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originally posted by: projectvxn
Called it.
Trump has been trying to remove our troops from Afghanistan since he entered office.
He has fired every SecDef who refused to comply. From Mattis to Esper. The American people are sick to death of useless wars.
originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
They should send Jake over there with a slingshot to bring the Taliban around. 20 years is more than enough. The society there has to want the change, and not enough of them do. We can't force them to be something that they are not.
Cheers
originally posted by: HalWesten
A woman was killed the other day by animals that were mad that she had a job. That country - that whole region - is lost to barbaric Neanderthals. We shouldn't be there at all.
originally posted by: nOraKat
a reply to: blueman12
Let’s be real we are not there for peacekeeping or to protect anyone. Likely none of the wars after WW2 have been for that reason.
One of the big reasons, we are there I suspect, is to secure the region for the expansion of Israel as per the Yinon Plan, As well as to acquire control for our other Middle East partners - namely Saudi Arabia.
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict