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(05-22-2015, 04:59 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Do you believe Bush cared more about reading a storybook to children than he did his buildinging getting attacked?
No. But Bin Laden had a strong reason to lie when making that statement.
What was his motive to lie about the reason he attacked the World Trade Center. I agree that he was a psychopath, but that has zero to do with his motives.
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(05-24-2015, 06:57 PM)bfine32 Wrote: …and this answer just shows your ignorance. When we were tasked to travel to the northern part of the Ghor province and be the first Americans to speak with a former highly ranked member of the Northern Alliance you think we were not briefed on the history and culture of the area into which we were venturing.
When we were the first foreigners to occupy the Shindad Airfield since the soviet invasion, you think we did not attend intelligence briefing and learn the history and the culture of the area.
These are just 2 examples of many and I freely share these with you and others because they are well over a 10 years old and are no longer of use to anyone. To suggest military leaders tasked to operate in a specific region are not versed in the history and culture of that region shows your absolute ignorance of military operations and intelligence. It is imperative that we have a vast knowledge of the area and its history; in some cases it can mean life and death.
I don't understand. Is your knowledge of the history of the region based on what your superiors told you or on what the locals told you. Up until this point you claimed it was all from what you saw with your own eyes. Now you claim it came from your superiors.
Which is it?
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(05-24-2015, 07:36 PM)bfine32 Wrote: You might be able to read about this part of afghan history and know more than me. All I did was lead 20 US Soldiers (4 vehicles x 5 Soldiers each) in the region.
Yes, that is exactly what we have all been saying all along.