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2. Draft Registration was instituted...

Wed Sep 20, 2023, 08:41 PM

Sep 2023

…in 1980 to fight the war in Afghanistan, against the USSR.

Iraq and Afghanistan would have been treated differently

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My rule of thumb in supporting US military intervention [View all] Pototan Sep 2023 OP

We are literally... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #1

My point, exactly Pototan Sep 2023 #3

Draft Registration was instituted... stuck in the middle Sep 2023 #2

Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires Pototan Sep 2023 #5

Interesting post ..... anciano Sep 2023 #4

I respect your opinion Pototan Sep 2023 #6

Thank you for your reply.... anciano Sep 2023 #7

Mine is "don't meddle in the internal affairs of other nations". Xolodno Sep 2023 #8

Wow, what a well written reply Pototan Sep 2023 #9

Iraq was an unnecessary war of choice, justified by lies Martin Eden Sep 2023 #10