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duforsure

(11,885 posts) Mon Aug 16, 2021, 06:33 AM Aug 2021

Did the former guy get bribed by the Taliban in any way? [View all]

To get the co-founder of the Taliban Abdul Baradar released from a Pakistan prison, and 5,000 Taliban fighters from prisons for money for his PAC's,, or for favors ? Maybe for this rush to retake the country to make Biden look bad. When it was announced from the start I felt his intentions were corrupt. I always suspected he's done this before with N.K. And others.

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Did the former guy get bribed by the Taliban in any way? [View all] duforsure Aug 2021 OP

Maybe. But there's also his natural inclination to cozy up to authoritarians everywhere Walleye Aug 2021 #1

"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 #2

:) Except when the people involved are also normally cruel and malicious. nt Hortensis Aug 2021 #13

You're way too generous. Trump has always gone out of his way to be malicious. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #19

Trump doesn't do anything unless there is a direct payoff for him. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #3

or orders from Putin. gab13by13 Aug 2021 #4

Or a half-baked attempt to look like a peacemaker. Renew Deal Aug 2021 #5

He's still waiting for that 'Noble' Peace Prize. keithbvadu2 Aug 2021 #15

Something that always bothered me - FG saying he'd planned a surprise trap for biden Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2021 #7

+1 2naSalit Aug 2021 #17

Yep. Same thing. Putin reduced his debt load. Or handed over incriminating pics. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #8

+1 n/t ariadne0614 Aug 2021 #11

My best guess is he sees the Taliban as shit-hole people. Hortensis Aug 2021 #14

I don't think we can blame this debacle on tfg. Treefrog Aug 2021 #6

No, but we can't ignore his role in this, either. GoCubsGo Aug 2021 #10

Probably through some deal with the Saudis or Gulf States sponsors of the Taliban Klaralven Aug 2021 #9

i'd look to riyadh for those "contributions. rampartc Aug 2021 #12

It is more likely that the Taliban when governing Afghanistan will allow for multinational ShazamIam Aug 2021 #16

+1 2naSalit Aug 2021 #18

No, TFG was just following Putin's order LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2021 #20