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Who was he appointed by? Who comprised the conference that selected and appointed him?
We, the leaders of the invading forces.
Who was he appointed by? Who comprised the conference that selected and appointed him?
What does his citizenship have to do with it? Do you know anything about Bin Laden's history?
They did not train for the 9/11 attack there. They did that here. Learn to fly and all. So, admit Afghanistan didn't attack us and that you want to make another argument for invading Afghanistan, and we can move on.
...The President (Bush) said we had declared war on Terrorism and we would also make war on those who aided and supported terrorists or gave them sanctuary. That provided the moral excuse for destroying the Taliban.
We went through the Taliban in order to get to AQ. They were just in the way.
The President (Bush) said we had declared war on Terrorism and we would also make war on those who aided and supported terrorists or gave them sanctuary. That provided the moral excuse for destroying the Taliban.
What exactly did that mean? How do you declare war on a strategy of war?
First, lets get this out of the way...
Neither A-stan nor the Taliban attacked us on 9-11.
Does that mean you think we should have invaded Saudi Arabia, since that's where most of the terrorists of 9/11 came from?
Anyone want to refute that one? Anyone, anyone????
Now, everyone is on the same page
What mistakes do you want to hear about on A-stan?
As a practical matter, though we don't want to be, and shouldn't be in the business of "nation building", fighting terrorism and destroying national governments in the process requires it or face the probability that it will be worse afterwards. Bomb and kick the **** out of them then leave them to recover and sort themselves out?
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Sure, but only bomb them and kick the *** out of them if they pose an immediate threat, or if they have already attacked us.
Don't you know?
After the 7 October 2001 launch of Operation Enduring Freedom, the United Front (Northern Alliance) worked with teams of U.S. special forces. Together, they overthrew the Taliban regime and mustered support for a new government in Afghanistan. Karzai and his group were in Quetta (Pakistan) at the time, where they began their covert operation
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In December 2001, political leaders gathered in Germany to agree on new leadership structures. Under the 5 December Bonn Agreement they formed an Interim Administration and named Karzai Chairman of a 29-member governing committee. He was sworn in as leader on 22 December.
Hamid Karzai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We, the leaders of the invading forces.
I know that he was neither Afgani, Iraqi, nor Taliban.
How does this tie in with Americans committing war crimes on camera? Again!
I don't believe in hell, but I do believe in the rule of law. The US Field Manual (1956) provides that “maltreatment of dead bodies” is a war crime
The US Instructor’s Guide (1985) states: “In addition to the grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, the following acts are further examples of war crimes: … mutilating or mistreating dead bodies"
We went through the Taliban in order to get to AQ. They were just in the way.
The President (Bush) said we had declared war on Terrorism and we would also make war on those who aided and supported terrorists or gave them sanctuary. That provided the moral excuse for destroying the Taliban.
The US Naval Handbook (1995) provides that “mutilation and other mistreatment of the dead” are representative war crimes