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muriel_volestrangler

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4. No, it's not surrounded by Shia countries

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 16, 2021, 10:20 AM

Aug 2021

Just Iran borders it. The other majority (or close to, of Muslim population) countries are Iraq, Bahrain, Azerbaijan and Lebanon. The other countries bordering Afghanistan (Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, and a tiny border with China) have the same or lower figure for Shia population than it.

https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2009/10/Shiarange.pdf

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Tom Nichols (The Atlantic): The American public now has what it wanted (Afghanistan) [View all] onetexan Aug 2021 OP

I have the photographic evidence that I forcefully objected to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Arazi Aug 2021 #1

Afghanistan just didn't have significant protests in America, sorry Sympthsical Aug 2021 #11

I disagree with the shameful bullshit .... . . Lovie777 Aug 2021 #2

No, it's not surrounded by Shia countries muriel_volestrangler Aug 2021 #4

There's no good answer to this. Thousands of our loved ones have died for what? Firestorm49 Aug 2021 #3

The only complaint I have is instead of pulling out in a week, jimfields33 Aug 2021 #6

In all of the debates that took place across 2019 and 2020, I don't think bullwinkle428 Aug 2021 #5

He was retweeting most of David Rothkopf's tweets JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #7

"The lesson will be repeated until it is learned." LaMouffette Aug 2021 #8

Tom needs to find a better public. Xoan Aug 2021 #9

aw, another war monger just disappointed in the end of another forever war. Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #10