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In reply to the discussion: Nicole Wallace for the Win 👍 [View all]Tommymac
(7,334 posts)49. Yup. Evacuating a country during a Civil War is very very messy -
especially messy because we backed the losing side.
The past 2 days did not happen in a vacuum.
It is just the RW Corporate backed MEDIA and Neocons on both sides who are trying to make President Joe look bad and deflect the blame from THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!
The military was blindsided by the SPEED of the collapse of the Afghan Army. They are dong the BEST they can under the circumstances, and diplomatic efforts (plus wielding a BIG STICK by our General on the ground at the airport) are thus far keeping the worst of the Taliban at bay.
We were NEVER there to fight for Women's rights. We were NEVER there to stop the Opium trade.
We were there to PROTECT CORPORATE assets like oil pipelines. The rest is simply kabuki fed to us by the 1%.
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All of this! Plus, no media has reported on the many Afghans we've been extracting for months.
MerryBlooms
Aug 2021
#35
"They" never asked "us" to invade them and create a total bloodshed to begin with.
Justice matters.
Aug 2021
#50
Once again, the press is interested in the controversy and the argument...
Wounded Bear
Aug 2021
#16
MATT ZELLER ( my non-profit can't make me rich if we ain't at war!)& sensationalist Richard Engel
Budi
Aug 2021
#28
With very few exceptions, YES. Obviously Rachel is not one of them. She is actually trying
onecaliberal
Aug 2021
#51