The Taliban?

[wanderingbear]

Does anyone know what the Taliban is? It is a small tribe of desert nomads living in a remote area of Afghanistan.What they are not is a global terrorist organization. Yes they are ultra conservative Muslims. But they are hardly a threat to the power of the U.S. military.

 

[Disillusioned]

When has threat potential ever mattered? The viet cong weren't a threat to the us, didn't stop us sticking our nose in there. If we don't start a war every couple years or so people forget who to hate.

 

[cancel2 2022]

Does anyone know what the Taliban is? It is a small tribe of desert nomads living in a remote area of Afghanistan.What they are not is a global terrorist organization. Yes they are ultra conservative Muslims. But they are hardly a threat to the power of the U.S. military.

They are a real threat to Pakistan and would take over if they could. Would you really want them to control a nuclear armed Pakistan? I think it is only a matter of time before some terrorist organisation gets hold of some nuclear material and lets off a dirty bomb in a major city.

 

[Auster]

^^^Think about it. Time can stretch out to infinity. As a reactionary force (meaning it will always be 'defending' and never initiating) security against any radical group obtaining the power and means to create a bomb will always be expensive, mostly passive, and a step behind. Technology and intelligence can help mitigate the difficulty, but the odds are against the world. I suppose we can question exactly how long this will take, but even as we speak entities hostile to the west in general are working to aquire such. I think within our (my) lifetime there will be a crisis of some kind.

 

[Lowaicue]

When has threat potential ever mattered? The viet cong weren't a threat to the us, didn't stop us sticking our nose in there. If we don't start a war every couple years or so people forget who to hate.

People also might realise who the real enemy is and take to the streets. Foreign enemies make government at home easy.