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2009-04-22 10:59:06
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6831|Global Command
Pakistan's Taliban have seized control of another district in the country's northwest just 70 miles from the capital after consolidating their hold on the Swat valley following a peace deal with the government, according to local government officials and residents.

Oh, Holy Shitstorm.

I give it three months before it is declared that pakistan has collapsed as a state.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124041153700943789.html


Dozens of hooded fighters carrying rocket launchers and machine guns ransacked the offices of international aid and development agencies working in the district and took away their vehicles. Some employees of the agencies were also briefly taken hostage. The militants set up their headquarters in Buner town after driving out government officials.

The Taliban have banned music and television and stopped women from entering into a popular shrine of a Muslim saint. They are also using mosques to invite local youth to join them.

A Taliban commander said Islamic Sharia courts would soon be established in the district as they have already done in Swat. Mohammad Khalil said the main objective was to end the "sense of deprivation" among locals and provide speedy justice to the people.
Also in local news; grass is being mowed in local stadiums so public executions mandated by sharia law be kept tidy.
2009-04-22 11:22:04
mikkel
Member
+383|6903
I'd say bomb the lot of them, but as far as I know, the current arsenal only allows for bombing people back to the stone age, and they seem to already be there. Our weapons are useless!
2009-04-22 11:26:57
lowing
Banned
+1,662|6953|USA

mikkel wrote:

I'd say bomb the lot of them, but as far as I know, the current arsenal only allows for bombing people back to the stone age, and they seem to already be there. Our weapons are useless!
We wil lhave to go to plan "B". Obama will fly over there and bow to them.
2009-04-22 11:35:52
Superior Mind
(not macbeth)
+1,755|6994

lowing wrote:

mikkel wrote:

I'd say bomb the lot of them, but as far as I know, the current arsenal only allows for bombing people back to the stone age, and they seem to already be there. Our weapons are useless!
We wil lhave to go to plan "B". Obama will fly over there and bow to them.
I lol'd at both posts. Stone age was a time before metallurgy. One cannot bomb the common knowledge of metallurgy out of a people unless you bomb all of said people.

Perhaps when the Taliban raids the government buildings in Islamabad, the Pakistani government will start doing something effective militarily.
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2009-04-22 11:39:34
ATG
Banned
+5,233|6831|Global Command
Leaflets first.
Artillery second.
Ground sweep third.
Napalm and Willy Peter fourth.
Some sort of plague mayhaps.
2009-04-22 11:56:28
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|6923|London, England
Surprise surprise the Taliban don't honour the peace/surrender terms and decide to go for another slice of the pie. Meh, despite the fact that thousands of their soldiers have already died fighting the Taliban, I think it's pretty safe to say these guys actually want the Taliban to take over their country. The only reason this shit is happening is because they are letting it happen, any other country it would be a different story. But I'm guessing nowadays most people in that country actually agree with them.


Bomb them all
2009-04-22 12:19:31
Diesel_dyk
Object in mirror will feel larger than it appears
+178|6296|Truthistan
I was listening to the radio about two months ago. They were interviewing people in pakistan about development and growth in Karachi. The developer was saying how he would like to develop this busy corner or that busy corner, but the corners were already bought by Islamic radicals who have been infiltrating into the south and apparently they have been taking over land at strategc points and building bunker type structures.

Only a matter of time before Pakistan has to clear out the Taliban or get taken over.
2009-04-22 13:23:27
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6525|Escea

Diesel_dyk wrote:

I was listening to the radio about two months ago. They were interviewing people in pakistan about development and growth in Karachi. The developer was saying how he would like to develop this busy corner or that busy corner, but the corners were already bought by Islamic radicals who have been infiltrating into the south and apparently they have been taking over land at strategc points and building bunker type structures.

Only a matter of time before Pakistan has to clear out the Taliban or get taken over.
It seems more likely to be the latter at this stage.
2009-04-22 13:41:44
AutralianChainsaw
Member
+65|6500
Um.  why not stop giving money to pakistan and not caring about what is going on over there?

