falah wrote on Feb 19^th, 2012 at 2:12pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Feb 19th, 2012 at 11:54am: falah wrote on Feb 19th, 2012 at 10:29am: The US is an arrogant, English-speaking, white-run, Empire . ?? Obama was brought up whites. He is just puppet of the white elites.

...and your point is?

That Obama is a white puppet and the Taliban really did want girls attending school all along, they just didn't realise this until the Americans invaded?

freediver wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 12:37pm:

That Obama is a white puppet and the Taliban really did want girls attending school all along, they just didn't realise this until the Americans invaded?

The Taliban were negotiating with the UN to build 4 girls colleges way back in 2001 before you had even heard of Obama.

How did those negotiations go? Did the Taliban get in the way of their goal of letting girls attend school? Or did the UN refuse to allow it?

freediver wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 2:13pm:

How did those negotiations go? Did the Taliban get in the way of their goal of letting girls attend school? Or did the UN refuse to allow it?

The UN said it was against their policies to fund single-sex schools.

falah wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 12:48pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 3rd, 2012 at 12:37pm: That Obama is a white puppet and the Taliban really did want girls attending school all along, they just didn't realise this until the Americans invaded? The Taliban were negotiating with the UN to build 4 girls colleges way back in 2001 before you had even heard of Obama.

Colleges of religion?

falah wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2012 at 7:49pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 3rd, 2012 at 2:13pm: How did those negotiations go? Did the Taliban get in the way of their goal of letting girls attend school? Or did the UN refuse to allow it? The UN said it was against their policies to fund single-sex schools.

Who was insisting that it was a single sex school? Are you saying that the UN was offering to fund schools but the Taliban was getting in the way of help for their own citizens with their sexist policies? Is this supposed to be evidence that the Taliban really did support education of girls, or are you blaming the UN for not handing over money unconditionally?

freediver wrote on Mar 4^th, 2012 at 8:39am:

falah wrote on Mar 3rd, 2012 at 7:49pm: freediver wrote on Mar 3rd, 2012 at 2:13pm: How did those negotiations go? Did the Taliban get in the way of their goal of letting girls attend school? Or did the UN refuse to allow it? The UN said it was against their policies to fund single-sex schools. Who was insisting that it was a single sex school? Are you saying that the UN was offering to fund schools but the Taliban was getting in the way of help for their own citizens with their sexist policies? Is this supposed to be evidence that the Taliban really did support education of girls, or are you blaming the UN for not handing over money unconditionally?

The UN said: "It is our way or the highway" They want to enter people's country and tell them how to do things. How is establishing segregated schools sexist? Is it as sexist as having segregated toilets or segregated hospitals?

I hope you will stick to your "moral highground" and forbid your wife and daughters from using segregated toilets or femle-only maternity hospitals.

Falah, you seem to be missing the point. The Taliban got rid of education for girls. One of the reasons you gave was cost. The UN offered to pay for it, but the Taliban refused the money because the UN would not do it their way.

Who exactly is insisting on 'my way or the highway' here?

How exactly is this evidence that the Taliban actually supported education of girls?

freediver wrote on Mar 4^th, 2012 at 2:10pm:

Falah, you seem to be missing the point. The Taliban got rid of education for girls. One of the reasons you gave was cost. The UN offered to pay for it, but the Taliban refused the money because the UN would not do it their way. Who exactly is insisting on 'my way or the highway' here? How exactly is this evidence that the Taliban actually supported education of girls?

Arguing with falah is like arguing with you, fd. Now you know how we feel...

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