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In reply to the discussion: So Kabul has fallen...And so has Afghanistan. [View all]joetheman
(1,450 posts)26. If only we learn the lessons that Afghan is teaching us. nt
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It does not matter who is in charge the culturally accepted sexual perversion will continue.
The Jungle 1
Aug 2021
#27
IIRC back before we invaded, the Taliban rigorously suppressed growing poppies for opium...
Hekate
Aug 2021
#39
Rusty, I'm pretty sure that a great many Afghans feel that the nation has been liberated.
panader0
Aug 2021
#8
Russia couldn't do it. The US couldn't do it. China/Iran want to be hegemonies, time to pony up.
TheBlackAdder
Aug 2021
#33
We cannot hope to bring democracy to anyone else until we secure it here at home.
Irish_Dem
Aug 2021
#10
I suggest you study some of the facts surrounding what that filthy culture also does to boys.
The Jungle 1
Aug 2021
#38