Pakistan have a powerful army, they can take care of themselves.
2009-04-22 13:51:24
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6707|North Carolina
It's time to kick some ass.  We need a war to pull us out of this recession.  Unlike Iraq, this could be a big enough war to actually stimulate our economy and even most of the world.
2009-04-22 13:56:55
mafia996630
© 2009 Jeff Minard
+319|7065|d
Not to interrupt all the typical American talk but THEY HAS NUKES.
2009-04-22 13:58:46
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6707|North Carolina

mafia996630 wrote:

Not to interrupt all the typical American talk but THEY HAS NUKES.
Yes... but we are aiding their nuke security.  It wouldn't be hard to...  remove them.

Secondly, a war wouldn't necessarily involve the big cities.  If the government is facing eminent collapse, we could probably strike a deal with them to hold onto their nukes while we bomb the shit out of the Taliban and the rural regions.
2009-04-22 14:02:43
mafia996630
© 2009 Jeff Minard
+319|7065|d

Turquoise wrote:

mafia996630 wrote:

Not to interrupt all the typical American talk but THEY HAS NUKES.
Yes... but we are aiding their nuke security.  It wouldn't be hard to...  remove them.

Secondly, a war wouldn't necessarily involve the big cities.  If the government is facing eminent collapse, we could probably strike a deal with them to hold onto their nukes while we bomb the shit out of the Taliban and the rural regions.
Firstly, do you seriously think you can just "remove" them >?like seriously ?

Second, do you really think its that simple ? From what people have been saying in this thread, the Pakistani population wants them there.

Thirdly, Pakistan ant no "I-RAQ" or Afghanistan, it would be plain stupid for them to go to war with Pakistan hence why all the moneyzzzz.

Last edited by mafia996630 (2009-04-22 14:07:06)

2009-04-22 14:13:45
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6707|North Carolina

mafia996630 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

mafia996630 wrote:

Not to interrupt all the typical American talk but THEY HAS NUKES.
Yes... but we are aiding their nuke security.  It wouldn't be hard to...  remove them.

Secondly, a war wouldn't necessarily involve the big cities.  If the government is facing eminent collapse, we could probably strike a deal with them to hold onto their nukes while we bomb the shit out of the Taliban and the rural regions.
Firstly, do you seriously think you can just "remove" them >?like seriously ?
Yes.  We've done a lot of shocking (and unethical) things to other countries and succeeded.

mafia996630 wrote:

Second, do you really think its that simple ? From what people have been saying in this thread, the Pakistani population wants them there.
Yes, but we don't want them there because of their connections to terror.  There's going to be a whole lot of collateral damage in Pakistan very soon.

mafia996630 wrote:

Thirdly, Pakistan ant no "I-RAQ" or Afghanistan, it would be plain stupid for them to go to war with Pakistan hence why all the moneyzzzz.
The money we've been throwing at Pakistan is mostly for development.  We've been doing it for decades now.  The amounts we've spent in recent years are considerably more than we spent in the past, but if you notice, most of that money is concentrated in the big cities.

There's a vast difference between the average urban Pakistani and the average rural one.  The urban Pakistanis are much more Westernized and not as connected to terror.

So, you are correct that if we bombed the shit out of their big cities (like Karachi), it would be a waste of our aid money.

If we bomb the shit out of remote regions led by extremists, it would be beneficial.  The question is whether or not the Pakistani government would be willing to strike a deal with us.  Given the right situation, I think they would.
2009-04-22 14:15:36
FatherTed
xD
+3,936|6802|so randum

AutralianChainsaw wrote:

Um.  why not stop giving money to pakistan and not caring about what is going on over there?

Pakistan have a powerful army, they can take care of themselves.
Pakistan as a state has little control over the army.

Pakistan is a nuclear country.


two pretty good reasons to care about whats going on there...
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2009-04-22 14:27:34
rammunition
Fully Loaded
+143|6163

AutralianChainsaw wrote:

Um.  why not stop giving money to pakistan and not caring about what is going on over there?

