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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
The same as explaining the same thing happens in many other places.
I disagree. It does not make it a religious war, unless you are saying Afghans who don't support the Taliban are not really Muslims.
Indeed the rest of the people in the world, that don't agree with the Taliban, can't be Muslims.
It's a culture war... we, and the Taliban, wish to impose our culture on the Afghans.
Both say it's to save the Afghans from the other.
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No, I did not mean to say that at all.
I said that Americans have been mislead for a long time. I think most Americans now believe that if the Taliban returns to power, only their version of Islamic law will be tolerated, and
that is the reason we are fighting them. It is that belief that makes it a religious war... certainly the Al Queda in Afghanistan is no longer a viable reason.
But it is exactly that aspect of tribal custom and religious practice that I believe is negotiable... other areas in the world governed by Islamic law do not necessarily harbor Al Queda, cut off the nose / ears of young girls because they flee abusive in-laws, stone women for adultery, prohibit education of women, and the other (abhorrent) practices that have been portrayed in the US media.
But if the US cannot tolerate that country being governed by Islamic law, we will either be there militarily for years to come with still no guarantee of "success", or whatever government we set up there will fail soon after our military leaves.