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JoeOtterbein

(7,702 posts)
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 11:27 PM Aug 2021

Claims that Afghanistan Will Cause "Distrust" in the US by Other Nations in the Future...

...Are nonsense.

Not only did those nations in the area of Afghanistan know what was going to happen when we left, they did not do anything themselves to prevent the inevitable.

Those GOP's imaginary "distrusting" nations will actually be very happy to take our help, and wealth, if needed one day.

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Claims that Afghanistan Will Cause "Distrust" in the US by Other Nations in the Future... (Original Post) JoeOtterbein Aug 2021 OP
Also...see Trump and Kurds betrayal kirby Aug 2021 #1
Yep, and then we were... JoeOtterbein Aug 2021 #3
Trump tearing up treaties Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #2
Doesn't help, that's for sure. But, it's not level of trump's crud distrust either. Hoyt Aug 2021 #4
Cold cash always beats... JoeOtterbein Aug 2021 #6
Depending on the country relayerbob Aug 2021 #5
Yes of course there is already mistrust and it will only get worse. Bev54 Aug 2021 #7
I think most nations would BGBD Aug 2021 #8
That doesn't feel so reassuring for Taiwan ansible Aug 2021 #9
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2021 #10

Mr.Bill

(24,311 posts)
2. Trump tearing up treaties
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 11:31 PM
Aug 2021

and agreements did damage to our credibility that will last for decades. If Biden had not done what he did, he would have been accused of throwing Trump's pull-out agreement out and would be blamed for every drop od blood shed there from now on. Biden called his bluff, and it won't take long for this to be hung around Trump's neck for better or worse The press has not sorted this out yet. Some of them never will.

Bev54

(10,064 posts)
7. Yes of course there is already mistrust and it will only get worse.
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 11:54 PM
Aug 2021

Why is nobody asking questions of those military leaders and Pentagon officials that were responsible for the evacuations and intel of what was going on in the country. I know Biden is the commander in chief but he relies on them to provide the information and to carry out their missions. I am wondering how many of them are responsible for this chaos and if they wanted to make it look bad.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
8. I think most nations would
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 12:09 AM
Aug 2021

Take a deal of 20 years of American military protection. Afghanistan failed thrmselves by not being willing to fight for their own.

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