Comments on: The Future of the West, and the World it Made, is at Stake in Afghanistan http://blog.gmfus.org/2009/10/22/the-future-of-the-west-and-the-world-it-made-is-at-stake-in-afghanistan/ Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:30:07 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: scott neil http://blog.gmfus.org/2009/10/22/the-future-of-the-west-and-the-world-it-made-is-at-stake-in-afghanistan/#comment-29589 scott neil Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:11:45 +0000 http://blog.gmfus.org/?p=695#comment-29589 Barry, the Taliban are unpopular. that's not necessarily the same thing as being weak, is it now. Barry, the Taliban are unpopular.

that’s not necessarily the same thing as being weak, is it now.

]]> By: Barry http://blog.gmfus.org/2009/10/22/the-future-of-the-west-and-the-world-it-made-is-at-stake-in-afghanistan/#comment-29291 Barry Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:29:33 +0000 http://blog.gmfus.org/?p=695#comment-29291 So the Taliban are actually weak, and don't represent more than a teeeeny tiny fraction of the population of Afghanistan. Despite this, they'll not only take over Afghanistan, but then destabilize Pakistan, despite the Pakistani military being their major patrons. And then the world! http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2009/10/so_how_strong_are_the_taliban.html So the Taliban are actually weak, and don’t represent more than a teeeeny tiny fraction of the population of Afghanistan. Despite this, they’ll not only take over Afghanistan, but then destabilize Pakistan, despite the Pakistani military being their major patrons. And then the world!

http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2009/10/sohowstrongarethe_taliban.h tml

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