Somechick, yes, Afghanistan is a much better place now despite how much it could still improve.
"What little they had has been taken away from them now", what do you have to support this statement? by all accounts i've heard most peoples lives are better.
"Dont think that a revenge war will automatically turn aghanistan into a first world country, your living in a fantasy world"
Did I say afghanistan has turned into a perfect country or even a modern industrialised country? No. I simply said it's better than it was, if you want i'll post up evidence of this.
"The only reason why the afghans defeated the soviet invasion, was because the terrain was too difficult for the soviets to take. Guerilla soldiers conquered because they knew their own land. Their guns were and are measly. I dont know, but from your couch watching tv maybe you've had a glimpse of their weapons. A few shoddy rockets, dirt ridden rusty tanks are real state of the art arent they"
In the 1980's their weapons were sufficient, kalishnakoffs were being used by the soviets too.. I think you'd find that the funding they recieved from the regan government was what kept them going.
"I dont get it. It is because of the intervention of the western world that afghanistan is in the state that its in. In the 70's Afghanistan was a near-developed country. There were roads and airports etc. And now look at it. The country is being used by maniacs as a harbour for their own selfish interests, and im not just talking about al queda." That is because the soviets tried to invade.. america helped them defend themselves while also hurting the soviets, it was a smart strategy.
"WHAT THE HELL WOULD YOU KNOW?! Prior to sept 11 nobody even knew WHAT afghanistan was, let alone where it is. So please. And now they are all supposedly terrorists even tho they dont even have two cents to rub together." I'm sick of people lecturing me because they assume my ignorance, i learnt about afghanistan before september 11th as in year 8 we learnt about the cold war.
"Where was the Save the day Americans when the Taliban came to rule with their 10 year facist doctrines? and if it really is terrorism that is being fought, why wasnt/isnt there anything being done for the african countries who are being ruled by dictators like saddam. or at bali?"
Where was the UN, France, Germany, Russia? The Taliban weren't facists
As for Africa, I agree that more should be done in africa... for alot of the problems you can't just send money, it requires the co-operation of the Europeans and it will be very costly. There are alot of warlords all over africa, and right now it would be best to focus on the middle-east which would be much easier to fix in comparison with africa. We can't fix everything at once, so you have to prioritise.
What did you want them to do after bali? Invade indonesia even tho indonesia didn't support the terrorists?
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