can someone explain to me:

1) why we arent stopping the taliban?
2) how many years will it take to stop them, if indeed we can stop them?
3) how many civilians and troops need to die to stop them
4) if the taliban cant be defeated, why are we there?
5) do the taliban pose a direct thread to the UK and/or US?

1) why we arent stopping the taliban?

Because they are an underground organisation with thousands of members, you can slow them down, but they will always exist.

2) how many years will it take to stop them, if indeed we can stop them?

Never, it will never happen.

3) how many civilians and troops need to die to stop them

If it was up to me, no more. Hopefully Obama will agree to pull out ASAP.

4) if the taliban cant be defeated, why are we there?

I have not got a clue.

5) do the taliban pose a direct thread to the UK and/or US?

Haha, not a chance. If we pulled out they probably wouldn't want to mess about again because we hammer them into the ground when they do.

1) why we arent stopping the taliban?

Because they are recruiting people from mainly Pakistan amongst many other counties and there seems to be limitless amounts of them.

2) how many years will it take to stop them, if indeed we can stop them?

Never, unless terrorism stops but it doesnt seem that will be possible unless the taliban are wiped out.

3) how many civilians and troops need to die to stop them

millions if we were to go all out in a full scale war to stop them. But we dont no how many more taliban members there are who havent commited yet.

4) if the taliban cant be defeated, why are we there?

To prevent terrorism apparently. They can be defeated but its just not economical and not worth it.

5) do the taliban pose a direct thread to the UK and/or US?

We will never no. If you mean destruction of buildings such as the incidents in US and UK then yes. But only 6,000 people died in those incidents, more troops have sacrifced their lives to stop the taliban in there back yard.

I guess its better fighting them in thir country than ours but it seems as though more people from other counties are prepared to join the taliban. I remember 3 BRITISH doctors attempted to crash into a hospital in Scotland. If we cant trust our own then who can we trust?

The main problem with the taliban is we dont know what they can/cant do.

1) why we arent stopping the taliban? Why aren't we stopping America? Read up on your history
2) how many years will it take to stop them, if indeed we can stop them? How long will it take to stop America?
3) how many civilians and troops need to die to stop them? I'd say everyone in New York and Washington
4) if the taliban cant be defeated, why are we there? If America can't be defeated, then why is the Taliban fighting against it?
5) do the taliban pose a direct thread to the UK and/or US? Yes, but America poses a threat to a lot of countries. Vietnam, Cuba, Congo, Korea,etc pop in my mind. Terrible things you guys have done there.

Samus Aran said: 1) why we arent stopping the taliban? Why aren't we stopping America? Read up on your history 2) how many years will it take to stop them, if indeed we can stop them? How long will it take to stop America? 3) how many civilians and troops need to die to stop them? I'd say everyone in New York and Washington 4) if the taliban cant be defeated, why are we there? If America can't be defeated, then why is the Taliban fighting against it? 5) do the taliban pose a direct thread to the UK and/or US? Yes, but America poses a threat to a lot of countries. Vietnam, Cuba, Congo, Korea,etc pop in my mind. Terrible things you guys have done there.

Lol epic (/ballsy) post

highwaystar101 said: 1) why we arent stopping the taliban? Because they are an underground organisation with thousands of members, you can slow them down, but they will always exist. 2) how many years will it take to stop them, if indeed we can stop them? Never, it will never happen. 3) how many civilians and troops need to die to stop them If it was up to me, no more. Hopefully Obama will agree to pull out ASAP. 4) if the taliban cant be defeated, why are we there? I have not got a clue. 5) do the taliban pose a direct thread to the UK and/or US? Haha, not a chance. If we pulled out they probably wouldn't want to mess about again because we hammer them into the ground when they do.

thats what i thought, i really dont see the point of the war.

The point of the war was to attempt to prevent a threat. We dont know how big a threat they are so we are going in to stop something that might not happen. Its complicated lol

Also IRAQ is a pool of oil we couldnt miss that oppotunity there.

SciFiBoy said:can someone explain to me: 1) why we arent stopping the taliban? 2) how many years will it take to stop them, if indeed we can stop them? 3) how many civilians and troops need to die to stop them 4) if the taliban cant be defeated, why are we there? 5) do the taliban pose a direct thread to the UK and/or US?

1) We were stopping the Taliban. Their numbers and operational capabilities have decreased significantly since the initial invasion in 2001. However, this opportunity was squandered by the Bush administration. The attention and resources necessary for disrupting the Taliban's operational capabilities were lacking. That is why progress has been slow or (possibly) nonexistent. 

2) This is difficult to answer. The success in Afghanistan is dependent on the success of the Pakistani government's operations against the TTP (Taliban in Pakistan) and related groups. Also, there is a distinct possibility of President Obama further increasing the number of troops and resources in the operation. This would affect any estimation.  

3) If the 2nd question was difficult to answer, this one is impossible. 

4) If the definition of victory is to eradicate every Taliban fighter, then they will never be defeated. However, that is not the goal of the operation. One of the goals is to disrupt the operations of the Taliban and render them virtually incapable of operating as a cohesive group. The other goal is to provide the government of Afghanistan time to establish itself before it is solely responsible for combating the Taliban. Those goals are achievable. That is why we are there.

5) They are not a threat as of now. If coalition forces were to leave the area, the Taliban's goal would be to consolidate their power and strengthen their operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. If this were to happen, then a situation similar to or worse than the situation prior to the invasion would result. That would be (potentially) threatening to the US and/or the UK. 

American civilian lives are worth more to the world than Afganistan lives. A terrorist hit on American soil can cause a trillion dollars in lost wealth. That could make thousands around the world starve to death.

America is a symbol of freedom that helps others fight against oppression. When that symbol is attacked the oppression in the world increases.

GO USA!

CommunistHater said: American civilian lives are worth more to the world than Afganistan lives. A terrorist hit on American soil can cause a trillion dollars in lost wealth. That could make thousands around the world starve to death. America is a symbol of freedom that helps others fight against oppression. When that symbol is attacked the oppression in the world increases. GO USA!

what about britain :)