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Afghanistan Is America's Worst Foreign Policy Debacle (Original Post) Jim G. Aug 2021 OP
But to be serious, it is a debacle. I'm just glad that my President Joe Biden, is ending it. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #1
Without A Doubt nt Jim G. Aug 2021 #2
Didn't even get into South and Central America. rickyhall Aug 2021 #3
To be fair, Panama was a huge success. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #4
Noriega's arrest not so much. rickyhall Aug 2021 #6
I was there. I thought it went smooth. He didn't enjoy the music though. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #10
How many innocent Panamanian casualties? rickyhall Aug 2021 #11
I cannot remember. It's been 35 years afterall. jimfields33 Aug 2021 #13
Ask the Iraqis malaise Aug 2021 #5
You had me there for a moment Mad_Machine76 Aug 2021 #7
US needs to stop thinking it can save the world treestar Aug 2021 #8
The saving the world side of it is a myth malaise Aug 2021 #12
Afghanistan is everyone's worst foreign policy debacle Spider Jerusalem Aug 2021 #9

Scrivener7

(60,076 posts)
1. But to be serious, it is a debacle. I'm just glad that my President Joe Biden, is ending it.
Sat Aug 28, 2021, 12:45 PM
Aug 2021
 

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)
13. I cannot remember. It's been 35 years afterall.
Sat Aug 28, 2021, 04:40 PM
Aug 2021

I’d probably remember if there were a lot. I was stationed there two years.

malaise

(297,990 posts)
12. The saving the world side of it is a myth
Sat Aug 28, 2021, 04:36 PM
Aug 2021

It's about self interests and looting resources - not saving anyone

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
9. Afghanistan is everyone's worst foreign policy debacle
Sat Aug 28, 2021, 03:33 PM
Aug 2021

they don't call it "the graveyard of empires" for nothing.

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