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Re: OT: US politics

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Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> wrote
>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>> Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> wrote
>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>>>> Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> wrote
>>>>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>
>>>>>>>>>> The US and its allies were never going to succeed in  
>>>>>>>>>> Afghanistan.

>>>>>>>>> Nobody has ever succeeded in Afghanistan.

>>>>>>>> The Talibums have, twice.

>>>>>>> Last I heard, they are actually Afghans.

>>>>>> Then you need a new hearing aid, particularly with the first one.

>>>>>>> What I was talking bout was  foreign attempts to take the country.

>>>>>>  Which is precisely what happened with the first one.

>>>>> Currently it's the Chinese.

>>>> Nope, its actually the Talibums and they
>>>> have succeeded very well  indeed.

>>> Pakistan formed run and financed the Taliban in the mid-1990s.

>> Yep

>>> Now the Taliban are fighting with Pakistan

>> Nope

> I meant against Pakistan

Still wrong. If anything Pakistan is kicking Afghans who
have left Afghanistan because of the Talibums, out.

> <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/3/18/pakistan-taliban-attacks-live-exchange-of-fire-at-border-after-8-killed>
>     https://t.ly/6rY1N
> The Taliban government said Pakistani jets struck inside Afghan
> territory early on Monday, killing at least eight people, including
> five women and three children.

Just a fart in the bath militarily.

> A Taliban government spokesperson says it “strongly condemns” the
> attack, calling this “reckless action” a violation of Afghanistan’s
> territory.

Bet that will see the Pakis curl up and die.

> Pakistan Foreign Ministry later confirmed it targeted “terrorists” in
> Afghanistan responsible for a deadly suicide attack on Saturday.

Perfectly reasonable to do that, just like Netanyahu has done.

> An exchange of fire has been reported at the Pakistan-Afghanistan
> border after the early morning air attacks.

Just a fart in the bath militarily.

> The incident comes after Pakistan’s President Asif Zardari promised to
> retaliate following the killing of seven soldiers in a suicide attack
> on security forces’ post in North Waziristan.

Hardly surprising instead of doing nothing.

>>>>> They *need* afghanistan.

>>>> Fantasy

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Re: OT: US politics Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2024-10-03 19:52 +1000
  Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2024-10-04 09:52 +1000
    Re: OT: US politics Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2024-10-04 10:42 +1000
      Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2024-10-04 14:56 +1000
        Re: OT: US politics Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2024-10-04 16:18 +1000
          Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2024-10-04 16:50 +1000
            Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-04 20:02 +1000
              Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 08:19 +1000
            Re: OT: US politics Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2024-10-05 07:31 +1000
              Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 07:46 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2024-10-05 11:13 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 13:28 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics Mighty Mouse <"squeak!"@thecheesefactory.com> - 2024-10-05 14:14 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2024-10-05 19:29 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 20:32 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-05 20:35 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-10-05 22:36 +1000
                Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 05:39 +1100
                Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 06:20 +1100
                Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 09:17 +1100
                Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 12:59 +1100
                Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 13:55 +1100
                Re: OT: US politics Noddy <me@home.com> - 2024-10-05 23:36 +1000
        Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-04 16:35 +1000
        Re: OT: US politics Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-06-28 20:25 +1000
          Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2026-06-29 08:35 +1000
      Re: OT: US politics Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2024-10-04 16:41 +1000
    Re: OT: US politics Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> - 2024-10-06 11:42 +1100
      Re: OT: US politics Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 13:00 +1100
      Re: OT: US politics Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2024-10-06 13:18 +1100
      Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-06 13:49 +1100
  Re: OT: US politics "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2024-10-04 10:11 +1000

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