why are dems not against afghan war
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The afghan war always made more sense to me. At least where it was connected to 9/11/01.
Because thats where the September 11th attacks were planned from, thats where the government allowed AlQueda to openly operate and tacidly encouraged the actions of Osama Bin Laden.
They had to be cleaned out of Afganistan, and they cannot be allowed to return.
The war should have taken 6 months and should be well overwith by now.
They had to be cleaned out of Afganistan, and they cannot be allowed to return.
The war should have taken 6 months and should be well overwith by now.
I don't see how one is political gain & one is not. I opposed Iraq from the moment they said "Iraq," and it was not always popular to oppose that war.
Bin Laden orchestrated the attack on 9/11, and the Taliban was clearly giving him refuge in Afghanistan, and supporting him. On that level, it makes 100% more sense than Iraq; to try to compare the 2 is ludicrous.
In hindsight, it's very hard to support they way we have dealt with Afghanistan.
Bin Laden orchestrated the attack on 9/11, and the Taliban was clearly giving him refuge in Afghanistan, and supporting him. On that level, it makes 100% more sense than Iraq; to try to compare the 2 is ludicrous.
In hindsight, it's very hard to support they way we have dealt with Afghanistan.
No, the differences are substantual. Osama and the Taliban had a symbiotic relationship, one allowed the other to exist. They were cozy. Osama and Saddam were declared enemies, they hated each other.
The Taliban officially endorsed the actions of AlQueda and vice versa. They were in many ways the same group, the Taliban was merely the political wing of AlQueda.
AlQueda was supported by the government in Afganistan, I dont know of any other government where that was the case. Osama Bin Laden lived in Afganistan, freely. They refused to arrest him or hand him over.
What other country do you propose we attack the Taliban or Al Queda in?
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No....but as a blue dog I'm not a typical democrat.
First I'm not anti-war. There's a time and place for everything and when a foreign nation presents a clear and present danger to our national security than I'm all for defending our selves. Aggresively if need be.
You can certainly make a convincing argument, based on the 9/11 attacks and the history of Al Quaeda and the Taliban based in Afghanistan that, unlike Iraq, they arize to the threshold of a clear and present danger to our national security.
The question really is, that after 7 years of gross incompetence by the present administration does Afghanistan present a clear and present danger NOW to our security. With Bin Ladin still alive and a resurgent Taliban, I'd say yes.