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To: combjelly who wrote (466045)	3/24/2009 2:21:42 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575216

within the taliban, there are differences between the crazies and the less crazy. Crazies are the ones who thought we were a paper tiger and allowed bin laden to attack us from their soil. They are the ones who blew up the Hindu sculptures and stoned women just for the hell of it. There are folks within the general description of taliban who would be happy to look for a third way. But a prereq for that would be the ultimate departure of foreign troops. We can not have an open ended committment in afganistan and expect to win.

To: combjelly who wrote (466045)	3/24/2009 2:28:56 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575216

"Most Afghanis do not want Taliban rule and never have." Not even vaguely true. It IS true, and not vaguely. While the general attitude toward Taliban is up and down, in general the Afghan population does NOT want Taliban rule. Afghan public attitudes are generally negative toward Taliban although more supportive in the Pashtun south. To be clear, however, they don't want their country to be the battleground, either. Nobody would. But they've seen life with and without Taliban rule and when given an opportunity they choose freedom like everyone else. It is very difficult to collect reliable statistics in the region due to the fear under which these people live. But it is clear that they would not choose to live under Taliban rule. I'm not sure where you go the idea this was not correct.