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america have started strikes on the talaban.
british forces will be involved.
crap
british forces will be involved.
crap
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humpo wrote:
> shaneo wrote:
> Lets hope that no Aghfans are killled...unless their name is
> Osama Bin Laden :D
get you facts right...osama bin laden is not an afghani
SORRY! I made a MISTAKE. Jeez, no wonder there's war these days!
> shaneo wrote:
> Lets hope that no Aghfans are killled...unless their name is
> Osama Bin Laden :D
get you facts right...osama bin laden is not an afghani
SORRY! I made a MISTAKE. Jeez, no wonder there's war these days!
Photo-Genetic wrote:
> why r they attacking an innocent country with a guilty leader,they should just
> go 4 the leader and not the country.
do you no watch the news on tv
> why r they attacking an innocent country with a guilty leader,they should just
> go 4 the leader and not the country.
do you no watch the news on tv
They are attacking Taliban training camps and Bin Laden camps and airports to prevent any more terrorist action from these people. They aren't delibrately attacking innocent people.
shaneo wrote:
> Lets hope that no Aghfans are killled...unless their name is Osama Bin Laden :D
get you facts right...osama bin laden is not an afghani
> Lets hope that no Aghfans are killled...unless their name is Osama Bin Laden :D
get you facts right...osama bin laden is not an afghani
Lets hope that no Aghfans are killled...unless their name is Osama Bin Laden :D
America need to avoid all civilians, and make sure that it is a precise campaign, otherwise they will be as bad as the terrorists themselves.
It is probably going to be a horrible War.
BUSH SAYS MILITARY STRIKES HAVE BEGUN
The Associated Press
PRESIDENT Bush said U.S. and British military action has begun in Afghanistan. Forces are taking ``targeted actions'' against the terrorist network and Taliban military capabilities, he said.
``We will win this conflict by the patient accumulation of successes,'' Bush said from the White House Treaty Room as explosions rocked Kabul, the Afghan capital.
Bush said he had demanded Afghanistan's Taliban regime turn over Osama bin Laden, No. 1 suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but Taliban leaders refused.
``Now the Taliban will pay a price.''
``Today we focus on Afghanistan,'' Bush said, ``but the battle is broader.''
``We will not fail.''
Some 40 countries were co-operating in many ways, Bush said. This included offering landing rights or air space for U.S. aircraft. ``We are supported by the collective will of the world.''
Bush had warned the Taliban on Saturday that ``time is running out'' for them to hand over bin Laden and top leaders of his al-Qaida terrorist network. The White House also rejected a last-ditch offer by the Taliban on Sunday to put bin Laden on trial in Afghanistan.
By Sunday, Washington's war posture had an air of finality. Senators close to the investigation of the terror attacks advised Americans to be especially vigilant about more danger at home, once military action began.
American troops have been streaming into the region for weeks. After Defenso Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited neighbouring Uzbekistan on Friday, U.S. military forces started arriving at a former Soviet air base in Khanabad, about 90 miles north of the Uzbek-Afghan border.
During his overseas trip last week, Rumsfeld also said that U.S. military forces would airdrop food and other humanitarian help to starving Afghans - but only after officials were sure that the Taliban's aircraft defences posed no threat to the humanitarian flights.
Bush said in his televised statement that he sent military men and women into action ``only after the greatest care and a lot of prayer.''
``To all the men and women in our military - every sailor, every soldier, every airman, every Coast Guardsman, every Marine - I say this: Your mission is defined, your objectives are clear, your goal is just. You have my full confidence. And you will have every tool you need to carry out your duty.''
Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, voiced doubts earlier about whether the United States has much interest in the usual course of criminal justice when it comes to bin Laden.
``Taking out'' bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network, would be a significant step in the campaign against terrorism, he said.
Asked what that meant, Graham said, ``That may mean capture but it probably means death.''
Abdullah, the single-named spokesman for anti-Taliban northern alliance in Afghanistan had predicted Sunday that U.S. military action would come ``very soon.'' Asked how soon, he looked at his watch and asked, ``What time is it now?'' Events proved him right.
Even while encouraging people to return to normal routines, officials in the administration and Congress have said Americans should be alert to the possibility of more attacks at home.
That advice was underscored by senators as the pieces fell into place for the U.S. action.
Graham, on ABC's ``This Week,'' predicted terrorists would use means other than the airline hijackings of Sept. 11 to create a ``pervasive sense of fear.''
``The way to do that is to attack us in as many different forms as possible,'' he said. ``I believe that once we do start direct military engagement in Afghanistan, the threat level is likely to go up, because there will be a tendency for the terrorists to want to cause us to step back.''
The senior Republican on the intelligence committee, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, agreed.
``I don't know when or where or how but you can just about believe that there are going to be more attacks,'' he said. ``To lull the American people to sleep ... would be a terrible thing to do.''
