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KY_EnviroGuy

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7. UTUSN you probably can't change the mind of that writer but what you are doing is.....

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Tue Oct 5, 2021, 03:28 PM

Oct 2021

keeping an opposing and truthful view in front of your paper's readers and that's very important.

Presenting them with irrefutable facts helps to, such as "what the President did in Afghanistan is what the majority of Americans wanted. That is, out of that seemingly endless war, and there was no pretty way to do it".

Keep up the good work!........

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A wingnut letter to the editor pissed me off. My answer. [View all] UTUSN Oct 2021 OP

And what the heck is Biden doing to this country? Catherine Vincent Oct 2021 #1

They didn't publish my previous letter. They used to, all my other ones over the years. UTUSN Oct 2021 #2

definitely worse! barbtries Oct 2021 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Oct 2021 #3

Another Whack Job Trump Supporter toughtony Oct 2021 #4

A lot of deplorables MAGAts believe they can deport Americans who disagree with them IronLionZion Oct 2021 #5

A lot of people don't like Biden. Aussie105 Oct 2021 #6

Beyond BIDEN or Afghanistan, it's deplorable the level of ignorance about country/patriotism UTUSN Oct 2021 #9

I mis-read "incompetence" for "incontinence"! RVN VET71 Oct 2021 #11

UTUSN you probably can't change the mind of that writer but what you are doing is..... KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2021 #7

Yea, & they can't change *my* mind either. But I'm used to DU back-and-forth, UTUSN Oct 2021 #8

The Biden bashers are focused on the 13 U.S. soldiers who died during the evacuation. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2021 #14

I get my print newspaper 4 times a week. I'm surprised the number of letters published halfulglas Oct 2021 #10

it could be- we got a dozen of these letters, let's print the ones w no obvious errors. mopinko Oct 2021 #19

I agree with you. Trump's followers are not fond of democracy, they like dictatorship. demigoddess Oct 2021 #13

In 11 days the afghan army stood down. The Jungle 1 Oct 2021 #15

Thanks for posting this. UTUSN.. Permanut Oct 2021 #16

Excellent point, Permanut. calimary Oct 2021 #17

I also thanked Permanut, but in a private message to avoid kicking the thread from the nether pages. UTUSN Oct 2021 #18

Thank you for your military service, and thank you again for getting vaccinated lambchopp59 Oct 2021 #20