Will the taliban take over Afghanistan again?

[SixFoot]

@FloridaYankee

More there than meets the eye.

Tell me more. lol

[FloridaYankee]

@SixFoot

@FloridaYankee

More there than meets the eye.

Tell me more. lol

Nope. I’m bored and just throwing stuff out there lol. You’re correct in that I didn’t put much thought into that one.

[SixFoot]

It sounded out of character. lol

[Samm]

@Supreme_War_Pig

It seems to me, at the very least, we should lift sanctions, and allow other countries to lift theirs as well.

That always sounds like the right thing to do for the suffering innocent populous, but in practice, there is no guarantee that those people will ever see any relief from that action. The history of dictators is to use starvation as a means of subjugation of their population.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Samm

@Supreme_War_Pig

It seems to me, at the very least, we should lift sanctions, and allow other countries to lift theirs as well.

That always sounds like the right thing to do for the suffering innocent populous, but in practice, there is no guarantee that those people will ever see any relief from that action. The history of dictators is to use starvation as a means of subjugation of their population.

True. BUT, we know for a fact that the people will starve without relief. And given the unique nature of that country, what’s to say that another warlord won’t arise, and with the support of the populace, overthrow the Taliban?

It seems to me that feeding the people might be in their self interest.

[SixFoot]

Has anyone ever even seen how much food the average Afghan grows?

Did someone steal their seeds?

[Samm]

@Supreme_War_Pig

@Samm

@Supreme_War_Pig

It seems to me, at the very least, we should lift sanctions, and allow other countries to lift theirs as well.

That always sounds like the right thing to do for the suffering innocent populous, but in practice, there is no guarantee that those people will ever see any relief from that action. The history of dictators is to use starvation as a means of subjugation of their population.

True. BUT, we know for a fact that the people will starve without relief. And given the unique nature of that country, what’s to say that another warlord won’t arise, and with the support of the populace, overthrow the Taliban?

It seems to me that feeding the people might be in their self interest.

Do you really think that anyone other than Taliban would be fed?

[WuWei]

Somalia

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Samm

@Supreme_War_Pig

@Samm

@Supreme_War_Pig

It seems to me, at the very least, we should lift sanctions, and allow other countries to lift theirs as well.

That always sounds like the right thing to do for the suffering innocent populous, but in practice, there is no guarantee that those people will ever see any relief from that action. The history of dictators is to use starvation as a means of subjugation of their population.

True. BUT, we know for a fact that the people will starve without relief. And given the unique nature of that country, what’s to say that another warlord won’t arise, and with the support of the populace, overthrow the Taliban?

It seems to me that feeding the people might be in their self interest.

Do you really think that anyone other than Taliban would be fed?

Yes…

[Samm]

^^^ Apply Sneaky’s response to me here.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

I honestly think the Taliban wants to be legit. If so, they need to feed their people.

And again, there is no shortage of potential warlords willing to rise up using feeding the people as a justification.

[Samm]

And just how do you propose getting the food to the “right” warlords?

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Samm

And just how do you propose getting the food to the “right” warlords?

That’s not what I meant. I meant that the warlords might use the starving populace as a reason to revolt against the Taliban.

[Samm]

Regardless, how do you propose getting the food you give to the right people?

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Samm

Regardless, how do you propose getting the food you give to the right people?

I am saying let’s lift the sanctions, and let the Taliban feed the people. Let the country return to some semblance of normalcy

[Samm]

Again … how does that get food to the people that need it?

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@Samm

Again … how does that get food to the people that need it?

I dunno. How did Afghanistan distribute food prior to the Taliban’s return? Do it that way.

[Samm]

We aren’t there anymore.