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**Shek** · 08-17-2005, 09:50 AM

Fairthought,
Where are you getting your history from? Please provide sources because your account runs counter to most everything I've read. A few examples:

1. The US never recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
2. Outside of Stinger missiles, which are now worthless due to battery life issues, US funding purchased Soviet bloc weapons for the Afghani mujahadeen.
3. The Taliban was supported by the ISI, but I have never seen a single link between the US and the Taliban, except for conspiracy websites that are laughable.
4. The opium trade has been recognized as a threat by the US and NATO, and there are effots to eliminate this. However, there are second and third order effects of every action, and pulling a major cash crop without a plan to replace it in a country where the central government hasn't consolidated its power, the economy isn't firmly solid, and caches of weapons from three decades of fighting are readily available is not a plan for success.

08-17-2005, 09:50 AM	#16 (permalink)
Shek *Military Professional* Moderator Join Date: 02-23-05 Location: Krblachistan Posts: 7,947 Country:	Fairthought, Where are you getting your history from? Please provide sources because your account runs counter to most everything I've read. A few examples: 1. The US never recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. 2. Outside of Stinger missiles, which are now worthless due to battery life issues, US funding purchased Soviet bloc weapons for the Afghani mujahadeen. 3. The Taliban was supported by the ISI, but I have never seen a single link between the US and the Taliban, except for conspiracy websites that are laughable. 4. The opium trade has been recognized as a threat by the US and NATO, and there are effots to eliminate this. However, there are second and third order effects of every action, and pulling a major cash crop without a plan to replace it in a country where the central government hasn't consolidated its power, the economy isn't firmly solid, and caches of weapons from three decades of fighting are readily available is not a plan for success.