Just my little observation

[malaise]

ReTHUGs and the usual warmongers are way more concerned about Afghanistan than they are about the ReTHUG led failed coup at home.

[Lovie777]

1. And COVID . ..

[malaise]

2. +1,000

[Irish_Dem]

3. Americans dying from Covid don't bother them at all either.

[malaise]

4. Indeed

Covid or guns

[Irish_Dem]

5. Right, the most important American freedom is to kill each other.

[Hortensis]

11. But the Covid deaths are mostly lies. Afghanistan's real and "our" doing.

Even if tRump did promise the Taliban to get out and set a date of May 1 for final withdrawal, you can see their point as fake deaths ramp up again: change the subject.

[rampartc]

6. i predict dozens of committees

and all biden's fault.

[gab13by13]

8. are you forgetting MF45's Taliban peace agreement?

What about MF45 freeing the leader of the Taliban takeover from prison?
What about MF45 freeing 5,000 hard core Taliban from prison who were the ones who lead the takeover of Afghanistan?

Bring on the committees.

[rampartc]

12. i'm not forgetting anything

including my opposition to this adventure 20 years ago, and biden's vote for it.

should trump gave been in kobul to sign the surrender? yes, of course. but this is the usa, where the airwaves are soon to be full of hannity, gohmert, and gym jordan all pointing their fingers at the nearest convenient dem.

[MiHale]

7. They are breathing a sigh of relief...

That they have a big distraction to dangle in front of us. Gets the heat off them.

[malaise]

9. For real

Won't last long - back to the Select Committee dealing with the failed coup

[rampartc]

15. that committee will never again reach the airwaves. we are about to be all

"biden surrenders to terrorists" all the time.

btw. i will be very happy when fred makes it to shore. and grace as well. hope you guys are ok with the trop storms and earth quakes. as usual the poor haitians get the worst of every disaster.

[KS Toronado]

10. Of course they are

They have to point fingers somewhere attempting to distract from their own shortcomings.
They ignore the fact G W Bush started this senseless war. They want the war to continue
so as to benefit the Military Industrial Complex.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

50. And there were protests all over the world

Against the war. For America not to go there. Bush ignored that the whole world was saying it would be a grave mistake.

[multigraincracker]

13. Look, Squirrel!

[malaise]

14. Yep

[GoCubsGo]

16. They're not concerned about Afghanistan now, either.

They're really more upset about the demise of one of their big cash cows. They never gave a shit about Afghanistan or its people, beyond using them as a prop for their warmongering. And, now they use them as an excuse to pillory Joe Biden.

[malaise]

19. THIS

They never gave a shit about Afghanistan or its people, beyond using them as a prop for their warmongering.

[crickets]

55. 👆👆

[spanone]

17. K&R

[Ziggysmom]

18. No one has ever been able to choke off the taliban's money supply. They are getting the $$

for their weapons from putie poo and China. That's the real reason why they still are a force after all these years, IMHO.

[secondwind]

22. Afghanistan is a narco state. Plenty of drugs

[Ford_Prefect]

32. You seem to have missed their connection to certain Saudi Princes who also stirred

the pot in Syria. Russia and China both fear Islamists with weapons on their borders. The leadership of Pakistan has cultivated and maintained them since the Russians left Kabul, if not before.

[secondwind]

21. Ding!

[AngryOldDem]

23. Saw a still pic of Taliban fighters looking at some kind of government chamber...

…and I swear it looked like it could have been from Jan. 6 here.

[malaise]

25. Yes the parallels are real

Maybe Slobby will call them patriots as well

[Aussie105]

27. That struck me too.

And the looks on their faces said, quite clearly : We won! After all these years! Oh shyte, what do we do now?

[Aussie105]

26. The aim in Afghanistan has always been

to make the locals think, act and dress like Americans.

Wasn't ever going to work.

But hey! At least they've got the 'every Man needs a gun' thing right in Afghanistan!

[2naSalit]

33. +1

They never considered the culture and the locals' attachments and how they wanted to live. We went in there, blew stuff up, kicked down doors and told these people how they were going to live. And we were going t stick around and blow stuff up, kick down doors and torture people until they turned into miniamericans... where have we seen this before?

