Baitullah Mehsud dead?

[BlackPirate]

There are uncorfirmed reports that Mehsud, number 1 Pakistani Taliban is dead.I will give a link in a minute

Here we go
http://www.reuters.com/article/world...57565P20090806

[Nick_Since_1985]

No problem, if so he'll soon be replaced...


Greetz

Nick

[mrmouth]

No problem, if so he'll soon be replaced...

Maybe down the road. But what we have learned in the last, almost 9 years, is that the idea that senior leadership is replaceable, let alone quickly, is a sentiment that has very little actual weight. It simply isnt so.

[Azog 150]

No problem, if so he'll soon be replaced...


Greetz

Nick

Actually, Mehsud's death could cause some serious power-struggles amongst the Pakistani Taliban. He held many of the tribes and groups together, and they could well split up.

Also, he was seen by many Taliban as invincible, so if all else fails, at least it will put some more fear into them. It will also possibly increase Pakistan's support for the so far unpopular drone strikes.

[s.rwitt]

Awesome. Hopefully it's true and he suffered a bit before he died.

[Nick_Since_1985]

Awesome. Hopefully it's true and suffered a bit before he died.

Don't say such things, otherwise we lose the 'moral high ground' we have over the Taliban...


Greetz

Nick

[BlackPirate]

Don't say such things, otherwise we lose the 'moral high ground' we have over the Taliban...


Greetz

Nick

The moral high ground?I thought wars break out for interests

[Nick_Since_1985]

The moral high ground?I thought wars break out for interests

Not this one.


Greetz

Nick VR

[Carach]

Not this one.

ha...every war in history has had some ulterior motive(s). Let's at least be realistic eh?

if the americans did the killing i reckon a lot of people will have complained in this thread about the guy's wife being killed. Unacceptable collateral!! lol....

but whatever, good news if indeed true. Congratulations to the coalition effort.

you guys just bomb whole compounds where kids and women sleep.

Hi-5 for getting his wife too? She's just a bonus.

Hi-5 anyone?

oh lol, here's one....

[nopasties]

[s.rwitt]

Don't say such things, otherwise we lose the 'moral high ground' we have over the Taliban...

I don't think we could ever lose the moral high ground over people like the Taliban.

[Nick_Since_1985]

I don't think we could ever lose the moral high ground over people like the Taliban.

We will when we start saying things like:

Awesome. Hopefully it's true and he suffered a bit before he died.

Because then there isn't much difference between them and us, now is there?



Greetz

Nick

[Gertrudius]

Losing the moral high ground has nothing to do with expressing pleasure at the death of someone who has lead a violent and repressive movement. It takes significantly more than a few words. As a matter of fact, our moral high ground is determined more by our rules of engagement than any passing comment could.

Take it easy,

[Heinz Guderian]

Losing the moral high ground has nothing to do with expressing pleasure at the death of someone who has lead a violent and repressive movement. It takes significantly more than a few words. As a matter of fact, our moral high ground is determined more by our rules of engagement than any passing comment could.

Take it easy,

what does the ROE say about illegally bombing a country you are not at war with and violating their sovereignty?

And now we can all wait for a certain user named after a German tank commander to say he died heroically....

lol. no, he died sleeping with his family. The most dangerous place to be when you are fighting americans.

[Legio XII]

lol. no, he died sleeping with his family. The most dangerous place to be when you are fighting americans.

Well then I wouldn't really recommend falling asleep. bad idea while fighting an enemy that doesn't sleep.

Or hiding behind your family as a shield....cowardice. And yes he is hiding behind his family. He may have lived there a long time, but when you begin to operate a terror network out of your living room, your living room is no longer a civilian locale. Its a valid target.

[Gertrudius]

what does the ROE say about illegally bombing a country you are not at war with and violating their sovereignty?

Talk to Congress about that, they are in charge of determining whether to go to war or not. Also, that does not necessitate anything as far as moral high ground of the troops in theater is concerned. Thus my reference to the ROE. Let's please not reach for more reasons to hate the US, you seem to have a ready supply that is more than enough to go around.

Take it easy

[nopasties]

We will when we start saying things like:

Because then there isn't much difference between them and us, now is there?

[Yosemite]

I don't think we could ever lose the moral high ground over people like the Taliban.

enjoy trying to keep a moral "high ground" against people who can deliberatly die for their cause and who aren't afraid of death

[Gertrudius]

enjoy trying to keep a moral "high ground" against people who can deliberatly die for their cause and who aren't afraid of death

Right, because those qualities are what determine morality.

Take it easy,

[Yosemite]

Right, because those qualities are what determine morality.

Take it easy,

yes pretty much, total blind following and defense of what you believe in


and don't tell me that "morality" is about freedom and protection of the weak, or like that