Will the use of "drones" work in Afghanistan?

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Let me just say that if there is any fundamentalist movement in the world that likes to flash as much cash and show as much bling as the Taliban, I’m not aware of it.

We all know what Afghanistan was like prior to the US-led invasion. Mullah Omar reportedly held pool parties where the Crystal flowed like, well, water. Amir Khan Muwtaddi drove a 1998 Escalade with 24 inch rims. Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul read about the birthday party that Ken Lay had for his wife, and threw himself a $2 million party featuring an ice sculpture of the Prophet (May Peace Be Upon Him) and party favors for all guest from Tiffany’s. Sheik Yassir had a penchant for going to strip clubs and “making it rain” by throwing wads of afghanis at the dancers.

Oh, and the marvelous caves they live it! Golden bidets, custom granite countertops, those expensive Memory Foam Swedish beds that help your posture, and of course in-home recording studios with 64-track mixers and the like.

Yes, if there are any religious extremists that have a weakness for cash, it is surely the Taliban. What with the silk Armani robes and insatiable appetite for alcohol and lobster, they are practically ASKING to be bribed in order to support their jet-setting lifestyle.

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You were the one who reasoned that, since no Taliban turned in Osama for the reward, they would not take bribes:

Did you just post too quickly, or are you withdrawing that statement?

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He did not write that. I did.

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My apologies to Lakai and xtisme for the misquote. However, it was that comment I was replying to when I said “I disagee”, and xt drew a blank.

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It appears that drones function. The real question is will they win the war. Nope. They are just another weapon in a vast array of weapons we use. They are expensive and we don’t have that many of them. We have a lot more bombs and bullets. They won’t win it either.