tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860577477796758832.post1179475905934366812..comments2023-10-25T04:06:01.936-04:00Comments on The Guantánamo Blog: IN THE CATEGORY OF WTF???H. Candace Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15947267626405585323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860577477796758832.post-33785482958319256092012-01-01T13:33:32.760-05:002012-01-01T13:33:32.760-05:00BTW... I meant "piece" and not "pea...BTW... I meant "piece" and not "peace," because of course, AFG will be split up, with the Taliban handed some large portion of the place in consideration for letting us free up some troops.<br /><br />Elements in the Pakistani ISI that are pals with the Taliban will not only be happy with this, they'll probably even broker the deal.the talking doghttp://thetalkingdog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1860577477796758832.post-90380073152072358522012-01-01T13:30:59.617-05:002012-01-01T13:30:59.617-05:00Ah, a trip down "memory-hole lane." Giv...Ah, a trip down "memory-hole lane." Given the impossible situation we set up for ourselves in Afghanistan (reliance on the corrupt and unpopular local criminal and not-so-strong strongman Karzai... not a good move), the only likely way out of Afghanistan [short of the really bad optics of helicopters leaving from the embassy roof] had always been to sell out, and "make piece"the talking doghttp://thetalkingdog.comnoreply@blogger.com