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melman

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Reply to shanny (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 20, 2018, 07:31 PM

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WTF, we're pulling out of Afghanistan too? [View all] NightWatcher Dec 2018 OP

We've been there for 15 years...and we lost. shanny Dec 2018 #1

Long enough to spawn a new generation who hates Americans rather than appreciate us for helping uppityperson Dec 2018 #3

British tried it for decades, Russians tried it as well at140 Dec 2018 #29

They both tried to conquer it, as did the usa. Helping build schools and hospitals, engaging the uppityperson Dec 2018 #38

17 melman Dec 2018 #6

my bad shanny Dec 2018 #40

A withdrawal is long overdue gratuitous Dec 2018 #11

You don't seem to understand what's going on there realmirage Dec 2018 #18

You have no idea what I do or do not understand. shanny Dec 2018 #41

Sorry, non-Pashtun. You're fucked. maxsolomon Dec 2018 #2

"We should never have gone in." correct you are Sahib! at140 Dec 2018 #31

or we should have gone in maxsolomon Dec 2018 #46

OBL was living in Pakistan at140 Dec 2018 #48

Martial law will require many army men superpatriotman Dec 2018 #4

The Graveyard of Empires Dave Starsky Dec 2018 #5

George Bush was the biggest disaster in American foreign policy at140 Dec 2018 #32

Agree Martin Eden Dec 2018 #42

If you want more Americans to die in Afghanistan go there. former9thward Dec 2018 #7

He's not responsibly getting out. He's clearing out for putin to have reign over the Middle East NightWatcher Dec 2018 #9

YOU are soo RIGHT!!!! bluestarone Dec 2018 #10

I just said that in another post ProudLib72 Dec 2018 #14

First check your map. former9thward Dec 2018 #15

First, check all the facts realmirage Dec 2018 #19

Thanks for missing the main point. former9thward Dec 2018 #21

Thanks for ignoring all the facts realmirage Dec 2018 #22

When are you signing up to go? former9thward Dec 2018 #23

You want to change subjects, start a new thread realmirage Dec 2018 #24

Good one. triron Dec 2018 #30

I'll address your main point realmirage Dec 2018 #33

If Afganistan is "not ready to run itself without our help" it never will be. former9thward Dec 2018 #43

So your plan realmirage Dec 2018 #49

Its Bizarro world, DU is now pro War. bahrbearian Dec 2018 #37

Pro nation building in the right way, not conquering by war. Imo. uppityperson Dec 2018 #39

We have no right to "nation build in the right way" former9thward Dec 2018 #44

I guess you missed my reply upthread. uppityperson Dec 2018 #45

And they will tell you and have told us former9thward Dec 2018 #47

Many will suffer the same fate as the Montagnards in Viet Nam. lpbk2713 Dec 2018 #8

And they suffered terribly.............. Old Vet Dec 2018 #12

Should we have stayed in Vietnam to prevent that? former9thward Dec 2018 #27

How long do we stay? former9thward Dec 2018 #26

Russia supports the Taliban so Trump wants to give them free reign. octoberlib Dec 2018 #13

This is not how you do it. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #16

He's flaming out, pulling a "Walt Starr" if you will. NightWatcher Dec 2018 #17

I am just worried about how far he is going to take this. smirkymonkey Dec 2018 #20

He'll go as far as he can and unfortunately there are no repukes who will stop him NightWatcher Dec 2018 #28

No thought put.into decisions, just emotion Demovictory9 Dec 2018 #25

Allies Karadeniz Dec 2018 #34

so desperate to get Mueller out of the headlines TeamPooka Dec 2018 #35

Good. Bring the troops home. KWR65 Dec 2018 #36

Every day he proves Hillary was right about him. rogue emissary Dec 2018 #50