Pakistan have a powerful army, they can take care of themselves.
Pakistan has one of the top 10 best equipt military's in the world, as for trained they are not. What can and should be offered is training to the army and police
2009-04-22 14:31:52
mafia996630
© 2009 Jeff Minard
+319|7065|d

Turquoise wrote:

mafia996630 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:


Yes... but we are aiding their nuke security.  It wouldn't be hard to...  remove them.

Secondly, a war wouldn't necessarily involve the big cities.  If the government is facing eminent collapse, we could probably strike a deal with them to hold onto their nukes while we bomb the shit out of the Taliban and the rural regions.
Firstly, do you seriously think you can just "remove" them >?like seriously ?
Yes.  We've done a lot of shocking (and unethical) things to other countries and succeeded.

mafia996630 wrote:

Second, do you really think its that simple ? From what people have been saying in this thread, the Pakistani population wants them there.
Yes, but we don't want them there because of their connections to terror.  There's going to be a whole lot of collateral damage in Pakistan very soon.

mafia996630 wrote:

Thirdly, Pakistan ant no "I-RAQ" or Afghanistan, it would be plain stupid for them to go to war with Pakistan hence why all the moneyzzzz.
The money we've been throwing at Pakistan is mostly for development.  We've been doing it for decades now.  The amounts we've spent in recent years are considerably more than we spent in the past, but if you notice, most of that money is concentrated in the big cities.

There's a vast difference between the average urban Pakistani and the average rural one.  The urban Pakistanis are much more Westernized and not as connected to terror.

So, you are correct that if we bombed the shit out of their big cities (like Karachi), it would be a waste of our aid money.

If we bomb the shit out of remote regions led by extremists, it would be beneficial.  The question is whether or not the Pakistani government would be willing to strike a deal with us.  Given the right situation, I think they would.
1.All i'm saying its not as easy as just "removing" them. "shocking (and unethical) things",makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?   
2.There's gone be shit loads of damage on both sides, more to Pakistan but still.
3. And do you think that the so called "average urban" Pakistanis are gone stand around while you kill the "rural ones" ? Especially since its America.
2009-04-22 14:37:10
M.O.A.B
'Light 'em up!'
+1,220|6525|Escea

AutralianChainsaw wrote:

Um.  why not stop giving money to pakistan and not caring about what is going on over there?

Pakistan have a powerful army, they can take care of themselves.
Recent events suggest they can't, because their country is just about falling apart at the seams.
2009-04-22 14:37:39
Mr.Dooomed
Find your center.
+752|6630

So basically the Taliban are invading regions of Pakistan, driving out the inhabitants, and taking hostages, all the while the Pakistani Government does nothing?

I find that hard to believe. Perhaps there are numerous threats being dealt out by the Taliban preventing the Pakistani's from making any surgical strike against them.

I am though, assuming there are major hostage situations, and the Pakistani government actually cares about that.

Edit:

Tuesday night they seized control of the entire district, which has a population of more than one million people

Last edited by Im_Dooomed (2009-04-22 14:40:21)

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2009-04-22 14:39:38
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|6923|London, England
I've always said that you'll probably have to wait until the Taliban start attacking the proper/populated regions until they MIGHT start treating them seriously. So far the Taliban have only had a few attacks in the main cities/regions but you'll just have to wait until they've done taking over the tribal/mountain/rural regions and then see what happens from there
2009-04-22 14:44:06
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6707|North Carolina

mafia996630 wrote:

1.All i'm saying its not as easy as just "removing" them. "shocking (and unethical) things",makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
Pride and morals don't come into play here.  I'm simply stating that historically, we have shown ourselves capable of doing some pretty amazing things when it comes to disarming foreign countries.

The point is...  we have forces in the area already.  It wouldn't be that hard to disarm Pakistan's nukes given how fractured and corrupt their government is right now.
 

mafia996630 wrote:

3. And do you think that the so called "average urban" Pakistanis are gone stand around while you kill the "rural ones" ? Especially since its America.
Probably not.  Insurgencies would undoubtedly develop, but a lot of what happens depends on whether or not we can get the government to control the people in ways we prefer.  Failing that....  well, there will be a lot of death.
2009-04-22 14:46:40
mafia996630
© 2009 Jeff Minard
+319|7065|d

Turquoise wrote:

mafia996630 wrote:

1.All i'm saying its not as easy as just "removing" them. "shocking (and unethical) things",makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
Pride and morals don't come into play here.  I'm simply stating that historically, we have shown ourselves capable of doing some pretty amazing things when it comes to disarming foreign countries.

