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Wounded Bear

(58,436 posts)
28. No, it isn't 'all out war'...
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 10:03 AM
Aug 2021

it was a terrorist bombing attack. Terrible, but hardly "all out war."

Just more indication of why we should be leaving. viva la Aug 2021 #1
I do I was there. Twoflower Aug 2021 #6
That must have been traumatic viva la Aug 2021 #9
Traumatic yes, but proud to have done my part. Twoflower Aug 2021 #14
CNN is starting to piss me off. hamsterjill Aug 2021 #2
Moulton made some good points. Kind of hard to bash Democrats who appear or Hoyt Aug 2021 #4
Moulton gave a nice speech about the tough job the troops are doing and how he was proud of them LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #15
"Wasn't" sorry. Hoyt Aug 2021 #21
This is the sort of behavior some Democrats engaged in during the ACA meltdown...just before Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #20
Biden should have added more troops months ago. Ended up having to do it anyway. Hoyt Aug 2021 #23
No, he shouldn't have...he added a enough to get people out ...but it would have been all out Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #29
I agree. He exceeded expectations and spoiled those that want him to fail. LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #42
I wonder how many of them got re-elected in 2010 that complained? LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #41
It was a mess from day 1 twenty years ago. LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #40
Well, we took about the worse way. And, now, we learn several thousand prisoners Hoyt Aug 2021 #43
You mean the 5,000 from Pakistan? LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #49
I'm with hamsterjill. happy feet Aug 2021 #51
They've always been the "war network". BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #13
I remember Bernard Shaw under the desk at a Baghdad hotel broadcasting on JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #46
We should have put more troops in earlier, blaming trump for withdrawing Hoyt Aug 2021 #3
Yep. TFG really tied our hands on this... regnaD kciN Aug 2021 #10
Yes & sending more troops back to secure roads & airports would likely have violated the peace deal LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #16
trump arranged Peace Deal with Taliban. You are kidding, right? Hoyt Aug 2021 #27
NO, Trump negotiated a deal. Had we sent more troops, it would have been all out war. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #22
Well, it's all out war now with 13 of our guys dead. I agree the evacuations picked up. But Hoyt Aug 2021 #25
No, it isn't 'all out war'... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #28
OK, I guess Taliban is not walking around with rifles. Hoyt Aug 2021 #33
So they are walking around with rifles. That does not make it a war. It is their country. marie999 Aug 2021 #55
When my niece was in Afghanistan, there was a suicide bombing...it has been going on for years. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #30
Just one more point. Our state department has been saying for months 'get out'. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #31
Except our government contracts with those mercenaries to keep active duty military counts low. Hoyt Aug 2021 #32
Yes! Sending in more troops would had escalated it sooner LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #44
Hoyt, your posts are a voice of reason in these threads Devil Child Aug 2021 #37
I saw the end and missed most of his comment Catherine Vincent Aug 2021 #5
Yes, on Lemon and he was very upset. LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #17
No it isn't CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #34
OK-- thank you for that. Good points. LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #38
I agree with that. The military and veterans should get respect... LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #45
Oh absolutely! CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #48
This! happy feet Aug 2021 #52
And every year more Americans are killed Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #53
And this is why I no longer watch the news...it is an all out attack on president Biden where as Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #24
And this solider has the latest intelligence? Seriously..why make a bad situation worse PortTack Aug 2021 #7
Exactly...I am beyond furious. Demsrule86 Aug 2021 #26
Exactly! CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #35
Who was the host? Did he ask the question how many airports can we keep open GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #8
Don Lemon and I agree lemon could have asked him a lot more LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #18
Of course. GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #36
I must admit, it's "amusing" to watch my Republican friends... regnaD kciN Aug 2021 #11
Yes, it's really maddening how they completely ignored Afghanistan and what TFG was doing LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #19
Opinions and assholes. Everyone knows the rest. BannonsLiver Aug 2021 #12
Biden deserves a lot of credit for pulling out. David__77 Aug 2021 #39
We started in Feb 2020. KentuckyWoman Aug 2021 #47
Agreed. LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #50
Now this asshole writes an incredibly harsh op-ed against Biden for the NYTimes LymphocyteLover Aug 2021 #54
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