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DOD: 'We're not going to target Taliban just because they're Taliban"
Posted on 12/17/14 at 12:38 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 12:38 pm
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That's gonna be difficult to distinguish. And the Taliban doesn't make any distinctions on who they kill.
That's gonna be difficult to distinguish. And the Taliban doesn't make any distinctions on who they kill.
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:05 pm to Zach
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"So it's not about just being a member of the Taliban; it's about what -- it's about what you're doing, and if you're going to conduct terrorist attacks, it doesn't matter what I.D. cards you're carrying. We have the authorities to act in our own self-defense and self-defense of our Afghan partners."
Holy shite. I don't even know where to start. The SJWs have successfully infiltrated the DOD, apparently.
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:14 pm to Zach
i fail to see how we can actively draw down troops there and still go after every taliban fighter.
if you reduce troops, you have to reduce operations.
seems like a no brainer to focus on those who pose a threat. I suspect, but do not know, that many people are in the taliban b.c of forced conversions not b.c they agree with the political movement.
if you reduce troops, you have to reduce operations.
seems like a no brainer to focus on those who pose a threat. I suspect, but do not know, that many people are in the taliban b.c of forced conversions not b.c they agree with the political movement.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:17 pm to Hawkeye95
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i fail to see how we can actively draw down troops there and still go after every taliban fighter.
Then pull everyone out. Seriously why have the military there if we're not fighting an organization directly. So stupid/irresponsible by our leaders.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:18 pm to Zach
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That's gonna be difficult to distinguish. And the Taliban doesn't make any distinctions on who they kill.
keep them penned up over there and out of the West, then send our liberal, muslim sympathizing morons over there with flowers and pencils and when those idiots are beheaded,,, well that's one problem solved.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:18 pm to Zach
We shouldn't be targeting the taliban. They are on the other side of the planet. Let them deal with their shitty terrorists.
If we would just exit, we could develop the justification for the overwhelming force we should have used in the first place.
If we would just exit, we could develop the justification for the overwhelming force we should have used in the first place.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:19 pm to C
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Then pull everyone out. Seriously why have the military there if we're not fighting an organization directly. So stupid/irresponsible by our leaders.
but they are, they are just being selective. Go after the bad guys, not everyone.
seems rational to me.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:20 pm to Zach
Sure worked targeting Germans because they were...Germans back a few years ago.
No relation to the Taliban.
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seems rational to me.
No relation to the Taliban.
This post was edited on 12/17/14 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:46 pm to Zach
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That's gonna be difficult to distinguish. And the Taliban doesn't make any distinctions on who they kill.
It really isn't difficult to distinguish. This policy may be new, but this way of doing business has been around for a long time. This policy really just keeps the DOD focused on its primary job, which is US national security, instead of international police work.
You can close your eyes and throw a rock in Afghanistan and hit a person affiliated with the "Taliban" or any of the other major violent groups. Once you realize that the "Taliban" is essentially a mafia it makes total sense that the DOD wants to stop focusing on common criminals and focus its efforts on those with substantial enough reach to touch US interests outside of AFG.
The Taliban does make distinctions on who they kill, and more importantly, why they kill. Just like a mafia they kill to send a message, to influence the political environment, to ease pressure on their criminal activities, to protect strongholds. They use money to coerce politicians and leaders, and they use violence to protect officials who offer them market opportunities for their criminal endeavors. They grease wheels where they need to. Its not all about violence, because at the end of the day they still need to make $$$.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:48 pm to Zach
If we pretend the Taliban is a recognizable thing across two countries and multiple regions, then this is a weird thing to say.
With that in mind, it doesn't strike me as odd.
With that in mind, it doesn't strike me as odd.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:48 pm to TerryDawg03
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it's about what you're doing, and if you're going to conduct terrorist attacks, it doesn't matter what I.D. cards you're carrying. We have the authorities to act in our own self-defense and self-defense of our Afghan partners."
Seesm to give them the lattitude to act outside of just the Taliban. If you are acting against US interest or fomenting terro, we reserve the right to attack you, regardless of whether you identify yourself as Taliban or not.
Who could be against this (of course all who identify as Taliban should be targeted).
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:56 pm to Hawkeye95
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I suspect, but do not know, that many people are in the taliban b.c of forced conversions not b.c they agree with the political movement.
I'm certain there were a number of German Citizens forced into the Wehrmacht in WW2. War is awful and people die.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:57 pm to Zach
Imagine the FDR War Department circa 1944 issuing a statement that they weren't going to go after Nazis simply because they're Nazis.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:58 pm to Godfather1
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Imagine the FDR War Department circa 1944 issuing a statement that they weren't going to go after Nazis simply because they're Nazis.
Eh, not a good comparison IMO.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:59 pm to Hawkeye95
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Go after the bad guys, not everyone.
seems rational to me.
so now we have to discern the "good" Taliban from the "bad" Taliban????
this theater of the absurd just slides further off the deep end every day, every time we think we've heard it all they come up with an even bigger goats nest.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 1:59 pm to Zach
In related news:
Department of the Army Diagnosed With ADHD
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The Department of the Army has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) after failing to find a mission it both likes and will stick with, doctors confirmed Tuesday.
After years of retooling because “counterinsurgency is all that matters,” the Army abruptly launched a recent plan for a “Pacific pivot,” much to the annoyance of the Department of the Navy.
“It’s like he just saw how shiny and nice Thailand is and wanted to send troops there to get in trouble for murdering transexuals. Doesn’t he already have enough soldiers in South Korea getting drunk and being arrested?” said the Department of the Navy.
Department of the Army Diagnosed With ADHD
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:04 pm to Hawkeye95
That is why you live by the old saying kill em all and let God sort them out
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:04 pm to C
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Then pull everyone out.
Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:29 pm to Reames239
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That is why you live by the old saying kill em all and let God sort them out
This is why I kill all snakes on my property.
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