) were all amazing places pre 50's-70's.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:07 pm to windshieldman
The Russians were there before us.
Obviously the conservative types over there didn't like their women running around with their own operating brains.
Obviously the conservative types over there didn't like their women running around with their own operating brains.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:08 pm to willymeaux
Religious ideology is powerful.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:08 pm to windshieldman
No, we did not cause this.
They had a nine year war with the USSR in the late seventies.
Communism caused this. Don't let propoganda make it seem like Afghanistan was all lollipops and disney world until 2002.
They had a nine year war with the USSR in the late seventies.
Communism caused this. Don't let propoganda make it seem like Afghanistan was all lollipops and disney world until 2002.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:10 pm to willymeaux
Goes to show what happens when the radical Muslims take control. Happens over and over and over.
For a contrast, look at Jordan. No radical Muslim stuff there and the country is relatively free and prosperous for a Muslim country. Still better, look at Israel.
Radical Islam is the most violent religion on the face of the earth and has nothing but oppression, death and destruction following in it's wake.
For a contrast, look at Jordan. No radical Muslim stuff there and the country is relatively free and prosperous for a Muslim country. Still better, look at Israel.
Radical Islam is the most violent religion on the face of the earth and has nothing but oppression, death and destruction following in it's wake.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:10 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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No, we did not cause this.
They had a nine year war with the USSR in the late seventies.
Communism caused this. Don't let propoganda make it seem like Afghanistan was all lollipops and disney world until 2002.
Maybe so, I just remember he said a few times if we got out of there they would be better off. Didn't we side with them over USSR in the 70s?
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:11 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:12 pm to willymeaux
good post. Sad what it's become.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:13 pm to windshieldman
quote:It was much better of before Russia showed up, that's for sure.
Hasn't Ron Paul said for years Afghanistan was a peaceful place til we started putting troops there? Eta.. Or maybe not peaceful, but better than it is now.
We just exacerbated a problem that was already started.
Posted on 3/10/14 at 1:16 pm to windshieldman
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Didn't we side with them over USSR in the 70s?
We sent them money and missiles. Stretched into the 80's. Rambo and Tom Hanks made movies about it.
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