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The Taliban Can… Because We Let Them

Our primary target after 9-11 should not have been the Taliban in Afghanistan; it should have been the regime in Iran.

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Craig Biddle
Jul 12, 2006
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Our primary target after 9-11 should not have been the Taliban in Afghanistan; it should have been the regime in Iran. But if we were going to pursue the Taliban, we certainly should have eliminated these vile creatures swiftly and permanently. In order to have done so, however, our military would have to have been under the command of a president who w…

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