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Showing Original Post only (View all)Today I learned everyone was against the Afghan war from the beginning [View all]
I mean, 88% support when we went in.
But yes, everyone knew right from the start it was a bad idea and wanted nothing to do with it.
I wonder if people are just muddling Afghanistan with Iraq in their memories.
Because the American people, Republicans and Democrats, very much wanted in there after 9/11. Now, even journalists, who are getting called out left and right, are going, "We knew it was a bad idea and opposed it . . ." Johnny, roll the tape.
People do know the Internet exists, right? That there's video and posts and web pages that go back to 2001?
This is like me going growing my hair out and declaring I have always been against short hair. There are, you know, pictures.
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Today I learned everyone was against the Afghan war from the beginning [View all]
Sympthsical
Aug 2021
OP
At the time, Afghanistan made a lot more sense than Iraq. But OCCUPYING a country is a mistake,
Hoyt
Aug 2021
#2
I know there were some people against the war initially but the vast majority were not.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#60
He was flushed out of Afghanistan months after the invasion. That is a fact not guff.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#66
My only argument for justification is for the initial invasion of Afghanistan.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#74
That sense of urgency didn't stretch to tackling the country that actually supplied
Emrys
Aug 2021
#83
That's another topic that isnt directly relevant to the issue being discussed.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#84
Nope. Many of us remembered the 9-year quagmire that was the Soviet-Afghan War.
GoCubsGo
Aug 2021
#41
The question being discussed is were you against the war from the beginning.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#46
Perhaps you are right but at the time most Americans wanted to get him and get him quickly.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#61
That had nothing to do with convincing the American people of the justification for the war.
honest.abe
Aug 2021
#68
That's so true. It was Saudi Arabia that financed 9/11 and Al Qaeda. Bin Laden's dad
BComplex
Aug 2021
#15
I supported the war with the Taliban, I did not support the war with Iraq, diverting troops and
Shellback Squid
Aug 2021
#13
Our involvement in the Soviet-Afghan war and it's aftermath lead to the power vacuum that allowed
CentralMass
Aug 2021
#32
Compare the number of people claiming to have been at Woodstock or the Selma March
MichMan
Aug 2021
#34
I begrudgingly supported going after Bin Laden but if I remember right, we sent in
chowder66
Aug 2021
#37
15 of the hijackers were Saudi, 2 from the UAR, 1 from Lebanon and 1 from Egypt.
panader0
Aug 2021
#54