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cstanleytech

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20. It still pisses me off that the Republicans forced the US to remain in Afghanistan.

Reply to TomWilm (Reply #17)

Mon Jul 31, 2023, 12:47 AM

Jul 2023

I could see hitting the Al-Qaeda bases there since the goverment in charge of Afghanistan was granting them a safe haven but we should have withdrawn as soon as that was done rather than try to force a change in government upon the people there.
Instead the Republicans were determined to keep us there and it cost the lives of so many US soldiers not to mention wasting billions upon billions of taxpayer monies.

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Putin says Russia does not reject talks with Ukraine [View all] turbinetree Jul 2023 OP

He says whatever he thinks gives him the most mileage relayerbob Jul 2023 #1

He could have stopped this a long time ago. In fact.. Deuxcents Jul 2023 #2

Which of course means he categorically denies interest in any talks about Ukraine. Ford_Prefect Jul 2023 #3

Putin can get fucked. LudwigPastorius Jul 2023 #4

+1 SouthernDem4ever Jul 2023 #5

Any talks should end with Russia withdrawing it's troops and paying reparations to Ukraine and cstanleytech Jul 2023 #6

I'll stop beating my spouse if my spouse stops running into my fist. Same logic. AZLD4Candidate Jul 2023 #7

Yes. Peace negotiations is done with the war criminals themselves ... TomWilm Jul 2023 #8

What is there to negotiate? RandySF Jul 2023 #9

A negotiated peace where Putin gets ANYTHING he didn't own on Feb 23, 2022 is appeasement. paleotn Jul 2023 #15

Try before 2014. RandySF Jul 2023 #16

Even better. paleotn Jul 2023 #18

Or the Russians will simply give up which they did a few decades ago in Afghanistan like we did cstanleytech Jul 2023 #10

Even if Russia should give up, there will still be negotiations TomWilm Jul 2023 #17

It still pisses me off that the Republicans forced the US to remain in Afghanistan. cstanleytech Jul 2023 #20

There's nothing to negotiate. RandySF Jul 2023 #11

Oh They. Say I Am a War Criminal... MrWowWow Jul 2023 #12

He does not reject peace talks. He refuses to engage in good faith in peace talks. marble falls Jul 2023 #13

Exactly as good faith would see him agreeing right now to withdraw all Russian troops back cstanleytech Jul 2023 #21

Abuser blaming the victim. paleotn Jul 2023 #14

Of course they don't...just give russia everything they want and they'll talk PortTack Jul 2023 #19