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Its just not our place to bother with organizations already in power. And I’m glad this is the not an “edgy” take anymore. Due to a third party, we went in to

Its just not our place to bother with organizations already in power. And I’m glad this is the not an “edgy” take anymore. Due to a third party, we went in to deal with the third party and used the opportunity to oust the first party. We took their state and designated them as non-state enemy combatants, colloquially calling them terrorists. That’s kinda messed up. It also didn’t work.

kodah 5y ago
Promoting American isolationism isn't an edgy take, it's pretty age old. Nationalists have done it for quite some time with varying degrees of success. It's also why we didn't join WWII until we were attacked. What's an edgy take here is your clear lack of understanding between the Taliban and the Afghan populace, the history of Afghanistan, and your ignorance to the definition of terrorism. To correct some of the misinformation you're echoing: > Due to a third party, we went in to deal with the third party and used the opportunity to oust the first party. First, your speech is really confusing. If you could just directly mention who you're talking about then it'd be easier to track. I'm assuming "third party" here is the Taliban, who started a violent civil war in 94. [1] > We took their state and designated them as non-state enemy combatants It never was their state. The Taliban fought with the Mujahideen, whom are also terrorists, to unseat a democratic government. [1] > We took their state and designated them as non-state enemy combatants, colloquially calling them terrorists I'm going to assume in good faith that you did not know that at the time Al Qaeda was partnered with the Taliban [2]. The Taliban and Al Qaeda are bent on localized islamic states, while ISIL had global motivations, which is why they were partnered. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Civil_War_(1992%E2%80%931996) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Civil_War_(1992%E2%80%9... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afghanistan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afgh...
- vmception 5y ago
  I weigh the scope creep of the US negatively. I'm aware they partnered and that the US was initially making sure that Al Queda could not use Taliban resources. If this is something you are passionate about, somebody else should have attempted to deal with the Taliban, which is the future we are currently in.

kodah 5y ago

Promoting American isolationism isn't an edgy take, it's pretty age old. Nationalists have done it for quite some time with varying degrees of success. It's also why we didn't join WWII until we were attacked. What's an edgy take here is your clear lack of understanding between the Taliban and the Afghan populace, the history of Afghanistan, and your ignorance to the definition of terrorism. To correct some of the misinformation you're echoing: > Due to a third party, we went in to deal with the third party and used the opportunity to oust the first party. First, your speech is really confusing. If you could just directly mention who you're talking about then it'd be easier to track. I'm assuming "third party" here is the Taliban, who started a violent civil war in 94. [1] > We took their state and designated them as non-state enemy combatants It never was their state. The Taliban fought with the Mujahideen, whom are also terrorists, to unseat a democratic government. [1] > We took their state and designated them as non-state enemy combatants, colloquially calling them terrorists I'm going to assume in good faith that you did not know that at the time Al Qaeda was partnered with the Taliban [2]. The Taliban and Al Qaeda are bent on localized islamic states, while ISIL had global motivations, which is why they were partnered. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Civil_War_(1992%E2%80%931996) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Civil_War_(1992%E2%80%9... 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afghanistan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Afgh...

vmception 5y ago
I weigh the scope creep of the US negatively. I'm aware they partnered and that the US was initially making sure that Al Queda could not use Taliban resources. If this is something you are passionate about, somebody else should have attempted to deal with the Taliban, which is the future we are currently in.