Why the Taleban get so much support
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If you read about the formation of Pakistan you will see it is because the Muslims were unhappy with being forced to live under Indian rules and wanted their own country. And what a paradise they made it into.
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Or at least certain muslims were and saw Indian independence as a way to gain power.
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The French hardly have clean hands: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes%E2%80%93Picot_Agreement[^] The Brits wanted to keep their end of the bargain with the Arabs, but keeping the French sweet during the WWI was more important. Don't know why their army was only good for going backwards. This is the root cause of a lot of the mess here. The main difference between us and the French was that their empire was tiny in comparison, so it had less effect. Also you should compare This[^] with this[^]
Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
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A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]But the Sykes Picot Agreement only concerned the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan and Pakistan were not part of that pact.
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But the Sykes Picot Agreement only concerned the Ottoman Empire. Afghanistan and Pakistan were not part of that pact.
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So? The same people who only live in different countries due to lines on the map drawn up by foreigners, completely describes the Levant area. You threw the accusation at the British (who happened to be in charge of Pakistan) I'm throwing it at the French, arguably the Skyes-Picot agreement has *caused* more *consistent* problems here, whereas Afghanistan has been a total mess[^] for ages.
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So? The same people who only live in different countries due to lines on the map drawn up by foreigners, completely describes the Levant area. You threw the accusation at the British (who happened to be in charge of Pakistan) I'm throwing it at the French, arguably the Skyes-Picot agreement has *caused* more *consistent* problems here, whereas Afghanistan has been a total mess[^] for ages.
Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
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A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]No no no. Look at the map on the wiki page you linked to, Afghanistan and Pakistan are not part of that. The French in NO way had any part to play in Afghanistn and Pakistan.
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Because the Pakistan government is no better[^] :mad: Murder, kidnapping, torture etc. The attacks on Mumbai - where did the attackers come from?
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Oh dear, how dare those naughty people use kidnapping, murder, and torture to maintain their hegemony! They should do what those western troops you so admire did in Iraq, such as... oh, wait, they did exactly the same thing. In anycase, why do you pretend to get so angry about it, what do you care? Or is it just part of your quest for cheap virtue for which you will use any readilly condemnable activity to your adbantage, such as here with Pakistan, and a few weeks ago Paedophile priets?
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No no no. Look at the map on the wiki page you linked to, Afghanistan and Pakistan are not part of that. The French in NO way had any part to play in Afghanistn and Pakistan.
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Curious. Instead of reading what I actually said, you assume I accused the French of meddling in Afghanistan: I didn't (unless, for some reason, you think Afhganistan is in the Levant, which it isn't) and never did. I gave an example of the French doing the same thing elsewhere.
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Curious. Instead of reading what I actually said, you assume I accused the French of meddling in Afghanistan: I didn't (unless, for some reason, you think Afhganistan is in the Levant, which it isn't) and never did. I gave an example of the French doing the same thing elsewhere.
Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
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A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]Well, if what you actually said was that the French were in Syria, then its not teribly relevant to your original response to my post about the British being responsible for Pakistan. Of course if you want to make it a general discussion rather than a debate you shouldnt have responded to my post in a contrary way. :)
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Well, if what you actually said was that the French were in Syria, then its not teribly relevant to your original response to my post about the British being responsible for Pakistan. Of course if you want to make it a general discussion rather than a debate you shouldnt have responded to my post in a contrary way. :)
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What a weak argument, *you* never mentioned Pakistan until OrginalGriff replied, you just a general comment about the British policy of partition in reply to a post that *was* made about Pakistan. You seem to want to keep a narrow-minded argument, the French colonial history a bit dodgy by any chance :)
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What a weak argument, *you* never mentioned Pakistan until OrginalGriff replied, you just a general comment about the British policy of partition in reply to a post that *was* made about Pakistan. You seem to want to keep a narrow-minded argument, the French colonial history a bit dodgy by any chance :)
Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
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A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]Keith Barrow wrote:
*you* never mentioned Pakistan...
I know... Trollslayer did... Then I responded (with obvious reference to Afghanistan and Pakistan in my text). "Why the Taleban get so much support, Because the Pakistan government is no better" :Trollslayer "Because they are the same people who only live in different countries due to lines on the map drawn by Britain?" : Me As for France its not part of this discussion. If you want to open it wider to include France you can of course.... Oh, hang on, when you said 'France blah blah blah' its because you thought me mentioning Britain was a dig, and that you, assuming I am French, and getting all defensive, have a dig back. No, it wasnt a dig at Britain, just a statement of fact that the people of the two countries are very similar.
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Because the Pakistan government is no better[^] :mad: Murder, kidnapping, torture etc. The attacks on Mumbai - where did the attackers come from?
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^] "Program as if the technical support department is full of serial killers and they know your home address" - Ray Cassick Jr., RIP
Actually, almost every country on earth, including Pakistan, has used murder, kidnapping, and torture to further it's advancement and control. Religion and racial discord have usually been the lead causes with money coming in right behind it. My opinion of course. ;)
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Because the Pakistan government is no better[^] :mad: Murder, kidnapping, torture etc. The attacks on Mumbai - where did the attackers come from?
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^] "Program as if the technical support department is full of serial killers and they know your home address" - Ray Cassick Jr., RIP
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Because they are the same psople who only live in different countries due to lines on the map drawn by Britain?
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They are not the same people. That is like saying the French are like the Spanish, or the English are like the Scots. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan are made up of many different smaller tribes, rather than one big country split in two.
I know, but as I stated elswhere in this thread, Waziristan (in Pakistan) shares a common culture with the Taliban of Afghanistan so its not surprising they have support there. And who put the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
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I know, but as I stated elswhere in this thread, Waziristan (in Pakistan) shares a common culture with the Taliban of Afghanistan so its not surprising they have support there. And who put the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
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:) If the UK gets any more Islamified you might be right...
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:) If the UK gets any more Islamified you might be right...
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I saw a documentary on TV about the English Defense League. It seems that the populace is not as spine less as the politicians.
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I saw a documentary on TV about the English Defense League. It seems that the populace is not as spine less as the politicians.
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Yes but they are extreme, all it needs is a party to stand up and say no more immigration, its not racist its just sensible step for an island country to make.
Well, it is racist. And culturalist and so on. Of ocurse you yourslef are probably of immigrant stock. :) If not at least your language is.
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Actually, almost every country on earth, including Pakistan, has used murder, kidnapping, and torture to further it's advancement and control. Religion and racial discord have usually been the lead causes with money coming in right behind it. My opinion of course. ;)
-- ** You don't hire a handyman to build a house, you hire a carpenter. ** Jack of all trades and master of none.
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My opinion of course. ;)
And many others too, based on evident facts. Of course dont try pointing out to her holiness that her countries past is mired in such antics.
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