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Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Thu August 17, 2017 9:37 pm
by Anders
Another terrible tragedy. When will this end?

RIP

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Fri August 18, 2017 3:49 pm
by Stickman

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Sat August 19, 2017 11:22 pm
by Bi_3

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 7:03 am
by simple schoolboy
Did anyone more serious than Trump indicate what we intend to do in Afghanistan? Is this one of the situations that Trump thinks he can fix with negotiation?

It would be difficult for Trump to make it worse, but it seems like an area where Bannon would be a better advisor than McMaster. Fuck em, let it be Pakistan's problem.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 1:39 pm
by Electromatic
simple schoolboy wrote:Did anyone more serious than Trump indicate what we intend to do in Afghanistan? Is this one of the situations that Trump thinks he can fix with negotiation?

It would be difficult for Trump to make it worse, but it seems like an area where Bannon would be a better advisor than McMaster. Fuck em, let it be Pakistan's problem.

Essentially he asked his staff to come up with a plan of action. He complemented then criticized Pakistan's efforts against terrorist groups, mentioned something about a relationship with India.

Mostly what he said was that they are not leaving Afghanistan anytime soon, that conditions on the ground will dictate what we do there (I took that to mean that military officials will dictate US troop commitment but I don't really know) He mentioned that timelines would not be issued publicly. So as I understand it, troops will be stationed in Afghanistan for the forseeable future. It's looking like he's going to have to start negotiating with Pakistan, because that wasn't a very friendly exchange.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 9:47 pm
by BurtReynolds
Trump's a war prez now, eh? Shocking.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Wed August 23, 2017 12:39 am
by Bi_3
BurtReynolds wrote:Trump's a war prez now, eh? Shocking.
We've been at war for the last 15 years brah.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Wed August 23, 2017 12:59 am
by BurtReynolds
That's all?

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Wed August 23, 2017 3:29 am
by simple schoolboy
Is this a Kelly or a McMaster or a Mattis thing? Very disappointing if Mattis is pushing this.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Wed August 23, 2017 8:54 pm
by Bi_3

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Fri August 25, 2017 6:44 am
by simple schoolboy
Bi_3 wrote:This could have been really bad:

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/845 ... ted-police
This wouldn't have happened without the promotion of zwarte Piet. #end hate

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Sat August 26, 2017 12:14 am
by Stickman
Knife violence in the UK and Belgium. Possible terror attacks.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Thu August 31, 2017 7:59 am
by Noangel
simple schoolboy wrote:Did anyone more serious than Trump indicate what we intend to do in Afghanistan? Is this one of the situations that Trump thinks he can fix with negotiation?

It would be difficult for Trump to make it worse, but it seems like an area where Bannon would be a better advisor than McMaster. Fuck em, let it be Pakistan's problem.


Same shit. New general, same approach, same clouded ignorant objective. While populations suffers, poppy grows, 90% of the world's heroin supply continues to be produced from Afghanistan, while the US suffers an opioid epidemic like never before.

CIA, US military, .....its just pain. And torture. And irrelevance.


It doesn't have to be this way.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Sun October 01, 2017 6:50 pm
by Stickman

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Sun October 01, 2017 6:57 pm
by Stickman
This is about 3hrs from me. We haven't had anything terror related in Western Canada up to this point. Just a matter of time i suppose.

Edmonton Police officer stabbed, people struck by U-Haul in terror attack

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Thu November 02, 2017 1:22 pm
by McParadigm
Osama bin Laden had a Steam account, and played Counter Strike.

I mean.

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Thu November 02, 2017 1:27 pm
by McParadigm
If you die in the game you die for real

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Thu November 02, 2017 1:32 pm
by McParadigm
People who've killed bin Laden:

US forces
11 year old whose dad secretly suspects he will never amount to anything
Overnight IT worker sneaking a game at work
Someone waiting for a better game to finish installing

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Sat November 04, 2017 2:58 am
by McParadigm

Re: The War on Terror /Central Asia/Mid East/Africa thread

Posted: Sat November 04, 2017 2:59 am
by BurtReynolds
ha I was about to post that.