The point is...  we have forces in the area already.  It wouldn't be that hard to disarm Pakistan's nukes given how fractured and corrupt their government is right now.
 

mafia996630 wrote:

3. And do you think that the so called "average urban" Pakistanis are gone stand around while you kill the "rural ones" ? Especially since its America.
Probably not.  Insurgencies would undoubtedly develop, but a lot of what happens depends on whether or not we can get the government to control the people in ways we prefer.  Failing that....  well, there will be a lot of death.
Well then, Good Luck to the USA if it ever decides to go and have a war with Pakistan.

btw,ill be the cunt shouting "I TOLD YOU SO " lulz
2009-04-22 14:48:34
Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6707|North Carolina

mafia996630 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

mafia996630 wrote:

1.All i'm saying its not as easy as just "removing" them. "shocking (and unethical) things",makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
Pride and morals don't come into play here.  I'm simply stating that historically, we have shown ourselves capable of doing some pretty amazing things when it comes to disarming foreign countries.

The point is...  we have forces in the area already.  It wouldn't be that hard to disarm Pakistan's nukes given how fractured and corrupt their government is right now.
 

mafia996630 wrote:

3. And do you think that the so called "average urban" Pakistanis are gone stand around while you kill the "rural ones" ? Especially since its America.
Probably not.  Insurgencies would undoubtedly develop, but a lot of what happens depends on whether or not we can get the government to control the people in ways we prefer.  Failing that....  well, there will be a lot of death.
Well then, Good Luck to the USA if it ever decides to go and have a war with Pakistan.

btw,ill be the cunt shouting "I TOLD YOU SO " lulz
Well, it won't necesarily be us alone against Pakistan.  India might be interested in some...  annexation, if you know what I mean.
2009-04-22 14:49:54
mafia996630
© 2009 Jeff Minard
+319|7065|d

Turquoise wrote:

mafia996630 wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

mafia996630 wrote:

1.All i'm saying its not as easy as just "removing" them. "shocking (and unethical) things",makes you proud to be an American, doesn't it?
Pride and morals don't come into play here.  I'm simply stating that historically, we have shown ourselves capable of doing some pretty amazing things when it comes to disarming foreign countries.

The point is...  we have forces in the area already.  It wouldn't be that hard to disarm Pakistan's nukes given how fractured and corrupt their government is right now.
 

Probably not.  Insurgencies would undoubtedly develop, but a lot of what happens depends on whether or not we can get the government to control the people in ways we prefer.  Failing that....  well, there will be a lot of death.
Well then, Good Luck to the USA if it ever decides to go and have a war with Pakistan.

btw,ill be the cunt shouting "I TOLD YOU SO " lulz
Well, it won't necesarily be us alone against Pakistan.  India might be interested in some...  annexation, if you know what I mean.
: D, ill still be that same cunt.
2009-04-23 03:26:43
FEOS
Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate
+1,182|6713|'Murka

rammunition wrote:

AutralianChainsaw wrote:

Um.  why not stop giving money to pakistan and not caring about what is going on over there?

Pakistan have a powerful army, they can take care of themselves.
Pakistan has one of the top 10 best equipt military's in the world, as for trained they are not. What can and should be offered is training to the army and police
And just where do you get your data on "best equipped"?

What needs to happen is the ISI needs to be cleaned out. That is where the bulk of the supporters for the Taliban are in the Pakistani govt. Unfortunately, that is the part they most need to properly target these knuckleheads.

If they clear out the idiots in the ISI, and then focus their efforts on destroying the Taliban before they can infiltrate the urban areas in any measurable way, it's a win-win for them: getting rid of a destabilizing group and proving to India that they can operate effectively, thus contributing to deterring a conflict in the Kashmir region.
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