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Jake2413

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13. Thank you

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Sun Aug 15, 2021, 11:22 AM

Aug 2021

100% how I feel and what I believe.

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Please Think Back on When and Why We Went to Afghanistan [View all] MineralMan Aug 2021 OP

That.... WomanWhoRoars Aug 2021 #1

K & R Thank You! Budi Aug 2021 #2

Thanks! MineralMan Aug 2021 #3

Spot on Traildogbob Aug 2021 #14

AGREE TOTALLY demigoddess Aug 2021 #83

I also musclecar6 Aug 2021 #122

Perfect! Traildogbob Aug 2021 #123

I agree WomanWhoRoars Aug 2021 #35

All true, but my heart goes out to all of the service men and women who died for a Firestorm49 Aug 2021 #4

Indeed. Again and again and again. NH Ethylene Aug 2021 #7

I recall from the First Gulf War treestar Aug 2021 #34

I'm sure they considered it a great breakthrough, NH Ethylene Aug 2021 #50

We had been in harms way since after Vietnam. Caliman73 Aug 2021 #136

GOP fights the last war over. Claire Oh Nette Aug 2021 #71

Yes, of course. How many of those who are MineralMan Aug 2021 #28

The fallacy of sunk costs Random Boomer Aug 2021 #130

"This time it's different!!!" paleotn Aug 2021 #48

Understood but Army staff schooling impressed on me the principle of sunk costs. TomSlick Aug 2021 #80

The nation-building scam made some people immensely wealthy dalton99a Aug 2021 #5

As our new Traildogbob Aug 2021 #20

+1 peppertree Aug 2021 #74

A reprersentative photo of the "nation builders" themselves; the "unitary executive" branch. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #82

Yes indeed. bdamomma Aug 2021 #126

Sad though I am for the women, I'm glad we are getting out. NH Ethylene Aug 2021 #6

Remembering then... sanatanadharma Aug 2021 #8

Bin Laden was in Afghanistan when we invaded Klaralven Aug 2021 #9

I believe it was right for us to go after Bin Laden. IL Dem Aug 2021 #23

Tora Bora who? Ramsey Barner Aug 2021 #10

What I remember are groups of people wearing camo and standing at stop lights waving flags and jalan48 Aug 2021 #11

We should have left long ago - so true mcar Aug 2021 #12

I'm sure part of why we were there so long is because everyone knew it would look like this Sapient Donkey Aug 2021 #124

Thank you Jake2413 Aug 2021 #13

Ditto onetexan Aug 2021 #16

We had a very good reason for going in, Tomconroy Aug 2021 #15

+1, uponit7771 Aug 2021 #110

Yes, we should have gone there. former9thward Aug 2021 #17

It's been 20 years. It was throwing lives and money down a rabbit hole rockfordfile Aug 2021 #97

"Congress unanimously agreed and voted to approve the Authorization for Military Force Resolution" BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #118

Well since she is a Fidel Castro fan I didn't count her. former9thward Aug 2021 #129

It doesn't preclude the fact that BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #134

It was unanimous among Democrats that I am interested in. former9thward Aug 2021 #135

Stalker? BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #137

lots of people still believe an operation as complex 9-11 was conceieved & controlled KG Aug 2021 #18

Well, bin Laden's cave apparently had an electrical outlet FoxNewsSucks Aug 2021 #22

There weren't IN caves when then conceived and executed that plan. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #65

This misses the point of the criticism cilla4progress Aug 2021 #19

That's interesting. What strategy would you suggest? MineralMan Aug 2021 #33

1. Slow the roll cilla4progress Aug 2021 #42

That is not a feasible strategy. MineralMan Aug 2021 #44

Thanks, but, cilla4progress Aug 2021 #55

OK. MineralMan Aug 2021 #58

"See Trudeau/Canada, for one." BumRushDaShow Aug 2021 #69

It was a sham Nasruddin Aug 2021 #77

Agreed. cilla4progress Aug 2021 #81

No rockfordfile Aug 2021 #99

You are exactly right. FoxNewsSucks Aug 2021 #21

Thank you. crickets Aug 2021 #96

Our Pakistani (sometimes) allies made it... LudwigPastorius Aug 2021 #24

After we got bin Laden, we should have pulled out. DinahMoeHum Aug 2021 #25

EXACTLY! nt Trueblue Texan Aug 2021 #117

A recent poll shows 77% approval from the American public for this withdrawal. Paladin Aug 2021 #26

I had to turn off the news XanaDUer2 Aug 2021 #128

Accomplishment Number One! FifthColumn Aug 2021 #27

According to most reports Bin laden was still there when we invaded. honest.abe Aug 2021 #29

I remember when; why is a little tougher Warpy Aug 2021 #30

I recall not being all that much for it treestar Aug 2021 #31

We ignored Saudi Arabia's role in all of it. MineralMan Aug 2021 #37

I don't think we intended to improve anything there treestar Aug 2021 #39

"We ignored Saudi Arabia's role in all of it." Spot on Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #85

I agree rockfordfile Aug 2021 #100

Oil and money for the war machine. Blue_playwright Aug 2021 #32

If we delude ourselves that Biden will not get blamed, we will wrong. Jon King Aug 2021 #36

