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In reply to the discussion: George W. Bush calls withdrawal of U.S. and other NATO troops from Afghanistan "a mistake" [View all]Politicub
(12,165 posts)50. Republicans always use women as shields when it comes to war. Read
the Terror Dream. It describes how saving women was used as a pretext for invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. It was all bullshit, designed to manipulate peoples emotions.
For the first Iraq war, a PR firm, Hill & Knowlton, promulgated the lie that Saddam Husseins soldiers were ripping babies from incubators and bashing them on the floor. This was complete fabrication.
If republicans really gave a damn about women and girls, they would pass legislation to make their lives better by providing a safety net that guarantees reproductive freedom.
If America were serious about liberating Afghan women, we would need to take a radical step of extricating all women and girls from Afghanistan, wall it in, and watch as the taliban dies off.
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George W. Bush calls withdrawal of U.S. and other NATO troops from Afghanistan "a mistake" [View all]
SouthBayDem
Jul 2021
OP
So should we send troops to every country where women and children are being killed?
marie999
Jul 2021
#56
Yes the Afghan people deserve better. But NATO military involvement will not solve the problem.
totodeinhere
Jul 2021
#59
The fact that he is still walking freely makes me pessimistic that Trump will ever serve time either
totodeinhere
Jul 2021
#61
w bush needs to STFU .... we were under 1 km from bin Laden @ Tora Bora in Dec. 2001 or Jan, 2002
Botany
Jul 2021
#6
Rachel has been beating the drum about leaving the translators behind.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jul 2021
#36
This has been inevitable from the first bootstep of the first American soldier in Afghanistan.
jaxexpat
Jul 2021
#21
We were there for 20 years and our exit strategy was basically "See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya"
inwiththenew
Jul 2021
#38
If you want to listen to the most fucked up president since Trumptard, listen to Bush Jr.
johnthewoodworker
Jul 2021
#14
"George W. Bush calls withdrawal of U.S. and other NATO troops from Afghanistan 'a mistake'"
BumRushDaShow
Jul 2021
#19
We wouldn't be pulling out if the stupid moron GWB hadn't LIED use into war in the Middle East.
usaf-vet
Jul 2021
#27
An estimate of what it would take to completely defeat the Taliban and Bin Laden in Afghanistan
Ford_Prefect
Jul 2021
#41
Bullseye correct! What we need is a law that says any time a President & or Congress.....
usaf-vet
Jul 2021
#57
There was no doubt that a war could succeed-up to a point, and could displace military forces.
Ford_Prefect
Jul 2021
#67
Perhaps he should have spent less time devising torture programs and invading Iraq
Solly Mack
Jul 2021
#28
Where was he when Trump pulled out of Syria and left the Kurds to slaughter?!
LaMouffette
Jul 2021
#33
I Think someone in the Puke Party told him to criticize Biden..."For the Good Of The Party for 2022"
Stuart G
Jul 2021
#45
Of course he did. He brought us there,and then stayed there beyond the basic immnediate mission.
KPN
Jul 2021
#48
says the "nation builder". The Brits, Ruskies and Yanks all failed Mr. Endless War against
Evolve Dammit
Jul 2021
#53
Well he sure must know about mistakes since he made so many "mistakes" when he was in office,
totodeinhere
Jul 2021
#58
Remember when you said "Bring it on" and someone else had to do the fighting and the dying? I do.
czarjak
Jul 2021
#69
If the Bush Crime Family pays for it... which of course it wouldn't...
Justice matters.
Jul 2021
#70