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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEnd the fugging wars and get out of Afghanistan
and the Middle East. Good effin'grief - enough with these endless wars.
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End the fugging wars and get out of Afghanistan (Original Post)
malaise
Oct 2015
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OhioChick
(23,218 posts)1. Amen! n/t
potone
(1,701 posts)2. Does anybody know why we are still in Afghanistan?
I certainly don't. We are so far from the original mission of crushing Al-Qaeda that I don't know what we realistically think that we can accomplish.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)7. The original goal was to crush the Taliban
Javaman
(62,510 posts)8. and that worked out really well.
the Taliban now controls the most land they ever have since 2001.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)9. Yeah, but Cheney's gang made out like bandits
It worked out really well for his Secret Energy Meeting pals.
Javaman
(62,510 posts)10. true. and now the 1% controls 50% of the worlds wealth.
razorman
(1,644 posts)2. Damn straight.
Afghanistan isn't worth the life of a single marine or G.I. We have no real friends in the Middle East, and should stop interfering with their squabbles.
spanone
(135,815 posts)4. K&R...
JonathanRackham
(1,604 posts)5. Bush is like the clap.
His laps in judgment just keeps giving and giving.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)6. K and effing R