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Taliban Quotes

Believe me, having a teenage daughter is like living with the Taliban Picture Quote #1

I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice Picture Quote #1

Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt Picture Quote #1

But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions did not apply. And that led to a lot of excesses in Afghanistan, excesses like Abu Ghraib that were already well-publicized Picture Quote #1

There’s a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That’s not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate Picture Quote #1

If American forces leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is going to do what to America? Don’t say you’re worried about what they will do to the Afghan people. If that was America’s concern, America’s operational presence there would be much different Picture Quote #1

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The big question now is who will take power in Afghanistan once the Taliban is defeated. I was thinking, how about Al Gore? He’s not doing anything, he needs a job, and he’s already got the beard Picture Quote #1

Al Qaeda, the Taliban, a whole host of networks that are bent on attacking America, who have a distorted ideology, who have perverted the faith of Islam, and so we have to go after them Picture Quote #1

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn’t come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn’t resurging. It didn’t work out Picture Quote #1

The Taliban, broadly speaking, are Afghans - farmers, subsistence farmers. As I say, most of those people can’t find the United States on the map. Al Qaeda, traditionally, are much more educated, middle-class people, often from Egypt, from Saudi Arabia, North Africa Picture Quote #1

[I]f you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don’t think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad Picture Quote #1

In much of the world, there is a sense of an ultra-powerful CIA manipulating everything that happens, such as running the Arab Spring, running the Pakistani Taliban, etc. That is just nonsense Picture Quote #1

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The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two, lay down their arms and renounce violence, and three, participate in the public political life of the country in accordance with the constitution Picture Quote #1

We are not going to succeed because Taliban are masters of guerrilla warfare Picture Quote #1

Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as the water supply. Yet, still, the company is rebuked and reviled by anyone claiming a social conscience and is lambasted by legislators as if its bad behavior places it somewhere between investment bankers and the Taliban Picture Quote #1

Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don’t know why the Taliban have forgotten it Picture Quote #1

I was kidnapped by Sunni insurgents near Fallujah, in Iraq, ambushed by the Taliban in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, and injured in a car accident that killed my driver while covering the Taliban occupation of the Swat Valley in Pakistan Picture Quote #1

The dangers of an Afghan collapse are many: Afghan deaths, a loss of American prestige, a loss of NATO prestige, a moral blow to U.S. troops and veterans, a Taliban resurgence, huge setbacks for women, and greater power for Pakistan and Pakistani extremists Picture Quote #1

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The dynamics of the Taliban now appear to be very different and complex, in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, as they attack governments and mainstream parties Picture Quote #1

I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the Taliban Picture Quote #1

Americans worry that Afghanistan has become a petri dish in which the germs of Islamic fanaticism are replicating - soon Afghans will be hijacking American planes and bombing embassies everywhere. And their fears are not necessarily unfounded. The Taliban are unemployed war veterans, ready and even eager to return to the battlefield Picture Quote #1

I was assigned a Taliban minder who followed me everywhere. But he couldn’t follow me into homes where there were women, so I took photos inside people’s homes Picture Quote #1

I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban Picture Quote #1

The Taliban has not, in my judgment, in any significant way changed their fundamental goal and objective, which is to take over Afghanistan and return to running that country. It doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t have negotiation talks with them. I think we should. But we’ve got to be clear-eyed about it Picture Quote #1

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I have to say that I saw terrorists in 2002, went to Islamabad, Pakistan, and met women who were supporting this ideology. I call them the Taliban Ladies Auxiliary back then Picture Quote #1

But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender Osama bin Laden to us, and only after that government refused to do that did we invade Picture Quote #1

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al - Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out Picture Quote #1

Living with a teenage daughter is like living with the Taliban a mum is not allowed to laugh, sing, dance or wear short skirts Picture Quote #1

Being a conservative on campus is like bing a goat amongst the taliban. You are never safe Picture Quote #1

Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength. Negotiating from a position of weakness would be a disaster Picture Quote #1

