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Originally posted by Prime2U:
You've cut right to the root of the problem here. It's never simple for another nation to waltz in and change a government. Having a 'vested interest' adds a reason to take action that will actually affect he country in some way, making it much easier to get the cooperation of the people.
A couple of notes... fromwhat I've seen, the Jehadis or Northern Alliance were actually worse than the Taliban, and that's a large part of why the Taliban was left alone, because as bad as it is it's still a dramatic improvement. Also, so far at least the allied forces are trying not to make it easy for the northern alliance to march to the capitol. They of course aren't hindering them any as the primary objective is the Taliban. But by now most of the forces blocking the Northern Alliances path could have been removed, but have not been. Now that there's a reason to stick our noses into Afghanistan's affairs I sincerely hope that the alliance will make sure that conditions improve there. Accomplishing that is in all honesty as important to me as crushing Al Queda.
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You may have a point on the Northern Alliance - at least as bad - not sure about worse, as such.
And yes, as the move into Afghanistan HAS been made and there is not going back, I think it is of crucial importance that conditions improve as a result. The idea of forming a coalition government seems the only even potentially workable solution, fraught with difficulty though that is. As long as we stick around to help, one way or another, that should help to stop any extreme faction taking over - a major risk!
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