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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I think if the President had put $87 billion into uncovering terrorist cells all over the world and was successful first in the countries that couldn't wait to step up and show support, that when something like Madrid happened, it would only strengthen everyone's resolve. At a certain point, Pakistan and the Philippines cave because the whole world is putting the pressure on. Now, everyone is trying to distance themselves from us. If Iraq was the only problem, that would be fine. But how the hell are we going to find these people when they are spread all over the world and we piss on the leaders of the countries they're in every chance we get?
TM
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This is my chief gripe with Bush. Why isn't our ally, Pakistan, letting us into the provinces? Why has Bush began saying bib Laden is marginalized? There's something very rotten going on in Pakistan and I can't put my finger on it. Our ally should be giving us unbridled access. We should be testing all sorts of horrific weapons on militants in the provinces and running assassination squads on AQ in the larger Pakistani cities. I know we'll never hear about the latter, but why are we not doing the former?
I believe Afghanistan, not Iraq, should have been the "swamp" where Bush "placed" the war on terror. But Afghanistan has no oil. Its got no strategic value. Nobody cares about it. As Rumsfeld said when the Joint Chiefs suggested bombing it initially after 9/11, "Afghanistan has no good targets."
