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McKim

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12. This is Always the Last Argument Against Leaving!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue May 4, 2021, 11:35 PM

May 2021

The forces behind this war are not really concerned about women. This is just a commonly used argument to justify our military bases in the Middle East. Afghanistan has billions of dollars worth of mineral wealth and that is what matters to the military industrial complex.

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US report: Taliban will likely curtail Afghan women's rights [View all] riversedge May 2021 OP

No doubt about it JohnSJ May 2021 #1

I could have written this report maxsolomon May 2021 #2

That's a big surprise, not NoRethugFriends May 2021 #3

We can't pretend to be the world's Police. Justice matters. May 2021 #4

I fear Rebl2 May 2021 #6

we are right back where we were 25 years ago. Same exact place. TomDaisy May 2021 #5

And if we stay another 25 years, we will delay the same inevitability. JustABozoOnThisBus May 2021 #19

Anybody surprised by this... VarryOn May 2021 #7

Provide political asylum to any Afghan woman or girl who seeks it and let the Taliban marry goats. Efilroft Sul May 2021 #8

Same thing happened to Iraq. Seems things would be better over there if we stayed the fuck OUT. rickyhall May 2021 #9

It's horrible, but it's not our problem Polybius May 2021 #10

I saw a news report from Afghanistan recently (maybe BBC) where the Taliban said it betsuni May 2021 #11

This is Always the Last Argument Against Leaving! McKim May 2021 #12

It didn't always suck to be a woman in Afghanistan OnlinePoker May 2021 #13

Not in most of Afghanistan . This was mainly in the cities with people who had money JI7 May 2021 #14

There are similarities to the US IronLionZion May 2021 #21

No,it's not the same thing. In the US you can go into right wing or liberal areas JI7 May 2021 #22

One of the reasons Biden decided to leave was because of Pakistan's influence in the country JI7 May 2021 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex May 2021 #16

To them, women are brood stock pfitz59 May 2021 #17

Life for women under the taliban is no life at all Marrah_Goodman May 2021 #18

A country of men who blame women for their lack of self-control mdbl May 2021 #20

Well.....duh! Martin68 May 2021 #23

Perhaps we should provide Visas to all the women in Afghanistan. cinematicdiversions May 2021 #24