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MSNBC says US sponsored textbooks have taught kids in Afghanistan to take up Jihad

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by glynch, Mar 24, 2002.

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  1. glynch

    glynch Member

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    This is another link showing how the US government led to the Taliban with their meddling. We know that we previously funded the radical muslim schools in Pakistan to produce jihadi to fight the Soviets. It is another example of "blowback" or the unintended consequences of our interference in other countries" business. With the new interventions in the Philipines, Yemen, Somali, Indonesia, Georgia, the Kazikistan, Trurkmenistan Tajikistan etc. what will be the future blowback?

    It is an argument for caution when doing these actions.

    March 23 — In the twilight of the Cold War, the United States spent millions of dollars to supply Afghan schoolchildren with textbooks filled with violent images and militant Islamic teachings, part of covert attempts to spur resistance to the Soviet occupation.

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    #1 glynch, Mar 24, 2002
  2. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    You just don't get it do you glynch. I mean, MSNBC? Come on! Is there a more biased liberal source out there???

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    #2 Rocketman95, Mar 24, 2002
  3. Cohen

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    Agree with you there, glynch. I think many of governments' actions have unintended ramifications. This is why foreign policy based on 'waht serves our interests' will fail in the long run and should be replaced with 'its the right thing to do'.
     
    #3 Cohen, Mar 25, 2002
  4. Ubiquitin

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    :rolleyes: can somebody say Conspiricy?
     
    #4 Ubiquitin, Mar 25, 2002
  5. rockHEAD

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    can anyone say stupid American foreign policy coming back to bite us in the @ss???
     
    #5 rockHEAD, Mar 25, 2002
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    I don't think one has to go that far... but we should:

    1. Think more about long-term consequences.

    2. And don't do anything that's just wrong and/or stupid, in this case... encouraging an ideological framework that's fundamentally anti-Western and confrontational
     
    #6 haven, Mar 25, 2002
  7. RocketMan Tex

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    It always does, and unfortunately always will.
     
    #7 RocketMan Tex, Mar 25, 2002
  8. Cohen

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    We need a more long-term focus, even still, today's great decisions can look ignorant 20 years hence if the motivation is perverted.

    Foresight will never be 20-20, that is why ethics must rule decision-making. You can believe what you'd like to; my preference is for us to try to do what's 'right', not what seems to be self-serving. That's the only policy that will work long-term.
     
    #8 Cohen, Mar 25, 2002
  9. Grizzled

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    I agree. Of course it can be difficult to determine what "ethical" is, but if the government is at least attempting to conduct itself ethically it will end up making a lot better decisions in the long run, IMO. The approach that is not based on, as you say "doing the right thing," takes you down a slippery slope that leads to policies like this, I believe.
     
    #9 Grizzled, Mar 25, 2002
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