I came across this article in my local news paper this weekend. This story wasn't front page news like I felt it should of been, but hey at least it was printed in American media.

By the numbers American and coalition soldiers have killed more civilians than the Taliban thus far in 2009. With such a statement backed up as best as possible by facts, how does it make one feel.


The reason I'm bringing this article to attention is for fair judgment. Can't be one sided all the time. At what point does the American people look and realize that in the eyes of many of the Afghan people we have become the same if not worse than the so called "monsters/devils" that we help oust out of power. What will it take for the eyes to be opened and people to say the end does not justify the means. All the good that has been done has been undone just as quick. Growing up my brother use to have a poster that said, " For all the things I have done right it is the one thing I've done wrong that nobody forgets." I feel the American people as a whole has forgotten this. They are wanting to send more troops. Will we ever learn?



Now your thoughts.

..and this isn't Iraq.
The Taliban are a different people as is Afghanistan. This will bring more deaths. A lot more.

What exactly are they trying to achieve in Afghanistan?

i think its something along the lines of destroy the taliban so america's imposed democratic government can remain without the continuous threat of destabilisation, and so the local people have a greater freedom.

naturally the americans will wield a lot of influence over the government in afghanistan (thats if they dont already)...but to be honest, i'd rather america ran afghanistan than the taliban. also, that way they can limit the lucrative opium trade and stop drug money going into the hands of terrorists.

^ HA

Drug trade has flourished now that they are in.
and no, not matter what this war was NOT justified. The lives of those who have died since the war did not die for this cause.

who are u talking about and which cause?

i think going there was a waste of money in the first place...and we shouldnt have bothered invading cos of the financial cost and the inevitable death toll...in addition our actions have "radicalised" a bunch of neutrals, who know see britain/america as some big enemy more than ever, look at the london bombings for example. the idea that we'd 'catch the terrorists' with america was just pie in the sky...it was merely a knee-jerk reaction to spill some blood in revenge for 9/11.

but now that we are there, we need to make sure that we do what we can to stop the taliban. this is because the goodwill has been lost already, and even if we come out now, it wont exactly be restored. so those neutrals who've been 'radicalised' arent going to disappear. they're plotting to blow us up; leaving afghanistan isnt going to make too much difference, besides we're still in iraq anyway so unless we leave both regions, the radicalised group arent going to disappear.

so, yea this war is not justified...but its now a case of making the best out of a bad situation. and for me that is to eradicate the taliban...

and the poppy trade is always flourishing...at least this way we might have a chance to stop it.

Talliban are recruiting little kids in Pakistan from 4 years old!
These people are brainwashed and in their own little world, that really makes no sense. By preventing people from being educated they are infact making people as dumb as them, with no common sense what makes them foresee the meeting with their Lord?
Only Allah knows best and boy they certainly don't, they seem to be wroshipping the terrorists more than God and OMG little kids sooo cutee too.
Darn, talliban they just killing theyre own people. Happy much? jeez.

The Taliban are a pack of trouble-makers in my opinion. I support America's efforts in Afghanistan although they should really introduce substantive changes in that country and not merely policing the country. One way of doing this is engaging the community of nations to really contribute to all efforts there.