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Biden hammered for spending time at Camp David while Taliban take over Afghanistan

Carl Young said:
babylonbee.com

CNN Praises Taliban For Wearing Masks During Attack

KABUL—Approximately twelve minutes after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan, Taliban fighters have completely taken over the entire country.
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TV anchor and world-renown polemicist Don Lemon was also quick to weigh in. "All things considered, we ought to be praising the COVID-safe masks these majestic mujahideen warriors are wearing," he said.

"They are showing all of us the proper way to behave during a pandemic—something those horrible idiot Trump supporters don't seem to get."
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:ROFLMAO: Does Lemon still have a job? At least we know that they're wearing a mask to help prevent the spread of covid. They don't need one to hide their identities as they rape women. That's acceptable.
 
Ren said:
I'll let you know that your calling for humanitarian efforts regarding Central Americans is politically charged. You're more interested in illegal border crossings than actual humanitarianism.

And here's a novel idea, why don't you focus on helping improve American lives right here, in your own country?
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um, how long until you call the Afghanis being flown in without visas illegal? Btw, the same process being used for Afghanis(no visa, but an affirmative asylum process) is the same one that is being attempted by Central Americans.....Central Americans are asking for asylum, they weren't given the opportunity to follow the process and you guys see brown and think illegal. What part of 'if the government of the asylee petitioner is unable or unwilling to protect them' qualifies for asylum are you not understanding? btw, Honduras...the government is absolutely not willing to protect them...their leader is a drug king pin and was pointed out as such after his brother went to prison for drug trafficking. Don't believe me....feel free to look it up yourself...and 2% of all homicides are solved in Honduras....many of the murders are being committed by the police(which is considered the government) as the police offer aid in exchange for monetary gain to MS13....


and as to answer your last comment...we can walk and chew gum at the same time...you do understand that right? btw, my answer and comment isn't politically charged...it is a comment of personal experience....perhaps try to learn something instead of making off remarks about people you do not know...and btw, my son fought in Afghanistan...and did not make it home in one piece...he is disabled...so, while I can care about what happened there and in Central America, I can also care about the US as well....I evidently can multitask while it is perhaps a challenge for you.
 
Overitall said:
:ROFLMAO: Does Lemon still have a job? At least we know that they're wearing a mask to help prevent the spread of covid. They don't need one to hide their identities as they rape women. That's acceptable.
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Laughing at CNN is international now and has been for a while. I truly don't understand how anyone can take them seriously. They are self satirizing.
 
Carl Young said:
Laughing at CNN is international now and has been for a while. I truly don't understand how anyone can take them seriously. They are self satirizing.
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Don't they have a disclaimer displayed on all their "news" shows? "Intelligence not required to watch this newscast!"
 
Mycroft said:
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I thought you and Trump opposed endless wars, have you changed your mind?

If the Afghan government folded this quickly to the Taliban, then if Trump or Obama pulled out, the result would have been the same.

The choice was this or endless war, there are no good choices sometimes.
 
tres borrachos said:
Milley was Trump's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In other words, the highest ranking military officer in the country. Trump made a ninny that powerful? What happened to "only the best people"? Jack Hughes could have used a real job.
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I heard Kakko was second choice, but he had a hair appointment that day.
 
Carl Young said:
If you read the post you'd see liberalism was addressed. It was liberals who couldn't even admit that there was such a thing as 'islamic terrorism', remember?
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The thread was not about liberalism. It is just hyperpartisans who wanted to make it an ideological issue and I reminded them the political affiliation of past presidents to make the point that the failures we see today do not reflect a failure of the liberal ideology. Your post has not refuted this point.
 
Yes_Minister said:
I thought you and Trump opposed endless wars, have you changed your mind?

If the Afghan government folded this quickly to the Taliban, then if Trump or Obama pulled out, the result would have been the same.

The choice was this or endless war, there are no good choices sometimes.
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Wrong.

The choice Biden made was to remove the troops BEFORE he removed the Americans. That didn't depend upon either the Taliban nor the Afghan military.

That **** up is on Biden.
 
Yes_Minister said:
I thought you and Trump opposed endless wars, have you changed your mind?

If the Afghan government folded this quickly to the Taliban, then if Trump or Obama pulled out, the result would have been the same.

