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yurbud

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20. Most Afghans had nothing to do with and knew nothing about it

Reply to samsingh (Reply #19)

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 12:14 AM

Sep 2014

Going after al Qaeda there and to a lesser extent, the Taliban leadership was an acceptable response, but letting Pakistan evac top leaders from both groups from Tora Bora undercut that legitimate excuse, and staying an extra decade after that was indefensible.

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United States Counterterrorism Chief Says Islamic State Is Not Planning an Attack on the U.S. [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2014 OP

Uh-oh. Sounds like someone is going to lose his job! arcane1 Sep 2014 #1

And more Newspeak from the media. Maedhros Sep 2014 #2

In small print at the bottom cosmicone Sep 2014 #3

...at least that's what they promised their CIA Handler. PeoViejo Sep 2014 #4

Never heard of the man before. elias49 Sep 2014 #5

IS is of the "near enemy" school, which is a reason they broke with AQ Recursion Sep 2014 #6

thanks for posting this. Some people are posting the alarmist neocon crap here yurbud Sep 2014 #7

They are, aren't they? Hissyspit Sep 2014 #8

someone is not understanding the severity of the situation samsingh Sep 2014 #9

how is that a threat to us more than a gang or serial killer or right wing militia here? yurbud Sep 2014 #10

look at the isis pattern and think what the worst thing they can do - that is what they are going to samsingh Sep 2014 #12

that is the same comic book logic that got us mired in Afghanistan and Iraq yurbud Sep 2014 #16

they are not the same situation samsingh Sep 2014 #17

9/11 was an acceptable excuse until Tora Bora. Also, you don't stop killing & rape with more killing yurbud Sep 2014 #18

9/11 is reality and not an excuse samsingh Sep 2014 #19

Most Afghans had nothing to do with and knew nothing about it yurbud Sep 2014 #20

Afganees were being terrorized by the Taliban who were covertly supported by pakistan samsingh Sep 2014 #22

our ally, as are the Saudis who funded the 9/11 hijackers. If we had cut off their money... yurbud Sep 2014 #23

i don't think it was that simple. al Qaeda funding partially came from bin laden's wealth samsingh Sep 2014 #24

Senator Bob Graham, former head of the senate intel committee was pretty blunt about Saudi yurbud Sep 2014 #25

Saudis role illustrated from FOIA docs: yurbud Sep 2014 #26

The Obama admin has not made clear which were blunder and which intentional lies and atrocities yurbud Sep 2014 #27

You're joking, right? Hissyspit Sep 2014 #11

why would i be joking about something so serious samsingh Sep 2014 #13

They KNEW planes could be used as weapons. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #14

Actually, that's a pretty facile account of what he said. Your source is poor. msanthrope Sep 2014 #15

Uh...So explain to me again why we have to attack ISIS? candelista Sep 2014 #21