> even I would never suggest such a thing.
And why is that? If we believe democracy is in our best interest, then that would have been the time to at least insist women should have the right to vote and that the parliament must be a little more than a rubber stamp. I see nothing wrong with having pointed that out to the Emir before we handed it over to him.
> The country is already less of a shithole than it was a year ago.
In your dreams may be. And there is broken promise there to keep. Here are some headlines from Afghanistan:
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Mar.22, 2003: Afghanistan: the Taliban's smiling face
Mar.12, 2003: Afghan Police Accused of Rights Abuses
Feb.26, 2003: Afghanistan has been well and truly betrayed
Feb.23, 2003: Afghan poor sell daughters as brides
Feb.1, 2003: Afghan Warlords Killing at Will
Jan.29, 2003: War 'has ruined Afghan environment'
Jan.28, 2003: Film Accuses U.S. of Atrocities at Dasht-i-Leili
Jan.24, 2003: British Parliament: "Afghanistan Could Fall Back Into Anarchy"
Jan.21, 2003: Afghan Chief Justice Bans Cable TV
Jan.14, 2003: Disabled War Vets Accusing the Government of Misusing Aid Donations
Dec.23, 2002: Afghanistan: Rogues on the loose
Dec.18, 2002: US Broke Law in Use Of Cluster Bombs in Afghanistan
Dec.18, 2002: US Troops Blamed in Afghan Kids' Deaths
Dec.17, 2002: Post-Taliban Warlords Oppress Afghan Women
Dec.15, 2002: Severe Cold Kills 41 Afghan Refugee Children
Dec.13, 2002: Afghan refugees freeze to death
Dec.12, 2002: Warlords are Afghanistan's new worry number one
Dec.8, 2002: Old Fears in the New Afghanistan
Nov.18, 2002: Self-Immolations on Rise in Afghanistan
Nov.16, 2002: Book: U.S. Paid Off Afghan Warlords
and from Yahoo:
Taliban Reviving Structure in Afghanistan
AP - Apr 07 12:06 PM
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Karzai Ally Gunned Down in Afghanistan
AP - Apr 05 4:40 PM
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Ex-Taliban Provincial Governor Held in Afghanistan
Reuters - Apr 05 11:15 AM
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8 Suspected Taliban Killed in Afghanistan
AP - Apr 04 3:13 AM
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Aid Workers Worried in S. Afghanistan
AP - Apr 03 10:36 PM
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Family Mourns Nephew Killed In Taliban Ambush In Afghanistan
WISC Channel3000.com - Apr 03 11:16 AM |
