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Johnny2X2X

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10. We didn't have a defined mission

Reply to sboatcar (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 10:40 AM

Aug 2021

We could have won if we had a clear mission to crush Al Qaeda and then get out. The Taliban, who we already were dealing with and providing aid to could have stayed in power with some more pressure from us to institute reforms and guarantee no terror cells were allowed to be there. Instead we decided we wanted a puppet government there and spent $2 Trillion propping one up.

Just a terrible change, we went from crushing a terrorist cell to a multi decade nation building effort.

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Eric Boehlert: Bush doomed Afghanistan when he invaded Iraq; pro-war press won't say so [View all] babylonsister Aug 2021 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Aug 2021 #1

Five or so years ago, there was an online map where you could see what kind of military equipment CrispyQ Aug 2021 #13

And don't forget the amount of money that the Military Industrial Complex Ferrets are Cool Aug 2021 #17

Not to mention the money that the MIC then funneled to varies Republican politicians as payment cstanleytech Aug 2021 #21

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And Bush/Cheney killed more Americans than did Osama bin Laden RVN VET71 Aug 2021 #23

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And never forget that Blackwater was founded and run by Devos' brother, former Navy Seal RVN VET71 Aug 2021 #27

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The media has failed time and time again. I don't see it changing. Ferrets are Cool Aug 2021 #30

They were sooo excited to show 10,000 bombs being dropped on Baghdad UpInArms Aug 2021 #2

They lost Afghan war when the mission morphed from "Get bin Laden" to nation building Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #3

yeah. yet another explanation stopdiggin Aug 2021 #25

I've been saying this for almost 20 years Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #4

Didn't the soviets go in with 100k+ troops and lose too? sboatcar Aug 2021 #9

We didn't have a defined mission Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #10

The "mission" was to give $$$ to the MIC and nation-building friends. n/t MarcA Aug 2021 #19

We were saying it on DU in 2002: Bush's strategy was shit. maxsolomon Aug 2021 #15

The Taliban is far better equipped now, courtesy of U.S. taxpayers dalton99a Aug 2021 #5

Not entirely Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #16

Bush doomed Afghanistan when he invaded Afghanistan Voltaire2 Aug 2021 #6

Thank you Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2021 #7

He Is Right, Ma'am The Magistrate Aug 2021 #8

pro-war press bucolic_frolic Aug 2021 #11

This should be hung around the necks of the NECONs, BUsh, Cheney, Rove, Rumsfield, Hotler Aug 2021 #12

+1 peppertree Aug 2021 #14

+1000 n/t MarcA Aug 2021 #20

Draining resources for Cheney's oil war didn't help, that's for sure, Warpy Aug 2021 #18

A tribal society, that had no interest stopdiggin Aug 2021 #26

I don't think the US could have created a sustainable democracy in Afghanistan in any case. But Martin68 Aug 2021 #31

Nov. 21, 2001 krkaufman Aug 2021 #32

The neocons had even bigger plans for attacking the Middle East... AntiFascist Aug 2021 #33