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28. Marine Gen. Shoup said it...

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Original post)

Wed Apr 14, 2021, 10:22 PM

Apr 2021

"I believe that if we had and would keep our dirty, bloody, dollar soaked fingers out of the business of these (Third World) nations so full of depressed, exploited people, they will arrive at a solution of their own. And if unfortunately their revolution must be of the violent type because the `haves' refuse to share with the `have-nots' by any peaceful method, at least what they get will be their own, and not the American style, which they don’t want and above all don’t want crammed down their throats by Americans." –
Gen. David Shoup, United States Marine Commandant Medal of Honor recipient. 2 Purple Hearts
I’m proud to say that Gen. Shoup was my Commandant during the first part of my time in the Corps.

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Afghanistan pullout is set to divide us. And the Taliban is lining up with hawks. [View all] SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2021 OP

afghanistan will go back to the same culture its had for thousands of years.... msongs Apr 2021 #1

Afghanistan was a fairly enlightened country Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #3

No. those were a minority of elites. Most of the country was JI7 Apr 2021 #19

Afghanistan under the Taliban was significantly worse than before it maxsolomon Apr 2021 #6

It was an idiotic thing to get into in the first place. SoonerPride Apr 2021 #2

+1 Ferrets are Cool Apr 2021 #4

+ 1000000000000 a kennedy Apr 2021 #9

The Taliban never honored the ceasefire they negotiated with the Trump Admin maxsolomon Apr 2021 #5

So how long should we stay there? marie999 Apr 2021 #7

Negative 19 years? maxsolomon Apr 2021 #8

I apologize, Read your post wrong. marie999 Apr 2021 #13

and I know i'll remember WHY THE HELL WE WENT THERE TO BEGIN WITH.....but as of now??? a kennedy Apr 2021 #10

You've got to be kidding,. Are you kidding? maxsolomon Apr 2021 #11

Then why didn't we attack the Saudis? marie999 Apr 2021 #14

Because OBL/Al Qaeda was in Afghanistan and the Taliban were harboring them. maxsolomon Apr 2021 #16

If we attacked Afghanistan because OBL was there, marie999 Apr 2021 #23

good point. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2021 #25

Wait, what? newdayneeded Apr 2021 #15

Are you fucking with me too? maxsolomon Apr 2021 #17

Afghanistan was invaded a month after 9/11... brooklynite Apr 2021 #18

Huh? onethatcares Apr 2021 #20

Wikipedia... brooklynite Apr 2021 #21

the United States invaded Afghanistan onethatcares Apr 2021 #22

It doesn't matter where the hijackers and their organizers were FROM... brooklynite Apr 2021 #24

time to fact check. Then post. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2021 #26

Withdraw, and offer asylum here to women and girls. Efilroft Sul Apr 2021 #12

Airdrop chastity belts!?! SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2021 #27

Marine Gen. Shoup said it... albacore Apr 2021 #28