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friendly_iconoclast

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8. The Taliban never had *any* tanks or planes-- but they're still there, and still a threat

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #7)

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 11:42 PM

Feb 2018

https://news.google.com/news/search/section/q/Taliban/Taliban?hl=en&gl=US&ned=us

That's after sixteen years of fighting the US+NATO+FSM knows who else, all of which have
"tanks, planes, grenade launchers etc"

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Is this a dumb question, or is there a real contradiction here? [View all] Ohioboy Feb 2018 OP

They intend to use them to kill all the libruls Voltaire2 Feb 2018 #1

The 2nd Amendment was really aimed at building a militia, not owning a personal arsenal liberal N proud Feb 2018 #2

Their argument is that the original intent of the first part of the 2nd amendment was unblock Feb 2018 #4

The military cant be used domestically unblock Feb 2018 #3

They have failed to understand that no matter Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #5

Why, then, hasn't our military taken control of Afghanistan? friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #6

What exactly does that have to do with Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #7

The Taliban never had *any* tanks or planes-- but they're still there, and still a threat friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #8

You make an interesting point. However Ohioboy Feb 2018 #12

The same people endorse free speech but want us to STFU Generic Brad Feb 2018 #9

Military, ex military, paramilitary and those from overbearing households embrace fascism more. TheBlackAdder Feb 2018 #10

Why do you think that such a conflict would be symmetrical? X_Digger Feb 2018 #11

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