Happening right now: Taliban launch coordinated attacks on targets across Afghanistan
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[QUOTE=CMB Unit 01;35580473]Taliban are really, really dumb. Why won't they just go away? :<[/QUOTE]
well the US did [I]kind of[/I] depose their peaceful leader and exchanged him for a very angry pro-west one
but hey I don't know a whole lot about this
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;35580877]And 1941... And 1812.[/QUOTE]
Although there was that one time in 1914...
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/German_troops_riga_1916.jpg/800px-German_troops_riga_1916.jpg[/img]
...where it worked out pretty well.
[QUOTE=NoDachi;35579990]Well if it is like the tet offensive it means that the Taliban will have greatly discredited our ability to actually protect anyone over there.[/QUOTE]
Except the Tet offensive was a massive failure for the Vietcong other than the political side of it, military wise, they were fucked in the ass.
[QUOTE=Cone;35581479]well the US did [I]kind of[/I] depose their peaceful leader and exchanged him for a very angry pro-west one
but hey I don't know a whole lot about this[/QUOTE]
Taliban inflicted this upon themselves when they refused to arrest and extradite osama bin laden and all of their al-qaeda operatives to the US.
[editline]16th April 2012[/editline]
By the way, didn't the Mongolians conquer Afghanistan?
So 10 years and they are still organized enough and have enough people to do this?
Wait, was Russia in Afghanistan before? if not, my god, these people fucked up.
[QUOTE=SonicHitman;35580534]provoking the russians is a bad and a stupid idea
i'm sure they know what happened in 1979[/QUOTE]
Yes, they remember the Soviets invading Afghanistan to support the corrupt, inept Communist regime in Kabul and initiated a reign of terror alongside the Government cronies.
If you honestly believe the Afghan people "provoked" the Soviets into invading Afghanistan in 1979, you're dumb.
[QUOTE=An Armed Bear;35580877]And 1941... And 1812.[/QUOTE]
And 1914 and 1223.
Oh wait a minute
You see this is why the coalition can't leave Afghanistan, the Taliban will just go in and retake everything as soon as they leave.
[QUOTE=D3vils Buddy;35579850]If it was done to show that they aren't scared of any one, then pissing off the Russians was a really dumb idea.[/QUOTE]
"look at me mum my dick's in the bears mouth"
[QUOTE=BCell;35581915]Taliban inflicted this upon themselves when they refused to arrest and extradite osama bin laden and all of their al-qaeda operatives to the US.[/QUOTE]
don't get me wrong I ain't defending them, just saying part of the reason why they don't just go away
[QUOTE=Cone;35581479]well the US did [I]kind of[/I] depose their peaceful leader and exchanged him for a very angry pro-west one
but hey I don't know a whole lot about this[/QUOTE]
Calling the Taliban peaceful :v:
hey good one you almost had me there
Bust out the popcorn boys.
[QUOTE=BCell;35581915]
By the way, didn't the Mongolians conquer Afghanistan?[/QUOTE]
lolnope.
They went through Russia, Russia said, "HEY LOOK! EUROPE IS RICH! PASS BY US!" The Mongolians never even went to Afghanistan, they knew it was a fuckhole.
Well poo. My dads in Afghan.
Fuck I hope the Russians go to Afghanistan. Been awhile since we had a Rambo movie.
Afghanistan is a fucked, just leave and let them selves rot.
[QUOTE=-nesto-;35585235]Fuck I hope the Russians go to Afghanistan. Been awhile since we had a Rambo movie.[/QUOTE]
but rambo was american...
[QUOTE=Ermac20;35586981]but rambo was american...[/QUOTE]
Can we call him Rambazanov then?
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;35582285]Yes, they remember the Soviets invading Afghanistan to support the corrupt, inept Communist regime in Kabul and initiated a reign of terror alongside the Government cronies.
