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Maxheader

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8. Time for the Afghan authorities to step up..

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat May 8, 2021, 06:18 PM

May 2021

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Bomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capital [View all] Omaha Steve May 2021 OP

I said this when Biden announced our pull-out. maxsolomon May 2021 #1

You are Rebl2 May 2021 #6

This will never stop. christx30 May 2021 #2

"But I guess the defense contractors needed good Christmas bonuses"? maxsolomon May 2021 #4

Still, it's been nearly 20 years. christx30 May 2021 #7

I agree with all that. maxsolomon May 2021 #11

Let someone else be the police of the world. christx30 May 2021 #14

It usually DOES "have to be us". If not us, WHO? oldsoftie May 2021 #17

"Divert that money to health care or infrastructure"? maxsolomon May 2021 #31

It is possible to reduce spending in one area christx30 May 2021 #33

You know how the US Budget works, right? It's political. maxsolomon May 2021 #34

How long should we keep sending money and people to die christx30 May 2021 #35

It is the same calculus as Vietnam - a hopelessly corrupt central government vs speak easy May 2021 #9

But we never fought to win in Vietnam oldsoftie May 2021 #18

Did we fight to win in Afghanistan? speak easy May 2021 #20

I said not since WW2. oldsoftie May 2021 #25

What does winning mean? Mysterian May 2021 #22

We had more than half a million troops in Vietnam Mysterian May 2021 #23

Breaking the will of the enemy to continue. oldsoftie May 2021 #26

That wasn't going to happen Mysterian May 2021 #28

You cant get much more fanatical than the Japanese oldsoftie May 2021 #29

So, your answer is "total destruction" of Afghanistan Mysterian May 2021 #30

So President Obama sold out to defense contractors? brooklynite May 2021 #13

You'd have to talk to Obama and ask him why, christx30 May 2021 #15

Maybe I've seen too many movies They_Live May 2021 #3

IS, ISI, take your pick. speak easy May 2021 #10

The Sunni-Shi'a rift came at the death of Mohammad Warpy May 2021 #5

Your last line says a TON in only a few words. NT oldsoftie May 2021 #19

Time for the Afghan authorities to step up.. Maxheader May 2021 #8

They can't. maxsolomon May 2021 #32

There is no such thing as Afghanistan lonely bird May 2021 #12

Yep the targets were ethnic hazaras too, people of mongol origin dating back to Genghis Khan ansible May 2021 #24

Horrific. SunSeeker May 2021 #16

More than 60 now dead muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #21

We can't even impose democracy on Georgia. I don't mean Tbilisi. Marcuse May 2021 #27