2: That's not whataboutism, that's what makes Afghanistan special? If we have the right/need/obligation to address what's happening in Afghanistan then we should apply the same standards to other states.1. That's for our politicians to sort out.
2. You're not usually one for whataboutism, Steve.
3. They can expect what they like. I'd be more sympathetic to their way of life if they didn't go around killing and brutalising people in the name of their religion.
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4. What's your view on what should happen to all of those in Afghanistan who've grown up with a degree of freedom and that don't want to live the lifestyle that the Taliban will force them to live, or get killed if they don't?
as per Chomsky, follow the money.
It will undoubtedly be found in the pockets of US military equipment/armament suppliers and associated contractors. That is a major reason why the occupation has lasted so long. The USA cares little of the plight of the Afghani.
Every president is de-facto connected to the defense industry, because they are Commander-in-Chief as well as a final signature on the defense budget. There may not be a personal profit at all, it's just how the system is designed.... pretty much everywhere.Obhama was president for eight of those twenty years so I presume you think he was for milking the cash cow too and if so can you tell us his connections to the US military/industrial complex?
Obhama was president for eight of those twenty years so I presume you think he was for milking the cash cow too and if so can you tell us his connections to the US military/industrial complex?
They need to get it done now because they won't be fighting in the north come winter.
The overarching question in the Middle East and Islamic culture is the fate of ‘political ‘Islam’ .
Is the idea of western democracy compatible with political Islam, does Moslem culture need its own alternative or is religious dictat the only future?
Islam has been arguing the principles of the Quo-ran and Hadith and mans rights for centuries and is still split, in many ways Islamic culture is where Christianity was In the Middle Ages. It is still rooted in mysticism and monarchy and yet to reconcile religion and independent thought.
There is a further split in the contradictions between the quo ran and Hadith, which ultimately led to the fracturing of Islam into Sunni and Shia.
The issue is so complicated it makes my brain hurt, Abraham and Ishmael have a lot to answer for.
The Middle East might have progressed if not for western Imperialism ever since the Ottoman hegemony collapsed.
Look at the policies he implemented and look at the people he put in key positions. He was a neoliberal.
Key word here is “might”.The Middle East might have progressed if not for western Imperialism (including creating countries with straight-line borders and imposing rulers) ever since the Ottoman hegemony collapsed.
in 6 months time the taliban will control all of afghanistan at the rate they are going . i dont know what the answer is to this situation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57773120
in 6 months time the taliban will control all of afghanistan at the rate they are going . i dont know what the answer is to this situation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-57773120