Obama's $535,000,000 Waist Of Tax Payers Money

[SBXVII]

No the worst part is Obama trying to negotiate with the Taliban. WTF? I voted for him once but we all should learn from our mistakes.

I guess the lives of Americans lost in the War are worthless.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

No the worst part is Obama trying to negotiate with the Taliban. WTF? I voted for him once but we all should learn from our mistakes.

I guess the lives of Americans lost in the War are worthless.

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[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

No the worst part is Obama trying to negotiate with the Taliban. WTF? I voted for him once but we all should learn from our mistakes.

I guess the lives of Americans lost in the War are worthless.

You realize that the Taliban and al-Qaeda are separate groups, right?

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You realize that the Taliban and al-Qaeda are separate groups, right?

....and this thread is about neither.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

....and this thread is about neither.

True. This thread is about "waisting" internet bandwidth.

No offense 12th. You are valiantly trying to make it intelligent.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You realize that the Taliban and al-Qaeda are separate groups, right?

Yea, and you realize America has been at war with both the Taliban and A-Qaeda and at times both have worked together at the Pakistan/Afghanastan border? Both are attacking Americans.

Taliban targets coalition base on eve of 9/11 anniversary - CNN.com

Slain Navy SEALs had targeted known Taliban leader, officials say - CNN.com

The Taliban engage in attacks against the civilian population. According to a report by the United Nations, the Taliban were responsible for 2,477 civilian casualties (76 percent of all casualties) in the first six months of 2010.[17]

But I guess the lives of our lost American troops in these and many other attacks should be over looked and simply brushed under the carpet in order to make peace with terrorist. Atleast according to Obama.

Peace talks with Taliban in Afghanistan have begun, US confirms - The National

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Yea, and you realize America has been at war with both the Taliban and A-Qaeda and at times both have worked together at the Pakistan/Afghanastan border? Both are attacking Americans.

Taliban targets coalition base on eve of 9/11 anniversary - CNN.com

Slain Navy SEALs had targeted known Taliban leader, officials say - CNN.com



But I guess the lives of our lost American troops in these and many other attacks should be over looked and simply brushed under the carpet in order to make peace with terrorist. Atleast according to Obama.

Peace talks with Taliban in Afghanistan have begun, US confirms - The National

You missed the point. The Taliban are a multifaceted group with a different agenda from al-Qaeda. The Taliban seek a voice in the Afghani government and might become more peaceful if they get that voice, like the IRA did in Ireland. The same cannot be said for al-Qaeda, which has a different agenda and a different MO. So treating the Taliban and al-Qaeda differently makes realistic sense, as many foreign policy experts beyond Obama have said.

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You missed the point. The Taliban are a multifaceted group with a different agenda from al-Qaeda. The Taliban seek a voice in the Afghani government and might become more peaceful if they get that voice, like the IRA did in Ireland. The same cannot be said for al-Qaeda, which has a different agenda and a different MO. So treating the Taliban and al-Qaeda differently makes realistic sense, as many foreign policy experts beyond Obama have said.

No I didn't miss the point which is why I added the links. Proving they have been connected to each other in the past helping each other out while attacking American soldiers. Anyone who is going to side with Al-Qaeda does not need peacful negotiations.

But, others probably would have prefered us to have had peaceful negotiations with the Nazi's as well maybe all the Jews and Americans would not have been killed. We probably should have had peaceful negotiations with North Korea as well.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

No I didn't miss the point which is why I added the links. Proving they have been connected to each other in the past helping each other out while attacking American soldiers. Anyone who is going to side with Al-Qaeda does not need peacful negotiations.

But, others probably would have prefered us to have had peaceful negotiations with the Nazi's as well maybe all the Jews and Americans would not have been killed. We probably should have had peaceful negotiations with North Korea as well.

No one disputes the idea of past connections. You have successfully demonstrated what everyone already knows.

What you haven't done is come to terms with other issues which are involved.

And just to be clear, we did try peaceful negotiations with the Nazis and still are engaged in peaceful negotiations with North Korea. That's diplomacy. Don't forget the wisdom of the great Chinese warrior Sun Tzu: the best general never fights because he is able to create peaceful resolutions.

[saden1]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

No I didn't miss the point which is why I added the links. Proving they have been connected to each other in the past helping each other out while attacking American soldiers. Anyone who is going to side with Al-Qaeda does not need peacful negotiations.

But, others probably would have prefered us to have had peaceful negotiations with the Nazi's as well maybe all the Jews and Americans would not have been killed. We probably should have had peaceful negotiations with North Korea as well.

Damn the counter-terrorist reports...one of these days we're going to kill them all or they will simply fold in the face of our military might.


Speaking of terrorists, I have been terrorized by ants the past few weeks. I have tried to kill them all but they just kept coming back. Just the other day I think I figured out why they were coming at my place so hard. It turns out I had a half-full open soda can near the door. Once I removed the can their numbers started waning but then again it could be due to the onset of winter. Regardless, I am happy they won't terrorize me anymore.