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Expected orangecrush Jul 2021 #1
negative influences samsingh Jul 2021 #8
Sadly, yes. orangecrush Jul 2021 #36
Damn! Damn it!! sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #2
Remind me, please, why I should care. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #3
Because hundreds of thousands of people will be oppressed by a medieval theocracy. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #5
Of course it's a tragedy. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #11
you asked why you should care. i said. you whatabouted it. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #28
I don't think you understand what "whatabouting" is. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #30
I think I do. "Insteadofing" is not a thing. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #39
It fairly obvious they are afraid to fight... Historic NY Jul 2021 #27
what of al queda? maxsolomon Jul 2021 #29
Not our problem Polybius Jul 2021 #37
Wow, DU. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #38
I care Polybius Jul 2021 #40
So, "not our problem" means some of it is our problem? maxsolomon Aug 2021 #41
We spent 20 years, christx30 Aug 2021 #44
No, it means not our problem at all Polybius Aug 2021 #45
because thousands of people will be beheaded, members of the LGBTQ community samsingh Jul 2021 #7
That stuff is going on all over the world all the time. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #10
so has death by pandemic - i think we want to avert that as much as possible samsingh Jul 2021 #16
And when those things happen in our country we should address them -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #34
All of that occurred while we were there. Devil Child Jul 2021 #19
Actually things got better with the US and allies there. JI7 Jul 2021 #20
are you a Democrat? Skittles Jul 2021 #9
Is it required of Democrats to care about every single injustice in the world? -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #12
alrighty then Skittles Jul 2021 #13
Back atcha. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #15
"There's little to nothing I can do about it." HUAJIAO Jul 2021 #18
Exactly JI7 Jul 2021 #22
No, I really can't care -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #35
It is a religious war. Religious wars can last for decades. spike jones Jul 2021 #21
It's Pakistan that is causing the religious problems JI7 Jul 2021 #23
I think it is still Muslim vs Muslim and the killing is mainly over religious differences. spike jones Jul 2021 #25
"Religion poisons everything." -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #31
632 posts who knows samsingh Jul 2021 #17
I put them on Ignore Skittles Jul 2021 #24
good samsingh Jul 2021 #26
Wow! That's pretty judgemental. -misanthroptimist Jul 2021 #33
This all bothers me. Igel Jul 2021 #4
and it begins-the falling to the Taliban headlines. riversedge Jul 2021 #6
Eventually the Iranians will get sucked in to Afghanistan. roamer65 Jul 2021 #14
Hmmm... maybe? maxsolomon Aug 2021 #42
... roamer65 Aug 2021 #43
We can't fight in Afghanistan forever. twin_ghost Jul 2021 #32
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