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(58,647 posts)PortTack
(32,757 posts)FalloutShelter
(11,850 posts)Traildogbob
(8,716 posts)Not the daddys war monger one owned by Haliburton.
FalloutShelter
(11,850 posts)Didnt even think of that. Nice catch.
Evolve Dammit
(16,723 posts)malaise
(268,949 posts)Rec
Lovie777
(12,237 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,753 posts)gademocrat7
(10,656 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,013 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,112 posts)I think rump lined this all up, to fail via not by calculated plan, but that he was a sucker for anything and everything, and is a moron of the highest order, hence why he's declared bankruptcy at least four times. Apparently they also didn't include run of the mill Afghans either in any negotiated settlements...
Rump and Pompeo had four years to do something about this situation but pretty well didn't, other than put blinders on. Of course rump and republicans, bad-mouthing the 'evil' Iranians didn't help, and Russia, Pakistan, with strong regional ties to Afghanistan, added to the toxic mix.
This all happened despite the fact that rump was 'best buddies' w/ the Russians...what happened rump? Got stood up by your buddies (or did you do it deliberately?). I suspect that rump did this deliberately.
MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)I do NOT think we can give Trump (AKA: IQ45 - TFG - etc....) ANY credit for actually planning this.
He NEVER had a plan- he NEVER had a policy - his 'leadership' was what I call "Pinball Leadership" - say something, do something, and then wait until somebody cries, screams, complains, then say something or do something else.
His entire administration was dictated by whoever has his ear just before he says anything - THAT was his policy (and THAT was driven by whatever means he could be making some money out of it.).
Afghanistan was like everything else - if he didn't have a proposed hotel or golf course there, it just didn't matter. I would put money on the fact that he couldn't even draw a map of the Middle East and correctly locate "Af-what-ever-the-hell-it-is" (as he would say after he left the stage....).
Yes, he probably WAS stood up by his 'besties' - and he doesn't even know or care who they were and at this point doesn't care even now.........
mjvpi
(1,388 posts)Alice Kramden
(2,166 posts)lpbk2713
(42,753 posts)They should realize how stupid they look.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)paleotn
(17,911 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,592 posts)mjvpi
(1,388 posts)SayitAintSo
(2,207 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)No offense to our feathered planetary neighbors intended.
Moebym
(989 posts)joetheman
(1,450 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,237 posts)Stinky The Clown
(67,790 posts)JudyM
(29,233 posts)Go Liz.
NH Ethylene
(30,809 posts)Biden should not be left high and dry. He needs and deserves a lot of support.
lordsummerisle
(4,651 posts)Cha
(297,154 posts)calimary
(81,220 posts)They ALL should! If the House bails again this week theyll all be on a break. So they all can, and should!