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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (104770)	9/2/2009 7:09:59 PM
From: Gib Bogle	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

I don't want to enter the quagmire of a debate about Afghanistan, which nobody really understands, but I will say that it isn't at all clear that the US military presence undermines the credibility of the Taliban. It seems to me that the mentality there is such that although the Taliban are widely hated, they get support because they are fighting the invaders. I felt after the original invasion there was a real chance to buy the Afghans' allegiance by pouring billions into the country, but Bush & Cheney had other plans and the opportunity was lost. I fear that now the chance has passed. When you start talking about pressuring Iran I sense that you buy into all the fear-mongering b.s. of the previous administration. Do you know that al Qaida and Iran are fierce enemies?