So the lesson that should be learned is; Learn about a people's culture and what they want in the world (probably for wealthy countries to stop attacking them and stealing their resources) and help them achieve this if possible. Not everyone wants to be us and we shouldn't be going around trying to force them to be claiming that humans rights are our interest when in fact we just want their resources whether it's minerals, animals or humans.

That is our history and it needs to change for the sake of our species.

[malaise]

36. +1,000

It's like they never effin' learn anything

[2naSalit]

44. It's alawys worked for them up to now.

This is where the shit hits the fan. People are aware of the fate of the species and we merikins keep pretending we have the answers and kick the butts of anyone who doesn't march along with our parade... shades of xtianity.

[Evolve Dammit]

42. Nailed it!

[malaise]

34. Isn't that the truth

What a mess

[A HERETIC I AM]

28. Republicans are trying harder to keep masks out of schools....

Than they are trying to keep guns out.

NOTHING else they do should come as a surprise.

[ewcordon]

29. That may be true

That may be. I don't know much, but I know a disgrace when I see one.

[ConstanceCee]

30. My Sister Used to Say

My sister used to say that we had to keep El Salvador free for Revlon (I'm talking about the seventies here). I think this concept explains a lot. Follow the money trail.

[malaise]

38. Yes it does

[marble falls]

31. Their concern has limits. It starts at their scalp and ends at their butt. It doesn't exceed ...

... their personal space.

[patphil]

35. Republicans are only interested in things they want, or can use to their advantage.

So many of them see the world through self-absorbed, selfish eyes.

[littlemissmartypants]

37. No offense, malaise, but don't give a flying fack what the Republicans think.

We need to be pounding the point that President Biden has balls of steel to have made a tough decision. It's what wise men do.

They need to put on their big girl panties and get a grip. This narrative can be spun in many directions. The faux outrage is the reaction of an undisciplined, unamerican bunch of cowards. They need to fack right off because there's too much work to be done for our people and our country.

Afghanistan is over party starts today. We can't expect the complainers to do anything right. They can't lead. They won't follow. And if they won't get out of the way, they deserve to be steamrolled.

The Democrats are in charge now. And the Republicans are the crybaby Losers. And they're scared.

[Wounded Bear]

40. K & R...for truth...nt

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

41. We can redirect the resources we used in Afghanistan for rooting out

our real enemies: the heavily armed fascist domestic terrorists, some of whom already staged an insurrection.

[Evolve Dammit]

43. I approve this message. Wouldn't that be an appropriate re-direction of resources? May have to soon.

[malaise]

46. Here's their dear leader boasting about withdrawing from Afghanistan

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215744743

[Evolve Dammit]

51. Yeah and discussions were only with the Taliban, no Afghans needed

I can't listen to his ramblings; sounds like an obnoxious drunk. I'm sure he will be in prime form today ie. more ramblings

[usaf-vet]

45. What still confuses me is that sons and daughter of southern families are also DYING...

... in these unnecessary trumped-up [concoct especially with intent to deceive] wars.

It was the ReThugs that lied us into this mess.

It was the ReThugs the enriched themselves from war profits.

Why do they continue to offer up their children for "cannon fodder".

Considering we have been fighting in the middle east for at least 20 years. Some of the 2-year-old kids when we entered Afghanistan have surely shed blood in the middle east.

IS THERE ANY HOPE of ever-changing their blind allegiance to the very people who keep them poor, uneducated, and in this case, sacrifice their kids to perpetuate the vicious cycle.

Now including dying from a virus that has a vaccine to give all who take it a better chance of avoiding dying from COVID.

[malaise]

47. You nailed it

They care about two things - power and wealth - absolutely nothing else

[Rabrrrrrr]

49. Distract, distract, distract. 19 years ago they were all just a bunch of fucking towel-headed

third-world Muslim garbage.

Starting some time last week, they suddenly became really important people that we have to save and we should not have let down in this way (while secretly remaining just a bunch of towel-headed third-world Muslim garbage).

Just Republican bloviating and pretending to piety, while also probably super relieved to have the distraction.

[Skittles]

52. pretty sweet for them when they are handed a shit show

although I must say, they STARTED the shit show and I wish they would STFU

[malaise]

53. Switched them off - watched Biden

and will watch tennis tonight

[Skittles]

54. Biden could have done better

this is as ugly as it gets