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End the fugging wars and get out of Afghanistan (Original Post) malaise Oct 2015 OP
Amen! n/t OhioChick Oct 2015 #1
Does anybody know why we are still in Afghanistan? potone Oct 2015 #2
The original goal was to crush the Taliban Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #7
and that worked out really well. Javaman Oct 2015 #8
Yeah, but Cheney's gang made out like bandits Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #9
true. and now the 1% controls 50% of the worlds wealth. Javaman Oct 2015 #10
Damn straight. razorman Oct 2015 #2
K&R... spanone Oct 2015 #4
Bush is like the clap. JonathanRackham Oct 2015 #5
K and effing R Scuba Oct 2015 #6

potone

(1,701 posts)
2. Does anybody know why we are still in Afghanistan?
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 09:23 PM
Oct 2015

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)
9. Yeah, but Cheney's gang made out like bandits
Fri Oct 16, 2015, 08:53 AM
Oct 2015

It worked out really well for his Secret Energy Meeting pals.

razorman

(1,644 posts)
2. Damn straight.
Thu Oct 15, 2015, 09:23 PM
Oct 2015

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.

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