I wonder if they promised Trump the rights to build a hotel in Afghanistan. A hotel where they will bring the Republicans that visit, girls to abuse for their pleasure.
Supposedly, the Taliban has renounced their “terrorist” ways and has promised to govern (if not wisely) at least govern fairly.
Sounds a lot like the promises put out by the republicans here in America.
Bottom line is, as usual while dealing with an unreliable group with a bad previous history, ignore what they SAY and watch what they DO.
Leopards CAN change their spots – but it’s usually just to a slightly different color.
And, keep in mind, also, that the central command of the Taliban has only the barest control of their forces – they, like the republicans, can be likened much more to a mindless mob rather than a structured entity.
So I suspect that not EVERY member of the Taliban has bought into the “kinder, gentler” façade that they wish to project, now.
Interesting that the “smiley face” in this portrait greatly resembles a pig’s snout.
And for anyone who might not already be aware of the fact, pigs are considered “unclean” in a religious sense. An Afghan (but not Talilban) that I worked with years ago told me that that didn’t just mean that he couldn’t eat pork, but that he couldn’t even carry a shopping bag containing pork.
Most of the Afghan men whom I met and who led battles against the Taliban two decades ago are now dead. Almost all were killed, in separate assassinations, as part of the Taliban’s plan to return to action. Their comeback has taken twenty years, but it is a classic example of a successful guerrilla war of attrition, and has involved all the usual elements of guerrilla strategy: a stealth campaign of hit-and-run military attacks, selective assassinations to demoralize their adversaries, and acts of terror that both weakened the government and created an atmosphere of abject compliance from local populations. A public campaign of hearts and minds followed, accompanied by decoy negotiations with the government and its allies in order to promote the idea that, as a force, the Taliban are not really extremist and are, in fact, open to dialogue, even to internal change. But the Taliban, by their very nature, are fundamentalists, believers in a strict Quranic credo.
GiantShetlandPony over 2 years ago
I wonder if they promised Trump the rights to build a hotel in Afghanistan. A hotel where they will bring the Republicans that visit, girls to abuse for their pleasure.
SKJAM! Premium Member over 2 years ago
Now that they’re winning, the Taliban faces the job of actually trying to run a country that won’t get them invaded again within the decade.
Zebrastripes over 2 years ago
They’ve already shown their true colors….killing a woman, killing a relative of a journalist….they’re all a vessel of acid spewing hate
Valiant1943 Premium Member over 2 years ago
And the Afgan army with the exception of its special forces unit showed their true colors…yellow.
Michael G. over 2 years ago
We get the government we deserve. Sound familiar?
ncorgbl over 2 years ago
The Taliban knows what Americans and our media doesn’t seem to know. Put on that happy face. If they don’t, Joe will come back with a vengeance.
wellis1947 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Supposedly, the Taliban has renounced their “terrorist” ways and has promised to govern (if not wisely) at least govern fairly.
Sounds a lot like the promises put out by the republicans here in America.
Bottom line is, as usual while dealing with an unreliable group with a bad previous history, ignore what they SAY and watch what they DO.
Leopards CAN change their spots – but it’s usually just to a slightly different color.
And, keep in mind, also, that the central command of the Taliban has only the barest control of their forces – they, like the republicans, can be likened much more to a mindless mob rather than a structured entity.
So I suspect that not EVERY member of the Taliban has bought into the “kinder, gentler” façade that they wish to project, now.
gammaguy over 2 years ago
Interesting that the “smiley face” in this portrait greatly resembles a pig’s snout.
And for anyone who might not already be aware of the fact, pigs are considered “unclean” in a religious sense. An Afghan (but not Talilban) that I worked with years ago told me that that didn’t just mean that he couldn’t eat pork, but that he couldn’t even carry a shopping bag containing pork.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Former Pence aide says Trump and Stephen Miller fought against taking Afghan refugees with ‘racist hysteria’
Olivia Troye slammed previous administration’s failure to help allies who were ‘lifelines’ in Afghanistan
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-visas-afghan-refugees-troye-b1906190.html
superposition over 2 years ago
About that change of heart; NOT so fast …
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Most of the Afghan men whom I met and who led battles against the Taliban two decades ago are now dead. Almost all were killed, in separate assassinations, as part of the Taliban’s plan to return to action. Their comeback has taken twenty years, but it is a classic example of a successful guerrilla war of attrition, and has involved all the usual elements of guerrilla strategy: a stealth campaign of hit-and-run military attacks, selective assassinations to demoralize their adversaries, and acts of terror that both weakened the government and created an atmosphere of abject compliance from local populations. A public campaign of hearts and minds followed, accompanied by decoy negotiations with the government and its allies in order to promote the idea that, as a force, the Taliban are not really extremist and are, in fact, open to dialogue, even to internal change. But the Taliban, by their very nature, are fundamentalists, believers in a strict Quranic credo.
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https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-return-of-the-taliban
Good thing all our dedicated, altruistic, patriotic, politicians are transparent in the US with no hidden autocratic agendas. /s