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14. Yes, we chased the Taliban out and got Bin Ladin. That was when to get out...

Reply to BlueCheeseAgain (Reply #10)

Wed Aug 25, 2021, 05:47 PM

Aug 2021

W, however, had also gotten us in another and way more resource depleting invasion of Iraq that took focus off the relatively small dust-up in Afghanistan, compare to Iraq that is. That consumed our nation's attention for years and Obama's time in getting us out of there.

Two hot messes, thanks to W.

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I would like someone to clarify just what our mission was [View all] Sogo Aug 2021 OP

To save Dick Cheney's deferred compensation from Halliburton gratuitous Aug 2021 #1

Tweety got a woody that day watching W. nt doc03 Aug 2021 #2

Mesmerized by the codpiece... eom sprinkleeninow Aug 2021 #11

Still waiting to hear the details of Dick's secret meeting. Midnight Writer Aug 2021 #18

Real Mission winetourdriver01 Aug 2021 #3

Yeah. I guess they "won" the war. Sogo Aug 2021 #4

Why don't you ask Hilary Clinton why she's concerned? Hoyt Aug 2021 #5

Fine. A private, charitable act. Sogo Aug 2021 #6

Ask Obama why he stayed. Hoyt Aug 2021 #8

Busy getting us out of Iraq, maybe? brush Aug 2021 #12

That's the lie they have used to keep us there tulipsandroses Aug 2021 #7

Just read the history of the Trans Afghan Pipeline on Wikipedia Under The Radar Aug 2021 #9

At the time... BlueCheeseAgain Aug 2021 #10

Yes, we chased the Taliban out and got Bin Ladin. That was when to get out... brush Aug 2021 #14

Per the entire M$M 'The Mission' is retroactively defined as 'Whatever Biden Is Failing to Do' (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #13

I remember something about no boots on the ground. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #15

Revenge ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #16

I think a bigger point that needs to be made 48656c6c6f20 Aug 2021 #17

some things just don't change... stillcool Aug 2021 #19