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Originally Posted by stormshadowftb
the taliban are the people of afganistan. canadians are the people of canada, what has afganistan EVER DONE to canada?
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The Taliban are not the only people in Afghanistan, in fact they represent extremists from a minority group who have killed thousands of civilians, fought to keep foreign aid from entering what was left of their country after the Soviet occupation ended, and committed a very long list of grievous human rights abuses.
And, as if that weren't enough, they actively involved themselves in training operatives to attack the West and those friendly to it, harboured hostile foreign nationals (like Osama Bin Laden), and imprisoned and tortured NGO aid workers.
I'd say Canada had pretty good justification to go into Afghanistan and put an end to these people.
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i've got a feeling this invading-other-countries lark is going to backfire spectacularly in canadas face.
lets hope so.
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Canada hasn't lost a war yet, and the Taliban have proven to be inept soldiers and cowards in every engagement they've fought against western forces to date. Things look pretty good for Canada.
But if you feel so sympathetic to the Taliban cause, and want them to triumph so badly, why don't you go to Afghanistan and join them? Be sure to wear a shirt with your username on it in big letters. With any luck I'll see you there... through my C79.