Special thanks to slowpro48, Jumbo, and especially t2p.

The only one thing that I would like to say is that:

1. we didnt really liberate Afganistan, we have somewhat liberated Kabul, the capital by giving them as much alcohol and money as they need. Every day in Afganistan in villages and smaller cities us military dump trucks are giving away money and boose to all who wish for it to keep the peace.

2. The Taliban are still feeling well, they make about 80% of the Worlds heroin supply with their friends Mujahadeen.

3. Us pilots try not to fly over Afghanistan unless they really have to because there are thousands of US made stinger missiles throughout Afghanistan.

4. The weapons for money exchange program has been somewhat successfull, a couple weeks ago some Afghani dude brought in a dump truck of Soviet and US made RPG's.

5. When Soviets occupied Afghanistan, they built schools, markets, hospitals dambs, communicatoins and other things. Their forces were spread throughout Afghanistan, US forces are mostly in Kabul. In the 80's the Soviet Union engaged the crasiest fanatical Islamists. Those Islamists were poorly trained and funded until the US came in and helped them out with weapons, training and money. The Taliban and Usama gang were trained by the CIA, this shouldnt be surprising to anyone. However those crasies dont know how to do anything except pray, grow heroin, point and shoot. THey dont know how and dont want to do anything else. It was going to be only so long until they turned on the US because they need someone to struggle with.

US Populatoin ~300Mil

Muslim Population in Middle East: ~ 800Mil

When Joseph Stalin had to decide after WWII wether he would attack China beacuse of the Manchurian problem or try to join it under the communist cause peacefully he asked math professors to do some research for him. They counted that if they used every single machine gun in the Red Army and started shooting at a line of Chinese people, the line would reproduce and there would be no ending to it.

Now About Iraq.

Not much to say here, except for a couple things.

1) I have a lot of respect for elder Bush. When he had the world behind him in 91 and not even the Soviets would say anything, the coalition troops were already in the steps to Iraq he decided to invade BECAUSE THERE WAS NO EXIT PLAN!

2)Russia has Chechnya , we have Iraq. Similar and different at the same time. Both places Superpowers are fighting Islamists. They have been fighting for 10 years to keep their country in one piece. What are we fighting for? Black gold?

MOST IMPORTANTLY: Iraq didnt have WMD's but other countries do or about to have them and they hate US: Iran, North Korea and other axes of evil. Let me remind you that they ahve not signed the Nuclear non-preliferation treaty meaning they can sell nuclear bombs to anyone: Usama, Zarqawi or Homer Sompson for that matter. One of those explodes over Washington DC, LA, NY, Boston, we'r done.

If we win in Iraq are we going to Syria, N.Korea, Iran next?

Which I doubt Doctors without borders have pulled out of Iraq saying quote: "becoming too unstable" Our coalition is getting smaller and smaller.

Now, hang on there almost the end. We have 2/3 of our military in Iraq. It has gotten so bad that we are pulling troops from Germany and N.Korea and National Gard is getting more and more involved. Peoples pay is getting cut back and tours of duty are being extended. Less and less people wanna be in the military since it's not worth having your brains shot off over 50 Grand for college. .

So, with our military so stretched out, what happens if we get attacked by an unforseen enemy?


:homer: have you got any different globus?