Must see photos of Afghanistan - Page 2

joegrundman · 02-22-11, 05:35 AM

the taliban were not a major mujahideen force. After the USSR pulled out, the US walked away, really quite happy with a job well done in destroying any chance of a stable communist country in favour of a weapon ridden land of total chaos, backwardism and lawlessness.

Since Pakistan had been the vital link (and also major contributor in its own right) in the support for the Mujahideen, and since Pakistan continued to be Aghanistan's neighbour while the US expected never to have to think about that country again, the US was happy for Pakistan's favoured group, the Taliban, to come to dominance. The US was happy about this on the grounds that any dominant group that assembled something resembling a state was an improvement on the prevailing chaos and lawlessness since the Soviet retreat. In particular, a government could be negotiated with in order to curtail heroin production, which was then the only concern that the US still had in Afghanistan.

02-22-11, 05:35 AM	#16
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	the taliban were not a major mujahideen force. After the USSR pulled out, the US walked away, really quite happy with a job well done in destroying any chance of a stable communist country in favour of a weapon ridden land of total chaos, backwardism and lawlessness. Since Pakistan had been the vital link (and also major contributor in its own right) in the support for the Mujahideen, and since Pakistan continued to be Aghanistan's neighbour while the US expected never to have to think about that country again, the US was happy for Pakistan's favoured group, the Taliban, to come to dominance. The US was happy about this on the grounds that any dominant group that assembled something resembling a state was an improvement on the prevailing chaos and lawlessness since the Soviet retreat. In particular, a government could be negotiated with in order to curtail heroin production, which was then the only concern that the US still had in Afghanistan. __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill