On Tue, 18 Jun 2002, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> At 12:44 AM 6/18/2002 -0400, CK wrote:
>
> >In other words: our bombing of Afghanistan -- which reliable estimates say
> >killed at least 1000 civilians, created a massive refugee crisis, and put
> >drug-running warlord thugs in power -- not only failed to nail Osama bin
> >Laden, but actually failed to even "diminish the terrorist threat," and in
> >fact may have made the situation worse.
>
>
> But it liberated the Afghan people (especially women) from a murderous
> fascist regime imposed by the Pakistani military and bankrolled by the
> reactionary Saudi aristocracy. And that is a good justification, indeed.
>
> wojtek
>
Well, by this logic, you must enthusiastically support the invasion of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and areas in Africa that still practice clitorectomies. I'm all for the liberation of women, but this is post hoc rationalization of the Afghani war.
Miles