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44. Yes and They Wanted the Minerals

Mon Jul 5, 2021, 12:38 AM

Jul 2021

Yes and they wanted the minerals. There are billions worth of minerals in Afghanistan and that was the real power behind this war, greed!

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Rep. McCaul: Biden is 'going to own' Afghanistan fallout [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP

So Joe Biden got us into Afghanistan? Botany Jul 2021 #1

Like the teabaggers, the Trump cult has collective amnesia with regards to 8 years of W. Crowman2009 Jul 2021 #10

A long time Army General said something like... Botany Jul 2021 #19

there it is - celebrate the accomplishment and wrap it up and go home nt msongs Jul 2021 #31

In Dec. 2001 or Jan. 2002 we had US Army special forces less than 1 km from bin Laden Botany Jul 2021 #34

Such a miserable old goat that Rummy... FarPoint Jul 2021 #38

Yes and They Wanted the Minerals McKim Jul 2021 #44

and everything else republican. we let them decide what's important or not with 1500 radio stations certainot Jul 2021 #30

Talk Radio lost most of its Elessar Zappa Jul 2021 #39

i agree and it wouldn't take much to put it out of its misery certainot Jul 2021 #40

Technically as senator he voted for the Afghanistan AUMF SouthBayDem Jul 2021 #52

Majority of the republican congresscritters and governors and politicians . .. . Lovie777 Jul 2021 #2

Yeah well that's how was always going to be. underpants Jul 2021 #3

You're right Ritabert Jul 2021 #6

Agree. Tigray (Ethiopia) , Austro-Hungarian Empire . . . on and on Strelnikov_ Jul 2021 #20

Sounds like their problem. snort Jul 2021 #4

Trump's betrayal of our Kurdish allies didn't seem to get a lot of media traction. Midnight Writer Jul 2021 #5

We been there propping up the Afghanistan ppl for 20 yrs. we should never ever have gone in there in PortTack Jul 2021 #7

You can't win with these f'in GOPers! Crowman2009 Jul 2021 #8

Republicans create a humanitarian disaster, then try to blame it on the guy cleaning up. Demnation Jul 2021 #9

McCaul can kma. ananda Jul 2021 #11

Afghanistan is ALL on the shoulders of a War Criminal named Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #12

Should have been out long, long ago. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #13

What do you mean, he got it right? Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #15

He started the big drawn down. And was on Tomconroy Jul 2021 #16

He had four years to get out. Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #17

On that basis you would also Tomconroy Jul 2021 #21

Except Obama didn't make a campaign promise Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #25

He should have. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #28

I think most Americans Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #14

same fucking thing in V.N. ! TFG & moscow mitch ran away from it ! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #43

No, 20 years is long enough. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #18

Absolutely true! Tomconroy Jul 2021 #22

At first I thought this about McFaul WhiteTara Jul 2021 #23

'THEY' have NO answers, only complaints.............. MyOwnPeace Jul 2021 #24

It's worse than having no answers, Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #26

Blow it out your ass, McCaul. Paladin Jul 2021 #27

When Trump ran in 2016 he said he would get us out of Afghanistan. patphil Jul 2021 #29

Sadly, I have to disagree. This was not ever a Republican war. Dan Jul 2021 #36

No it was a repub war, as they misled & deceived congress & the country onetexan Jul 2021 #46

A Republican Administration started it and designed the Military Strategy. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #53

Hey Mike, can I call you Mike McCaul.... turbinetree Jul 2021 #32

WRONG Skittles Jul 2021 #33

"GOD EMPEROR TRUMP ENDING WARS!!" "...but Biden owns the fallout." Grokenstein Jul 2021 #35

TFG is just a way of NOT saying his name and also that he's no longer POTUS Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #50

George W. Bush Is Going To Own This DallasNE Jul 2021 #37

Yup. This is BS what this racist Mccaul is saying, not surprising of course as those damn GOP will onetexan Jul 2021 #41

No, all the CICs own it. former9thward Jul 2021 #49

If so It is a SMALL piece to own compared to the GOP warmongers that started the unnecessary .... usaf-vet Jul 2021 #42

100% at ya!! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #45

As expected. ChazInAz Jul 2021 #47

More dumb fuckery from McCaul Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 #48

I'll be exstatic when someone decides to own the "fallout" from finally getting us out cadoman Jul 2021 #51

Trump MADE THE DEAL TO LEAVE, dipshit. maxsolomon Jul 2021 #54

They will be able to use it as a talking point TheFarseer Jul 2021 #55