I'm not sure what the point of our long term strategy in Afghanistan is...however stories like these makes it seem wise not to just blindly pull out:
TALIBAN BRAINWASHES KIDS WITH VISIONS OF VIRGINS: The Taliban set-up Brainwashing centers for children. The children aged 12 to 18 were turned from innocent youngsters into cold-blooded killers, willing to blow themselves to bits as suicide bombers. Part of the compound consists of four rooms -- each wall adorned with brightly colored paintings in clear contrast to the barren and harsh landscape surrounding it. The children were told that this was what awaited them in heaven. Each of the images has a river flowing through it, these are rivers of milk and honey, that the women are the virgins that await them in heaven. The children were told that they will live in the company of the holy prophet and be served feasts. But for the children from this part of Pakistan they are captivating. They grow up in abject poverty surrounded by dirt-colored mountains with treacherous gullies and valleys with no exposure to the outside world. They are gullible and easily manipulated.
Some folks say when we fight these guys, we create more terrorists. I find this concept a bit dubious as best. What's more certain, is if we don't fight them, they ARE MAKING more terrorists.
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