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AngryOldDem

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9. Keep adding to the list.

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 26, 2021, 12:39 PM

Aug 2021

There’s more than enough blame to go around, and I hope people realize that. Biden just had the presidential courage to say no more. It’s a region that the West never could and never will understand, going back to the Balfour Agreement.

When would have been a good time to go? There never is!

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Watching the breaking news coverage of Kabul [View all] AngryOldDem Aug 2021 OP

Actually it was Ronald Reagan who planted the seeds. At least the intelligence was correct, and JohnSJ Aug 2021 #1

Actually, it was Jimmy Carter who started support for the Mujahideen. OnlinePoker Aug 2021 #13

Thanks, I forget about that, through the CIA JohnSJ Aug 2021 #16

+1000. Well said. usaf-vet Aug 2021 #2

Listened to Stephanie Miller on Sirius gab13by13 Aug 2021 #3

As A Taliban Leader Said COL Mustard Aug 2021 #6

Spot on. Loge23 Aug 2021 #4

Don't leave out Condi and Colin hibbing Aug 2021 #5

Agree. IamHappy Aug 2021 #7

Doug Feith and his pals Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz Ford_Prefect Aug 2021 #8

Keep adding to the list. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #9

The three I mentioned wrote much of the policy that was implemented which created the current Ford_Prefect Aug 2021 #12

Post removed Post removed Aug 2021 #10

Let us not forget TFRD Aug 2021 #11

The purpose was to get Bin Laden and the Taliban allowed his group "Al-Qaida" to stay tetedur Aug 2021 #15

Yes yes yes TFRD Aug 2021 #17

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Aug 2021 #14

Thank you. AngryOldDem Aug 2021 #18