Bin Laden is the figure head leader of Al Queda, not the Taliban. They cooperate at times, but they are definitely not the same. The Taliban is focused on mostly Pushto areas, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Al Queda has much wider goals.
Speculation that Osama Bin Laden killed
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Bin Laden is the figure head leader of Al Queda, not the Taliban. They cooperate at times, but they are definitely not the same. The Taliban is focused on mostly Pushto areas, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Al Queda has much wider goals.
I think people are ridiculous for making this partisan. Holy balls, unless you have top security clearance, you know as much as we do. Just give it 24 hours before you beat it to death, thanks. :skeptical:
Agreed. The idea that the left didn't support the war in Afghanistan/the hunt for Bin Laden is outrageous.
I would love to find YouTube video of the votes on going to war. Pretty unanimous, in my recollection.
Correct. There was opposition from the left on Iraq, which was a very different war, started for very different reasons and had nothing to do with Afghanistan and the War on Terror.
Afghanistan was a retaliation strike against the people who attacked us, and a (now successful) attempt to take down the head of those regimes. Iraq was about, well, I don't know what Iraq was about. I just know it wasn't connected to taking down Al-Qaeda and ending the War on Terror.
CycloneErik
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To this day, I still don't have any trouble believing that there were legitimate links between Saddam and Al-Qaeda. I'm still glad we went in. I think we needed to do that.
It's messier than we hoped, but you really can't effectively plan out the endgame as much as people want to think we can.
Not to make this political - but the reasons we were given were untrue. Whether or not Bush knew that is up for debate, but I still need proof. It's over and done with, though, and I agree with Al that it's irrelevant to this topic. This was a pretty unanimous decision.
Dude we agree. I'm saying Afghanistan was supported by everyone, and continues to be.
I don't want to make this political, but to this day there are no facts that support your belief, and people have spent a decade trying to find the link. At some point, when none of the facts support something, its a good idea to quit believing it.
Can't imagine there would be a whole lot left at this point with multiple head wounds.
Maybe he'll look like this?
Stop saying "Not to be political" because you clearly are being political. Take it to the cave.