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14. +1

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 11:45 AM

Aug 2021

People often forget how all this really started.

Talk about a big lie.

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

+1 peppertree Aug 2021 #14

+1000 n/t MarcA Aug 2021 #20

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

Nov. 21, 2001 krkaufman Aug 2021 #32

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