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Glorfindel

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2. Yes, it is sad. That's what many of us felt when South Vietnam fell

Reply to Rustyeye77 (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 14, 2021, 09:28 AM

Aug 2021

And there was a terrible period of reprisals, murder, and persecution, but the Vietnamese sorted out their own affairs. They seem to be doing just fine now. I can only hope for the same for the Afghans, though I don't expect to live to see it.

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Doesn't matter at this point..Taliban kill woman for not wearing veil, say reports. [View all] Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 OP

These people are doomed. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #1

Yes, it is sad. That's what many of us felt when South Vietnam fell Glorfindel Aug 2021 #2

Until the citizens have had enough DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #3

Really? Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #13

Really. DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #16

Very different because of the religious craziness NoRethugFriends Aug 2021 #8

Afghanistan is a narco state. secondwind Aug 2021 #4

Simplistic view I believe. NoRethugFriends Aug 2021 #9

I'm not willing to legalize heroin to test that. yardwork Aug 2021 #10

Taliban suppressed the Opium trade maxsolomon Aug 2021 #17

Excellent idea. Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #21

There are 3000 US military in theater Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #5

Does anyone know what deal 45 made with these monsters?? secondwind Aug 2021 #6

1st section after the Introduction. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #18

A deal to pull out by May 2021 Polybius Aug 2021 #20

The GOP would love to institute this right here... Claire Oh Nette Aug 2021 #7

So frikkin' HEAR This!!! electric_blue68 Aug 2021 #14

The New and Improved Taliban Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #11

OMT..Amazon has beautiful tasteful Afghan Burkas for $99.98 Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #12

Very cogent analysis and I agree that leaving Afghanistan at this point in time is a bad decision andym Aug 2021 #15

Wow...thank you Rustyeye77 Aug 2021 #19