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pr126
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 Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 4:50 am Post subject: Your tax dollars at work! |
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Taliban seize US cash from locals to fuel jihad
| Quote: | WHEN US troops in the southern Afghan province of Ghazni handed out cash to village elders, they must have thought they were winning friends. The money, intended for bridges, wells, drinking water, irrigation systems and other infrastructure projects, was supposed to convince the locals that the foreign presence would benefit their country in general and them in particular.
After distributing the funds to villagers in Ghazni's Andar district in early October, the US soldiers left, having done their best to get Andar on side. This "hearts and minds" campaign formed part of a major anti-Taliban offensive - codenamed Operation Mountain Fury - which US-led coalition forces launched in mid-September in conjunction with the Afghan National Army (ANA).
The only problem was that the resources intended to combat the Taliban's influence ended up doing just the opposite.
Locals in several parts of Andar district have since told how almost as soon as the coalition forces left their villages, the money found its way into Taliban coffers to finance the jihad against the foreigners. |
Read it all.
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rock
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| Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:46 am Post subject: |
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Don't we pay taxes so lots of "smart people" who "study" these people make "smart" choices? Typical of the US though, tossing money at the problem will fix it...
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ManicParroT
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Glad to see you guys have got things in Afghanistan in hand.
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Moloth
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| Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| ManicParroT wrote: | | Glad to see you guys have got things in Afghanistan in hand. |
*points at Bush*
look, i don't even KNOW that asshole, man!
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SalsaShark
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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Just let the Canadians handle it will you? We have an exit strategy.
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Ivan_Ivanov
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| Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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| SalsaShark wrote: | | Just let the Canadians handle it will you? We have an exit strategy. |
Yeah:
Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuun!
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sjc
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| Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Yeah:
Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuun!
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At least we don't have to worry about friendly fire...
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CET
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Nice pic there dude. WFT?! 
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| Moloth wrote: | http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/friendlyfire/reports.html
Yeeahhh... sorry 'bout that.
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That is from our own. 
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I'm so sorry for this...
"Die, Canucks!"
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| Moloth wrote: | http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/friendlyfire/reports.html
Yeeahhh... sorry 'bout that.
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Yum! I'm hungry now.
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