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IronLionZion

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11. Nobody knew what the mission was

Reply to J_William_Ryan (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 07:49 PM

Aug 2021

because it never was defined clearly. The American people thought it was to fight the terrorists from 9/11, not to keep troops there for 2 decades, rebuild a failed state, destroy the Taliban, or anything like that.

The terrorists who hate America can be operating in other countries. In fact, Osama Bin Laden was found in neighboring Pakistan, 10 years after 9/11.

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The Atlantic: Biden was Right [View all] SunSeeker Aug 2021 OP

Only time will tell. CentralMass Aug 2021 #1

Actually not - it was 'told' years ago. J_William_Ryan Aug 2021 #2

Yup. nt SunSeeker Aug 2021 #3

What you said +1 DeeDeeNY Aug 2021 #4

Agree! True Blue American Aug 2021 #5

Of course it wasn't the only decision.. However it has already put the wheels of change in motion. CentralMass Aug 2021 #6

so do we just abandon the people there that were helping us? samsingh Aug 2021 #8

Nobody knew what the mission was IronLionZion Aug 2021 #11

Might be nice to see Obama step out The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2021 #7

bush tweeted XanaDUer2 Aug 2021 #9

Yeah, saw that. Poor guy. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2021 #10