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On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:37:36 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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Then why are we saying this wart is about terrorism? There was not a
single Taliban involved with 9/11. They were Saudis who simply
traveled through Afghanistan. If that was all it took, we should be
attacking Germany and Spain where the final plans were developed.

Untrue. They may not have participated in the planning, but they refused
to
give up bin laden, etc. They didn't "simply travel" through. They took
over
and their extremist views allowed bin laden's crowd to have a safe-haven.
Don't try and rewrite Bush's failures.

So what are you going to do about Pakistan where he has done the same
thing?

You're claiming BL is in charge in Pakistan? Well, that's news to the
Pakistanis!

Anyone who thinks Karzai or the Junta de jour in Pakistan actually has
much influence in the tribal areas is deluded.

Which make up (in Pakistan) a relatively small area.

The "Countries" we are trying to ally with are so corrupt any deal we
may hammer out with them is just a love letter in the sand, to be
wiped out with the next tide.

And, your solution is.... isolationism? I think we tried that.

It is possible to lose the whore region and then we would cause
problems for India, Israel and most of the rest of the world.

Whore region? Well, sure there would be problems....