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rabble-rouser-supreme

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March 2, 2009 - 9:11pm

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The problem I have with the leftist position is that it is based upon the theory that western intervention is as bad or worse than Taliban rule.

I am assuming you agree with that IO, so tell me then, when is military intervention justified? Do you have a set of criteria by which we could argue a military response could be justified? Will I find it in your hypothetical situation? Let's see ...

I guess you not, but let's take this:

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It was obviously a terrible mistake. The Taleban start to rule and force all into submission. They have weekly killings in polo fields for political opponents and women who fail to wear burkhas, etc. They commit other atrocities such as defacing ancient rock carvings of buddha, etc.. people are outraged by this once they hear about it.

Now obviously, The US is in the wrong, and we can talk about their intentions, their frequent use of mass killing bomb runs over civilian areas that they thought were targets, and frequent incidents of 'friendly fire' ever since WW2.

But were they not justified in removing a regime that actively supported people who flew planes into buildings full of people? Were they not justified in responding to the atrocities committed by the taleban? Were they not justified in removing a regime they put in by mistake, and were therefore responsible for the results?

So you say 1) The Taliban were funded and supported by the USA in a cyncical cold war ploy; 2) the result of that cynical cold war ploy was the imprisonment of the nation under a tyranical religious regime and the people were abandoned by that same USA; 3) And you say the USA uses mass killings and has since WWII. And then you conclude that the USA is correct in killing Afghanis to correct their record of mistakes and evil geo-politcical maneuvering. Is that how your logic works?

If we apply the logic of your own and your National Post author, the world should be waging war against the disease, the USA, rather than the symptoms, the Taliban and Afghanistan, wouldn't you agree?

So why isn't your rightwing commentator all, concerned about left wing politics, and yourself agitating for global war against America? Why don't you put your mouth where your hypocrisy is?