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BlueGreenLady

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4. IMHO, No country on earth

Reply to andym (Reply #3)

Sun May 1, 2022, 04:03 PM

May 2022

has ever made a graceful exit from a major war. Please let me know of one if I am wrong. Of course, hindsight provides 20/20 vision. I think it was high time to get out. As a former anti- Afghanistan war protester, i believe we should never have invaded.

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Isn't it great that President Biden [View all] BlueGreenLady May 2022 OP

Indeed! nt Wounded Bear May 2022 #1

Agree Joinfortmill May 2022 #2

Withdrawing from Afgahanistan was good, but the way it was executed was problematic andym May 2022 #3

IMHO, No country on earth BlueGreenLady May 2022 #4

I'm not sure I agree: the US made a graceful exit from WWII for example andym May 2022 #7

We didn't withdraw from WWII BlueGreenLady May 2022 #10

"No country on earth has ever made a graceful exit from a major war" is not correct andym May 2022 #16

anyone who couldn't see the Taliban would take over immediately was a fool Skittles May 2022 #11

I've been wondering if the Biden Administration and our Intelligence Agencies . . . peggysue2 May 2022 #5

Good points canetoad May 2022 #6

I was wondering the same thing BlueGreenLady May 2022 #9

If war with Russia has begun, it started a long time ago mahina May 2022 #8

I agree it's good to be out of afg, but it wouldn't matter if we werent...... getagrip_already May 2022 #12

There are always fascists, terrorists and dictators to oppose freedom and democracy bucolic_frolic May 2022 #13

Remind me, sarisataka May 2022 #14

I agree LetMyPeopleVote May 2022 #15