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In reply to the discussion: This Afghanistan situation was a setup, [View all]Joinfortmill
(14,417 posts)6. Agree
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imo like other authoritarians he's motivated by fear of uncertainty - he wants finality, certainty
certainot
Aug 2021
#42
sowb basically explains the trumpers, proud boys, taliban, isis as masturbation cults
certainot
Aug 2021
#46
It's not near as complex or ludicrous as, say, a scheme to run a shadow foreign policy in
GoodRaisin
Aug 2021
#54
How about defending the women of the country against the fucking Taliban . It wasn't just about the
JI7
Aug 2021
#23
The whole thing reads like Putin set it up for Trump to create a disaster for the following
Ford_Prefect
Aug 2021
#15
Just saying his legitimate name "Trump" will go a long way toward clarity in messaging...
NurseJackie
Aug 2021
#36
my take on it that the tb have always been in place . with us gone and the ag prres gone
AllaN01Bear
Aug 2021
#29
Exactly like when Poppy Bush sent U.S.A. troops into Mogadishu/Somalia...
IthinkThereforeIAM
Aug 2021
#34
So the shit show of a war was going to have a butter smooth exit?! When people ask how ...
uponit7771
Aug 2021
#57
Never implied it would be "butter smooth." But it could have been better.
Cuthbert Allgood
Aug 2021
#58
How were we going to get them all out with an exit mob? I'm thinking 10 a day for for whoever long
uponit7771
Aug 2021
#59
So Der Spiegel found out something that our foreign policy experts didn't?
Cuthbert Allgood
Aug 2021
#61
The article confirms my point, there wasn't going to be a butter smooth exit and we've
uponit7771
Aug 2021
#62