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**bonyrek** · 04-05-2011, 06:46 PM

Are you denying that US/international community financed, trained and armed Afghan war lords (including OBL) that later formed what is known now as Taliban?

If he's not, I will. OBL was not an Afghan warlord. He was a Saudi Arab (of Yemeni extraction) that came to Afghanistan for "jihad" and helped route other Arabs to the cause. They were, of course, radicalized by the Soviet incursion into a Muslim country. Mr. bin Laden was a millionaire financier of the jihad. He didn't need U.S. help and denied having received any.

Are you denying the US went into Afghanistan to take control of the pipeline and natural resources, even installed former Halliburton consultant as "president"; but since you failed miserably and China quietly started reaping the benefits you began talks with the war lords/Taliban -- that same "Taliban" you are supposedly fighting? The U.S. supported Afghan mujahideen in their fight against the Soviets during the '80s. The Taliban is a movement that developed under the leadership of a mullah in Kandahar in the '90s as a response to factional fighting among the mujahideen. It's two different things.

04-05-2011, 06:46 PM	#21
bonyrek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	Are you denying that US/international community financed, trained and armed Afghan war lords (including OBL) that later formed what is known now as Taliban? If he's not, I will. OBL was not an Afghan warlord. He was a Saudi Arab (of Yemeni extraction) that came to Afghanistan for "jihad" and helped route other Arabs to the cause. They were, of course, radicalized by the Soviet incursion into a Muslim country. Mr. bin Laden was a millionaire financier of the jihad. He didn't need U.S. help and denied having received any. Are you denying the US went into Afghanistan to take control of the pipeline and natural resources, even installed former Halliburton consultant as "president"; but since you failed miserably and China quietly started reaping the benefits you began talks with the war lords/Taliban -- that same "Taliban" you are supposedly fighting? The U.S. supported Afghan mujahideen in their fight against the Soviets during the '80s. The Taliban is a movement that developed under the leadership of a mullah in Kandahar in the '90s as a response to factional fighting among the mujahideen. It's two different things.
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