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Believe me, having a teenage daughter is like living with the Taliban (Taliban Quotes) I say to the Taliban: surrender the terrorists; or surrender power. It's your choice (Taliban Quotes) Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt. (Taliban Quotes) But in Afghanistan, the general rule was that since you were fighting the Taliban, which was not a lawful government force, the Geneva Conventions did not apply. And that led to a lot of excesses in Afghanistan, excesses like Abu Ghraib that were already well-publicized (Taliban Quotes) There’s a group of people - maybe the secular Taliban is a good name for them - who have morphed this idea, that you have to accept my values being every bit as cherished as your values. That’s not tolerance... There are too many things in this world which we sit back and tolerate (Taliban Quotes) If American forces leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is going to do what to America? Don’t say you’re worried about what they will do to the Afghan people. If that was America’s concern, America’s operational presence there would be much different. (Taliban Quotes) The big question now is who will take power in Afghanistan once the Taliban is defeated. I was thinking, how about Al Gore? He’s not doing anything, he needs a job, and he’s already got the beard. (Taliban Quotes) Al Qaeda, the Taliban, a whole host of networks that are bent on attacking America, who have a distorted ideology, who have perverted the faith of Islam, and so we have to go after them. (Taliban Quotes) We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn’t come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn’t resurging. It didn’t work out. (Taliban Quotes) The Taliban, broadly speaking, are Afghans - farmers, subsistence farmers. As I say, most of those people can’t find the United States on the map. Al Qaeda, traditionally, are much more educated, middle-class people, often from Egypt, from Saudi Arabia, North Africa. (Taliban Quotes) [I]f you think that American imperialism and its globalised, capitalist form is the most dangerous thing in the world, that means you don’t think the Islamic Republic of Iran or North Korea or the Taliban is as bad. (Taliban Quotes) In much of the world, there is a sense of an ultra-powerful CIA manipulating everything that happens, such as running the Arab Spring, running the Pakistani Taliban, etc. That is just nonsense. (Taliban Quotes) The United States supports the reintegration of people who have fought with the Taliban into Afghan society provided they: one, renounce al Qaeda, two, lay down their arms and renounce violence, and three, participate in the public political life of the country in accordance with the constitution. (Taliban Quotes) We are not going to succeed because Taliban are masters of guerrilla warfare (Taliban Quotes) Merchandise from Wal-Mart has become as ubiquitous as the water supply. Yet, still, the company is rebuked and reviled by anyone claiming a social conscience and is lambasted by legislators as if its bad behavior places it somewhere between investment bankers and the Taliban. (Taliban Quotes) Islam tells us every girl and boy should be educated. I don’t know why the Taliban have forgotten it. (Taliban Quotes) I was kidnapped by Sunni insurgents near Fallujah, in Iraq, ambushed by the Taliban in the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, and injured in a car accident that killed my driver while covering the Taliban occupation of the Swat Valley in Pakistan. (Taliban Quotes) The dangers of an Afghan collapse are many: Afghan deaths, a loss of American prestige, a loss of NATO prestige, a moral blow to U.S. troops and veterans, a Taliban resurgence, huge setbacks for women, and greater power for Pakistan and Pakistani extremists. (Taliban Quotes) The dynamics of the Taliban now appear to be very different and complex, in both Afghanistan and Pakistan, as they attack governments and mainstream parties. (Taliban Quotes) I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists, especially the Taliban (Taliban Quotes) Americans worry that Afghanistan has become a petri dish in which the germs of Islamic fanaticism are replicating - soon Afghans will be hijacking American planes and bombing embassies everywhere. And their fears are not necessarily unfounded. The Taliban are unemployed war veterans, ready and even eager to return to the battlefield. (Taliban Quotes) I was assigned a Taliban minder who followed me everywhere. But he couldn’t follow me into homes where there were women, so I took photos inside people’s homes. (Taliban Quotes) I’m not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban (Taliban Quotes) The Taliban has not, in my judgment, in any significant way changed their fundamental goal and objective, which is to take over Afghanistan and return to running that country. It doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t have negotiation talks with them. I think we should. But we’ve got to be clear-eyed about it. (Taliban Quotes) I have to say that I saw terrorists in 2002, went to Islamabad, Pakistan, and met women who were supporting this ideology. I call them the Taliban Ladies Auxiliary back then (Taliban Quotes) But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender Osama bin Laden to us, and only after that government refused to do that did we invade (Taliban Quotes) We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al - Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out (Taliban Quotes) Living with a teenage daughter is like living with the Taliban a mum is not allowed to laugh, sing, dance or wear short skirts (Taliban Quotes) Being a conservative on campus is like bing a goat amongst the taliban. You are never safe (Taliban Quotes) Negotiating with the Taliban must be done from a position of strength. Negotiating from a position of weakness would be a disaster (Taliban Quotes)

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