Perhaps we could help by not attacking Joe Biden from MineralMan Aug 2021 #38

True, but to protect Joe we have to see what is coming. Jon King Aug 2021 #47

Majority of Americans support the President on this. rockfordfile Aug 2021 #101

We're not attacking Biden Dopers_Greed Aug 2021 #108

It would not have mattered if we had stayed there notinkansas Aug 2021 #40

Exactly. MineralMan Aug 2021 #45

We should have pull the pin long ago... Historic NY Aug 2021 #41

Excellent post! kellytore Aug 2021 #43

Excellent assessment! secondwind Aug 2021 #46

Secretary of State Blinken and Speaker Pelosi seem to disagree with you andym Aug 2021 #49

They're Talking Nonsense. MineralMan Aug 2021 #52

Thats why there has to be Congressional investigations. Jon King Aug 2021 #54

She must know that as of now, that progress is over. Back to the dark ages for all still there. Evolve Dammit Aug 2021 #87

I thank Biden for seeing it for what it is.... paleotn Aug 2021 #51

Actually it has been Bear Creek Aug 2021 #53

There was a point in the history of Afghanistan when Buddhist temples were the norm. littlemissmartypants Aug 2021 #56

That... was a long time ago. nt. druidity33 Aug 2021 #104

Biden should be commended for ending it. BeckyDem Aug 2021 #57

Fine, but secure the airfield and get all US and foreign nationals out. Jon King Aug 2021 #59

Exactly right, and well-said. dchill Aug 2021 #60

Well, whatever, remind RWers that tRump's withdrawal date was May 1. Hortensis Aug 2021 #61

Yes MineralMan...the US should never have been there... Sancho Aug 2021 #62

I can't disagree with that. MineralMan Aug 2021 #63

al Qaeda, bin Laden The Wizard Aug 2021 #64

Al-Qaeda is still there and killing bin Laden was for revenge, it did not destroy al-Qaeda. marie999 Aug 2021 #131

Maybe this should have been prosecuted as a crime. The Wizard Aug 2021 #142

At the time we went in, as I remember crud Aug 2021 #66

I'm not blaming Biden. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #67

Republicans are happy to have a Democrat to blame for their blunder. kentuck Aug 2021 #68

Follow the Money and who is trying to bring down Biden's Administration. MarcA Aug 2021 #70

K and R Ferrets are Cool Aug 2021 #72

We were no closer to a resolution there than we were in 2002. Texin Aug 2021 #73

YES. elleng Aug 2021 #106

And think back to when the PNAC advocated an "imperial America" with an "imperial President"... CaptainTruth Aug 2021 #75

'There aren't any good targets in Afghanistan'. Paraphrasing Rumseld when he was wiggs Aug 2021 #76

May Rumsfeld be in Hell as we speak Hekate Aug 2021 #90

Agreed on all points. However, we could have done better on the withdrawal. cayugafalls Aug 2021 #78

Damn straight. nt Hekate Aug 2021 #79

Reagan was giving them weapons to fight the Soviets before I was even born IronLionZion Aug 2021 #84

I was against it then Marthe48 Aug 2021 #86

Something else to think on, & you inspired my OP... Hekate Aug 2021 #88

+100 MineralMan Aug 2021 #89

This. So much this. Random Boomer Aug 2021 #132

I have every confidence that President Gore would have sent troops in as well... brooklynite Aug 2021 #91

No, president Gore would not have sent troops KelleyKramer Aug 2021 #115

Who sent troops to Afghanistan in the first place? ... Those who said we'd be out in a few mzmolly Aug 2021 #92

Exactly Sunsky Aug 2021 #93

Amazing mzmolly Aug 2021 #94

Unbelievable Sunsky Aug 2021 #95

Apparently mzmolly Aug 2021 #103

FFS, literally EVERYTHING you just wrote is wrong DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #98

This∆! ...the OP is WRONG! masmdu Aug 2021 #113

Yes, Fundamentally wrong but still headed DenaliDemocrat Aug 2021 #119

Not really...Kabul had some modern offices and women wearing modern dresses... EX500rider Aug 2021 #139

Mission in Afghanistan was not complete, Al Qaeda will be back manicdem Aug 2021 #102

Blaming Joe Biden for Afghanistan is like blaming him for Covid-19. Heartstrings Aug 2021 #105

Yo'Momms Bin Loggiin has a couple of pertinent posts up soldierant Aug 2021 #107

It was the right decision to leave orangecrush Aug 2021 #109

bin Laden krkaufman Aug 2021 #111

THIS TomCADem Aug 2021 #112

Totally agree. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #114

Completely agree! Trueblue Texan Aug 2021 #116

I agree MM LittleGirl Aug 2021 #120

For Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld Snackshack Aug 2021 #121

MineralMan bdamomma Aug 2021 #125

I am not a republican and do not support them The Jungle 1 Aug 2021 #127

There wasn't any reason to attack Iraq unless you want to invade every country marie999 Aug 2021 #133

It was a UN sanctioned mission to expel Iraq from Kuwait. EX500rider Aug 2021 #140

Afghan girl. Mosby Aug 2021 #138

The girls and boys of this sexually perverse culture. The Jungle 1 Aug 2021 #141