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Bragi

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Sat Dec-27-08 02:44 PM
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53. There is nothing we can or should do

Taliban-like tribal thugs run many Muslim areas of the world, have done so for centuries, and will continue to do so in the future. It is the height of arrogance and folly to think that the west can or should make war to topple these regimes so they will adopt our values.

In fact, we are not in Afghanistan to liberate women or anyone else. We are in Afghanistan to secure a future oil pipeline route. In the end, we will fail to do this, and Afghanistan will become Obama's quagmire. He should figure out a way of ending that war instead of escalating it.

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