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In reply to the discussion: This Afghanistan situation was a setup, [View all]gulliver
(13,180 posts)26. Trump excluded the Afghan government from his withdrawal (surrender) talks
The Afghan troops might have fought to preserve their government if Trump hadn't basically announced to the world that the Afghan government had no friend in the United States. Trump screwed up any possibility of the Afghans defending their country.
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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