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ShazamIam

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16. It is more likely that the Taliban when governing Afghanistan will allow for multinational

Reply to duforsure (Original post)

Mon Aug 16, 2021, 09:10 AM

Aug 2021

corporations and investors to gain the rights to produce and market Afghanistan's resources. How weird is the fact that the Afghanistan government was excluded from the so called, peace talks?

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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