If you honestly believe the Afghan people "provoked" the Soviets into invading Afghanistan in 1979, you're dumb.[/QUOTE]
if giving women rights, building infastructure, schools, hospitals, and general modernization, is wrong, i dont know whats right
the muj never would had the yankees kept the fuck out
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;35582285]Yes, they remember the Soviets invading Afghanistan to support the corrupt, inept Communist regime in Kabul and initiated a reign of terror alongside the Government cronies.
If you honestly believe the Afghan people "provoked" the Soviets into invading Afghanistan in 1979, you're dumb.
And 1914 and 1223.
Oh wait a minute[/QUOTE]
No, but thanks for the quick assumptions.
I'm only talking about the damage the Russians did at the time. The taliban lost a lot of people compared to the Russian casualties during the invasion. And when i say provoke Russians i don't mean dick waving, these people are bombing areas and killing important people (and people in general)
i'm sure we can both agree that its absolute chaos
Pissing off Russia seems like the worst idea.
For the US, public appearance matters a lot. But Russia doesn't really seem to give a fuck about that.
The NY Times has a follow-up article, mostly talking about Afghanistan's police response. There was a pretty awesome paragraph, though.
[Quote]While such large-scale attacks accomplish the classic terrorist goal of shaking people’s confidence and temporarily halting daily life, it does not necessarily win support for their cause. On Sunday, in at least one case, it rallied a cry of direct opposition.
In a moment of fellowship and perhaps reckless bravery as the assault began on the Parliament building, three lawmakers from disparate backgrounds decided to stay, even as rockets exploded just outside the compound. One, Muhammad Naim Hamidzai Lalai, the head of Parliament’s Internal Security committee, grabbed a PK machine gun from his bodyguard and headed for the roof of the Parliament.
“The Parliament is the house of the nation, and we are representatives of the people and we need to defend the nation’s house,” he said. “So I took the gun from my bodyguard and began shooting at the terrorists.”
He stopped when the Interior Ministry’s crisis response teams arrived, he said.[/Quote]
[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/world/asia/attacks-near-embassies-in-kabul.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp[/url]
[QUOTE=Penultimate;35588904]The NY Times has a follow-up article, mostly talking about Afghanistan's police response. There was a pretty awesome paragraph, though.
[url]http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/world/asia/attacks-near-embassies-in-kabul.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp[/url][/QUOTE]
Fucking badass. It's like the Lebanese who fought against Al Qaeda, I hope it gets more like this where they just don't take this shit anymore.
lol the taliban are fucked
if i read correctly, they pissed off all the wrong people
[QUOTE=Ermac20;35586981]but rambo was american...[/QUOTE]
In Rambo 3 he helps the Mujaheddin fight the Russians
[img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d8X09V7nnR4/TmnlbIeqKXI/AAAAAAAAA2g/jYVmySv-3js/s1600/RamboIIIcredits.jpg[/img]
Rambo supports terrorism yo
[QUOTE=Griffster26;35580545]Oh god, I hope my friend is okay.[/QUOTE]
Yep, he's alright, turned out he wasn't close to the city.
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;35582716]Calling the Taliban peaceful :v:
hey good one you almost had me there[/QUOTE]
nah not the Taliban's leader Afghanistan's leader
or was it Iraq
or was it Iran
I forget
[QUOTE=draugur;35584378]lolnope.
They went through Russia, Russia said, "HEY LOOK! EUROPE IS RICH! PASS BY US!" The Mongolians never even went to Afghanistan, they knew it was a fuckhole.[/QUOTE]
Actually, they did. It was administered by the Khwarezmian Empire at the time.
[QUOTE=Cone;35592390]nah not the Taliban's leader Afghanistan's leader or was it Iraq or was it Iran I forget[/QUOTE]
Before 2001, Afghanistan's leader [i]was[/i] the Taliban's leader
[QUOTE=smurfy;35592433]Before 2001, Afghanistan's leader [i]was[/i] the Taliban's leader[/QUOTE]
it was in the eighties or something
fuck it I've p. much totally forgotten everything about it other than that there was a peaceful leader dude who got deposed by the US
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