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paleotn

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10. Sometimes you have to play the hand you've been dealt....

Reply to Roc2020 (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 05:43 PM

Aug 2021

Otherwise, Biden would have had to reinsert US ground forces to gain breathing space for a more orderly withdrawal, risking even more American lives. And in violation of the disastrous "peace agreement" crafted by Trump and Pompeo. Afghanistan was a shit sandwich all along, but loaded with extra shit thanks to Trumps inability to successfully negotiate anything. Biden did the best he could with it. The best of some really shitty options.

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I look at it this way. [View all] Mr.Bill Aug 2021 OP

I suspect that those that are screeching the loudest about this withdrawal (behind the scenes) are alwaysinasnit Aug 2021 #1

And he is working against not just the taliban but Putin who TFG worked for, so most of this Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #2

He is doing the difficult thing Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #3

Including... krkaufman Aug 2021 #15

Yes. A master class in leadership. Will stand the test of time. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #4

Vastly superior to the plan of attacking Gallipoli through the Dardanelles. jaxexpat Aug 2021 #5

It's that simple malaise Aug 2021 #6

Afghan soldiers are to blame for allowing the taliban KS Toronado Aug 2021 #7

The Afghan soldiers weren't being paid, why should they support a corrupt government? marie999 Aug 2021 #18

The right thing to do but done in a wrong way Roc2020 Aug 2021 #8

The execution is not over yet. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #9

Bingo. Your last sentence. Agree completely. paleotn Aug 2021 #11

Sometimes you have to play the hand you've been dealt.... paleotn Aug 2021 #10

Not by the date set krkaufman Aug 2021 #16

I would say Bill Clinton also did the right thing... CaptainTruth Aug 2021 #12

Okay, I didn't know a lot about that. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #13

"first President...to do the right thing about Afghanistan" krkaufman Aug 2021 #14

It's beginning to look like the terms of the deal Trump put together Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #17