Tell you what Dan, prove me wrong then by finding somewhere on this board where you've made that point when someone has in fact been defending acts like the one described by the Taliban.
And the rest of your post's the straw man stuff I'm on about.
Why do I have to defend Islamic extremism? Just to disprove what I've just said about you and your straw man arguments? Fuck off man
I've never once defended the Taliban or Muslim extremism.
As for the war in Afghanistan. I think it's a waste of time because it's underfunded, our troops are too small in terms of numbers and probably under equipped. If we were to go about it properly I think we'd probably have to be there for 20 years or more and commit loads more bodies and personally I find it a bit offensive when people who'd shit themselves if they had to go there think it's ok for the government to send young lads and lasses there under the current circumstances. The only way to change places like that is to take them out of poverty but how the fuck do you take the whole world out of poverty? Even if 'we' wanted to.
my post wasn't aimed at you directly alex. happy face said the article was war propaganda and that it's no worse than what goes on in glasgow on a weekend. i can't agree with that at all. the main difference being that kind of thing is illegal here, where as it would be openly encouraged in afganistan if the taliban were still running the show.
if you look back through this thread, you'll see that most people are having a go at leazesmag. that i can understand. he's on the wind up, he's got an agenda and he's trying to push buttons. but where are the those condemning the actions in the article leazesmag posted? i counted a handful compared to the number of those taking the piss out of leazes. he's created a rod for his own back there i suppose but you must be able to see my point.
the troops issue is a sensitive one i agree. but would taking the world out of poverty really end sharia law and the repression of women in the muslim world? look at the oil rich gulf nations. there are countries there that aren't in poverty but still have some fucked up and digusting laws that frankly have no place in the civilised world.
oh, and i agree with you njs about not tarring all muslims with the same brush. obviously moderate muslims and live happily alongside other cultures.
ps. i've just done a course on hostile environment training. i'm now qualified - and therefore insured - to do an embed in afghanistan or other reports from hostile areas like somalia, nigeria or haiti in the future so i hope that comment about shitting yourself wasn't aimed at me
Saudi Arabia for one. Women aren't even allowed to drive. 80% OF THEM WHO SUPPORT THIS TYRANNY = WRONGUNS. Anyone who disagrees is a cunt.
Not all bad then.
