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littlemissmartypants

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22. Yep. They were doomed from the get go. nt

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This Afghanistan situation was a setup, [View all] duforsure Aug 2021 OP

Shitler thought he was going to win. Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #1

Maybe there was a backup plan? GPV Aug 2021 #2

When has Trump ever had a backup plan? Orrex Aug 2021 #24

if he had won he could have reneged on the deal rampartc Aug 2021 #3

Maybe his party would have supported him. David__77 Aug 2021 #38

is there any doubt of that? rampartc Aug 2021 #52

he was working for putin so it makes perfect sense certainot Aug 2021 #9

I suspect Putin wanted this to use, duforsure Aug 2021 #11

Yes, I was thinking he was doing what Putin wanted him to do PatSeg Aug 2021 #28

imo like other authoritarians he's motivated by fear of uncertainty - he wants finality, certainty certainot Aug 2021 #42

That certainly (no pun intended) describes Trump PatSeg Aug 2021 #44

sowb basically explains the trumpers, proud boys, taliban, isis as masturbation cults certainot Aug 2021 #46

It's a win win for Putin-rump. If he's elected, he can profit off the chaos rainin Aug 2021 #25

agree janterry Aug 2021 #30

Why would Shitler care if he won? GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #37

the theory was that the deal with the taliban was a booby-trap for biden Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #39

You are forgetting something. GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #43

or more likely he didn't give a shit Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #47

It's not near as complex or ludicrous as, say, a scheme to run a shadow foreign policy in GoodRaisin Aug 2021 #54

In the end the Afghans failed to defend their country. This after 2 decades JI7 Aug 2021 #4

Sometimes quantity is no substitute for quality. littlemissmartypants Aug 2021 #5

Good God, no wonder our people were so fed up Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #10

Yep. They were doomed from the get go. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2021 #22

the numbers might not mean that much. cab67 Aug 2021 #7

they didn't seem to want to defend a corrupt government lookyhereyou Aug 2021 #20

How about defending the women of the country against the fucking Taliban . It wasn't just about the JI7 Aug 2021 #23

Trump excluded the Afghan government from his withdrawal (surrender) talks gulliver Aug 2021 #26

Agree Joinfortmill Aug 2021 #6

Found, and posted, without comment bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #8

Looks like a lot of veterans are backing Biden. Haggard Celine Aug 2021 #12

It was Obama bluedevil4 Aug 2021 #13

TFG was not a president of anything. jaxexpat Aug 2021 #14

The whole thing reads like Putin set it up for Trump to create a disaster for the following Ford_Prefect Aug 2021 #15

I've always suspected Putin, Russian think tanks, and the gru, duforsure Aug 2021 #17

You Think !!! usaf-vet Aug 2021 #19

Excellent. ananda Aug 2021 #16

Who's minding the poppy fields? They_Live Aug 2021 #18

Yes, poppies are a big money maker, luvtheGWN Aug 2021 #32

You're talking about Trump? NurseJackie Aug 2021 #21

Some of us are tired of seeing his name. Calling him TFG is a creative rainin Aug 2021 #27

Then why talk about him at all if it's so tiresome? NurseJackie Aug 2021 #31

How can you talk about current events without talking about him? rainin Aug 2021 #33

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

"after he lost the election to Bill Clinton in 1992" Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #48

And then there is this... IthinkThereforeIAM Aug 2021 #49

Agreed Snackshack Aug 2021 #35

This disaster is all Trumps deal 100% fescuerescue Aug 2021 #40

I agree, duforsure Aug 2021 #41

Biden's been in office for over a year. Cuthbert Allgood Aug 2021 #50

More like a little over six months. Allowing for transition time . . . Strelnikov_ Aug 2021 #51

Biden had no one to know this was going to happen fescuerescue Aug 2021 #53

Over a year ?!??!! You forget the sarc tag? uponit7771 Aug 2021 #55

I meant almost a year. Cuthbert Allgood Aug 2021 #56

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

If it was a setup, moondust Aug 2021 #45

Let's see. former9thward Aug 2021 #60