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Re: The Meaning Of "Success"? (none / 1)

Is "the taliban impose their rule over all of the country after two months of fighting" included into "the whole thing burning down" ?

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 at 01:25:29 PM EST
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Re: The Meaning Of "Success"? (none / 0)

That was sort of my thinking.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 at 01:28:34 PM EST
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Re: The Meaning Of "Success"? (4.00 / 3)

"over all of the country" = no.

"over some of the country" = they already have.

"over more of the country than they already have" = probably yes, though it's not clear how much more.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 at 01:32:18 PM EST
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Re: The Meaning Of "Success"? (none / 0)

Why "no" to all the country?

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 at 01:37:41 PM EST
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Re: The Meaning Of "Success"? (4.00 / 4)

There are parts of the country where the Taliban have no support base, and where the dominant ethnic groups have no love lost for the Pashtun. I won't say they couldn't or wouldn't eventually get control of the whole country again, but it wouldn't be that fast.

Lots of factors to consider, but I think there are areas of the country where they'd run into serious resistance.

I need to log off now.

by the stormy present (stormypresent aaaaaaat gmail etc) on Tue Sep 22nd, 2009 at 01:49:42 PM EST
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