The choice was this or endless war, there are no good choices sometimes.
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It would not have been an 'endless war' because it was not a war. It was more similar to an 'occupation' in order to prevent the spread of islamism. The Islamists are now free.
 
dcsports said:
Are you serious? If so, you should turn on the news.
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Oh, I'm quite serious. Things like fear and loathing - confusion and panic - hardly rise to the definition of "disaster" to me. Mass slaughter of civilians, violence in the streets, our troops under siege, . . . . . even the loss of just one more American soldier's life . . . . . those are all things that might qualify as a "disaster".

So far nothing has happened but an unexpected, and unwelcomed, rush to get out of the country. Far short of a "disaster". If you're looking for a "disaster", then this week you should focus on Haiti. Now THAT is a disaster!
 
pamak said:
The thread was not about liberalism. It is just hyperpartisans who wanted to make it an ideological issue and I reminded them the political affiliation of past presidents to make the point that the failures we see today do not reflect a failure of the liberal ideology. Your post has not refuted this point.
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You mentioned 'liberalism' and I responded. I understand your reluctance to discuss the subject.
 
MamboDervish said:
Oh, I'm quite serious. Things like fear and loathing - confusion and panic - hardly rise to the definition of "disaster" to me. Mass slaughter of civilians, violence in the streets, our troops under siege, . . . . . even the loss of just one more American soldier's life . . . . . those are all things that might qualify as a "disaster".

So far nothing has happened but an unexpected, and unwelcomed, rush to get out of the country. Far short of a "disaster". If you're looking for a "disaster", then this week you should focus on Haiti. Now THAT is a disaster!
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Odd how people who can't think ahead call themselves "Progressives".
 
Mycroft said:
Wrong.

The choice Biden made was to remove the troops BEFORE he removed the Americans. That didn't depend upon either the Taliban nor the Afghan military.

That **** up is on Biden.
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You make no sense. The withdrawal of troops had started with Trump. There were still troops there before Biden authorized a bigger force to secure the airport. The issues was that his administration did not expect such rapid collapse, but the atlernative of securing the airport (which was under the control of the Afghan government) when the Afghan goverment was still standing would have probably brought the collpase even earlier and then even a bigger number of troops would be necessary to secure multiple points/ airfields across Afghanistan
You do not know yet how many civilians chose to stay up until the last minute (private contractors who are "risk takers" certainly had an incentive to extend as much as they could do their staying in Afghanistan which comes with some pretty big salaries. Most had more than a year to evacuate the country
 
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Carl Young said:
It would not have been an 'endless war' because it was not a war. It was more similar to an 'occupation' in order to prevent the spread of islamism. The Islamists are now free.
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false...our objective was indeed a war...one that was started by Bush...he wasn't trying to stop Islam from spreading...his objective was to go after Al Qaeda...and Osama bin Laden.
 
Mycroft said:
Wrong.

The choice Biden made was to remove the troops BEFORE he removed the Americans.
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This is both dumb and factually wrong.
 
pamak said:
You make no sense. The withdrawal of troops had started with Trump. There were still troops there before Biden authorized a bigger force to secure the airport. The issues was that his administration did not expect such rapid collapse, but the atlernative of securing the airport (which was under the control of the Afghan government) when the Afghan goverment was still standing would have probably brought the collpase even earlier and then even a bigger number of troops would be necessary to secure multiple points airfields across Iraq.
You do not know yet how many civilians chose to stay up until the last minute (private contractors who are "risk takers" certainly had an incentive to extend as much as they could do their staying in Afghanistan which cmes with some pretty big salaries.
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yeah, I believe they flew out 165 Americans today....I don't know how many were contractors and how many were dual citizens...or just visiting there....not too many though would want to just visit at a time like this.
 
dcsports said:
Not sure what you are trying to say.

If he's going to read a speech, he could have done if from Camp David. He wasted a lot of people's time, and a lot of aviation gas, flying back and forth for this.

He should have answered questions from the press. Running away from the press conference like that was very strange. I guess he doesn't want to get in trouble?
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Whose time did he waste? Are you deciding that he wasted other peoples' time?

It was not a press conference. It was a Presidential address. They do that, you know. I guess you didn't know that.
 
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