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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
I was under the impression that Afghanistan was invaded as a response to the Sept. 11 attacks, and their support of the terrorist organizations that had a part in those attacks.
Canada, as a member of NATO, and an ally of the USA, committed armed forces to the effort.
I'm pretty sure that was the reason NATO originally invaded Afghanistan. Why they are still there is a result of the conflict created between the Taliban and the NATO supported government.
As far as calling their culture barbaric, what else would you call a culture that marginalizes any person that does not toe the political/religious line. What do you call a country that passes a law that condones rape? If its not barbaric, backwards or medieval I don't know what is.
Western countries don't understand these cultures because Western countries generally do not condone marginalization and opression the way Afghanistan and its government obviously do.
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So if i understand correctly, you're saying that Afghanistan had something to do with 9/11. Ok fair enough. Even though that is a pretty general statement. Who in Afghanistan? Who being the key word here. Osama bin Laden? Well, where is he? You mention 'terrorist organization' and i assume you mean Al-Qada.
This whole situation has been so dumbed down it's ridiculous. So if bin Laden and Al-Qada is responsible for 9/11, why isn't NATO actually looking for bin Laden, or fighting against Al-Qada? Instead, it seems they're not even interested in bin Laden and are fighting the Taliban. The only time we hear about bin Laden is when he feels frisky and makes an appearance on a video tape talking about attacking the west.
Anyway, i'm getting a little sidetracked. As far as the barbaric culture reference goes...scroll up a bit and read my other reply. It's funny you say the West is different than the governments of places like Afghanistan like they are two different things. The government of Afghanistan was picked by, is loyal to, and feeds off the approval of the US. Guess who lets them get away with barbarism? It's probably more accurate if you reference the government of the country as barbaric and not the culture.
PS: Speaking of marginalizing those who don't toe the political line, just wait and see what happens to Karzai if he continues his anti-west spiel.