Re: Aid for Afghanistan

From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2002 - 20:06:24 MST


"J. R. Molloy" wrote:
>
> From: "Kai Becker" <kmb@kai-m-becker.de>
> > What seems to be difficult to communicate is that a
> > long chain of unwise behaviour of the US (and other countries) in the past
> > has led to the hate and the hostility of many people against the western
> > countries and especially the USA.
>
> What seems to be difficult for you to understand is that the Taliban and Al
> Quaida have engaged in a long chain of unwise behavior in the past which has
> led to their impoverished and ignorant present state. They made some very bad
> decisions and are now paying the price for it.
>

Large parts of that chain predate Al Qaeda and the Taliban and
many of them include ourselves as causative agents. Is that
difficult for you to understand or admit?

- samantha



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