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In response to "I think earlier, like around Muhammad's death -- nm" by Roger More

I'm not sure I believe that. There's no reason we had to end up with these series of conflicts in this region

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Nov 30 '09, 10:19

Certainly we could have ended up with just another mess, but I think this particular one was avoidable, in the same way Vietnam probably wouldn't have happened if we hadn't fucked over Ho in 1947.

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Are you talking about Iran or Afghanistan? I was thinking Iran, and that its quest for a nuclear bomb isn't so much about the West as enemy as its - Roger More Nov 30, 10:26 4
- Iran leads to Afghanistan. -- nm - Reagen Nov 30, 10:41 3
  - I see them being on different tracks - if not for September 11, there's be no US involvement in Afghanistan, and I don't believe the Taliban operated - Roger More Nov 30, 10:53 2
    - I'm not claiming they ever did (in fact Iran had a lot of issues with AlQaeda) - Reagen Nov 30, 11:01 1
      - Thanks - now I get the links -- nm - Roger More Nov 30, 11:03

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I'm not sure I believe that. There's no reason we had to end up with these series of conflicts in this region

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