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Originally posted by Fljotsdale:
Big mistake, imho, Liliara. With a little more patience the Taliban would have handed bin Laden over, I think. As it is, we have played right into his hands - the first civilian Afghanis killed will likely see the beginning of WW3.
Not clever.
Sorry, Liliara, that's my opinion, nothing against you, or the US people. 
And I truly hope I'm wrong.
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Hi Fljotsdale
Sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree with you. The Taliban has been doing nothing but stalling for the last three weeks. Even when the US presented them with intelligence which was enough to convice the other members of the Coalition, even the Muslim members BTW, they still stalled and blustered. There is no way that they would have willingly handed over Bin Laden. As has been pointed out on several threads last month, it goes against their own 'laws'.
And no, I dont believe that the deaths of civilians will trigger a world war. The US has obviously, loudly, and very publically been sending the innocents of this war every help that is in our power to give. Air-Dropped supplies. Food. Medicine. Weapons for the Northern Alliance. Yes, attacking is a gamble, but with that kind of stacking of the odds, the cards are bound to fall in our favor.
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