Afghanistan Turnaround

[elalacran]

What happened when an American sergeant went off and killed a bunch of Afghan noncombatants was a clear act of terrorism.

We--the USA--arrested the perp and spirited him away to Kuwait.

Interesting to consider how the Bush-Cheney doctrine would apply to this situation.

The Afghans can demand that the USA turn over the perp for trial by Afghans. The USA will refuse.

Then Afghanistan will be in the position the USA was in in 2002. By application of Bush-Cheney, Afghanistan has the right to invade the USA, arrest and confine our leaders and assassinate those who won't surrender, bomb cities that hold out, occupy the USA and remake our government and society to afghan standards.

We have come full circle on all our craziness.

[lubbockgoper]

Your stupidity is unreal...

There's a big difference is what we will do with him and what the Taliban were doing with Al Queda.

I'm gonna see if you can figure out what that difference is... Try stepping away from AirAmerica, MSNBC, DNC.com and I think you might learn something.

[elalacran]

The Taliban were defending their homes, religion and govenment against invaders from the west. They were not responsible for acts of terrorism against the United States, until they were invaded and deposed.

As far as the Bush administration went, they were enemies because they refused to turn over Osama and al Quaida to the USA. Why? They had a duty to provide a refuge to fellow Muslims--which is simple traditional civilized behavior commanded by the Koran.

To try to kidnap or kill a guest is an assault on the host. And to cave in to demands and threats by infidels from the other side fo the world is as unthinkable as it is for the U.S. to cave in to demands by Osama.

None of this was understood by any decision-maker in the Bush administration.

Right now, there are some mouthing off about our not trying to win -- to achieve victory -- in Afghanistan.

How would one do that? By capturing and reeducating or killing all Taliban? That would take an invasion of Pakistan too. A million soldiers for another ten years.

Now, about that sergeant who went ape. His crimes were committed against Afghans on Afghan soil. His actions are disavowed by the U.S. military. Why shouldn't he be tried by Afghans under Afghan law? What is unreasonable about Afghans wanting him?

The guy was crazy, and may end up in a padded cell for life if the military tries him -- or maybe not, since military tribunals are kangaroo courts and to try that sergeant fairly is to try others in the military and the military system and American presence in Afghanistan as well, so they may just give him a quick trial and kill him.