-> On 30 Mar 09  15:27:00, Richard Webb got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: "Allies?"

 DC> Even when the Afghans were fighting the Russians the various Afghan
 DC> groups  took time off to fight with each other over their local
 DC> differences.   


 RW> tHose tribal rivalries had been going on for decades,
 RW> probably even centuries before that.  WHy would they change? IF they

Centuries, for sure!  

 RW> did change, as soon as the enemy from without was repelled then it was
 RW> back to the same ol' same ol' ya know. 

As above, even in the middle, just to assure their opponents that their 
own issues are still open for "debate".  


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