But as with most such warnings since Sept. 11, no detailed threats were mentioned. In the absence of specifics, Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott said on ``Fox News Sunday,'' people cannot do much to protect themselves.
``You don't take stupid risks, and you put it in God's hands, and you go on with your life doing the best you can,'' he said.
The proposal made by the Taliban on Sunday, apparently in an attempt to head off an assault, was a variation on one made earlier.
This time, the Taliban asked for a formal allegation against bin Laden from the United States as a condition for detaining him and putting him on trial. The regime did not insist on having the evidence against him in advance, as it had earlier.
But that did not satisfy the U.S. demands.
U.S. officials have said repeatedly that the campaign against terrorism will be multifaceted and that conventional attacks, while likely a feature of the effort, will not be the main element. Commando operations have figured prominently in the plans.
The Associated Press
PRESIDENT Bush said U.S. and British military action has begun in Afghanistan. Forces are taking ``targeted actions'' against the terrorist network and Taliban military capabilities, he said.
``We will win this conflict by the patient accumulation of successes,'' Bush said from the White House Treaty Room as explosions rocked Kabul, the Afghan capital.
Bush said he had demanded Afghanistan's Taliban regime turn over Osama bin Laden, No. 1 suspect in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but Taliban leaders refused.
``Now the Taliban will pay a price.''
``Today we focus on Afghanistan,'' Bush said, ``but the battle is broader.''
``We will not fail.''
Some 40 countries were co-operating in many ways, Bush said. This included offering landing rights or air space for U.S. aircraft. ``We are supported by the collective will of the world.''
Bush had warned the Taliban on Saturday that ``time is running out'' for them to hand over bin Laden and top leaders of his al-Qaida terrorist network. The White House also rejected a last-ditch offer by the Taliban on Sunday to put bin Laden on trial in Afghanistan.
By Sunday, Washington's war posture had an air of finality. Senators close to the investigation of the terror attacks advised Americans to be especially vigilant about more danger at home, once military action began.
American troops have been streaming into the region for weeks. After Defenso Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited neighbouring Uzbekistan on Friday, U.S. military forces started arriving at a former Soviet air base in Khanabad, about 90 miles north of the Uzbek-Afghan border.
During his overseas trip last week, Rumsfeld also said that U.S. military forces would airdrop food and other humanitarian help to starving Afghans - but only after officials were sure that the Taliban's aircraft defences posed no threat to the humanitarian flights.
Bush said in his televised statement that he sent military men and women into action ``only after the greatest care and a lot of prayer.''
``To all the men and women in our military - every sailor, every soldier, every airman, every Coast Guardsman, every Marine - I say this: Your mission is defined, your objectives are clear, your goal is just. You have my full confidence. And you will have every tool you need to carry out your duty.''
Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, voiced doubts earlier about whether the United States has much interest in the usual course of criminal justice when it comes to bin Laden.
``Taking out'' bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network, would be a significant step in the campaign against terrorism, he said.
Asked what that meant, Graham said, ``That may mean capture but it probably means death.''
Abdullah, the single-named spokesman for anti-Taliban northern alliance in Afghanistan had predicted Sunday that U.S. military action would come ``very soon.'' Asked how soon, he looked at his watch and asked, ``What time is it now?'' Events proved him right.
Even while encouraging people to return to normal routines, officials in the administration and Congress have said Americans should be alert to the possibility of more attacks at home.
That advice was underscored by senators as the pieces fell into place for the U.S. action.
Graham, on ABC's ``This Week,'' predicted terrorists would use means other than the airline hijackings of Sept. 11 to create a ``pervasive sense of fear.''
``The way to do that is to attack us in as many different forms as possible,'' he said. ``I believe that once we do start direct military engagement in Afghanistan, the threat level is likely to go up, because there will be a tendency for the terrorists to want to cause us to step back.''
The senior Republican on the intelligence committee, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, agreed.
``I don't know when or where or how but you can just about believe that there are going to be more attacks,'' he said. ``To lull the American people to sleep ... would be a terrible thing to do.''
But as with most such warnings since Sept. 11, no detailed threats were mentioned. In the absence of specifics, Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott said on ``Fox News Sunday,'' people cannot do much to protect themselves.
``You don't take stupid risks, and you put it in God's hands, and you go on with your life doing the best you can,'' he said.
The proposal made by the Taliban on Sunday, apparently in an attempt to head off an assault, was a variation on one made earlier.
This time, the Taliban asked for a formal allegation against bin Laden from the United States as a condition for detaining him and putting him on trial. The regime did not insist on having the evidence against him in advance, as it had earlier.
But that did not satisfy the U.S. demands.
U.S. officials have said repeatedly that the campaign against terrorism will be multifaceted and that conventional attacks, while likely a feature of the effort, will not be the main element. Commando operations have figured prominently in the plans.
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