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Demsrule86

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4. Our soldiers were still paying the ultimate price. I dont think there is anything we can do.
Fri Aug 13, 2021, 08:42 AM
Aug 2021

It is terrible no doubt. Bush should never have gone there.

People saying it's "not our problem" are annoying as hell luv2fly Aug 2021 #1
Not our problem Tarc Aug 2021 #2
OMG !! Thank you !! Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #3
Our soldiers were still paying the ultimate price. I dont think there is anything we can do. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #4
I think there's a lot we can do. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #8
No...no more young men and women sacrificed for this,..20 years is enough. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #22
You can't want it more than they do SoonerPride Aug 2021 #6
The people want it. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #9
The Afghan army. That's who SoonerPride Aug 2021 #20
300,000 Afghan soldiers Mz Pip Aug 2021 #36
Our troops and their families deserve more 70sEraVet Aug 2021 #7
We're not running away with our tail between our legs. JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #25
I respectfully disagree. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #26
But not enough to pick up a rifle and fight for it. NutmegYankee Aug 2021 #27
Has it occurred to you that our troops deserve better flotsam2 Aug 2021 #33
Of course, for more years than I care to remember luv2fly Aug 2021 #34
You're right of course, I feel it too flotsam2 Aug 2021 #35
We went there so terrorists wouldn't have a safe space, now the terrorism is home grown Walleye Aug 2021 #5
Wow...just wow Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #10
Yes it is an exaggeration.How many fronts are we expected to fight on Walleye Aug 2021 #11
Better question Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #12
We can't militarily occupy other countries to make them do the right thing Walleye Aug 2021 #14
Not every country ...this one. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #23
The atrocities were still going on with the US there. Drunken Irishman Aug 2021 #28
So, how long do you propose we stay there? Bettie Aug 2021 #13
☝️ Walleye Aug 2021 #16
I don't know....and I understand what you are saying. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #21
The plan was to deal with the Taliban Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #15
Getting out was the correct decision. Elessar Zappa Aug 2021 #17
It's not a solvable problem. Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #18
Please tell me. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #24
This is a bad faith argument. Drunken Irishman Aug 2021 #29
Just because we stand against it... Happy Hoosier Aug 2021 #31
If that is all we accomplished after 20 years what would another 20, 30 or doc03 Aug 2021 #19
"...there was a grim inevitability to the week's events." GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #30
OK...I feel differently. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #32
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