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bigtree

(94,032 posts)
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:08 PM 14 hrs ago

It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban...

Last edited Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Curt Mills @CurtMills
It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban, but only 9 days to replace Khamenei with Khamenei



Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly
It took Trump 10 days to create an energy crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, replace Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei, and weaken our alliances worldwide. He put American servicemembers in harm’s way, resulting in seven deaths. None of this made you safer or better off.
2:18 PM · Mar 9, 2026


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It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban... (Original Post) bigtree 14 hrs ago OP
Seriously. The man was 86 years old. Baitball Blogger 14 hrs ago #1
seriously bigtree 14 hrs ago #2
Didn't we also kill his wife and his mom and one of his kids at the same time? Maru Kitteh 12 hrs ago #4
86 years old and kurtyboy 12 hrs ago #3
LOL leftstreet 12 hrs ago #5
"...to help save Viet Nam from the Vietnamese." Iggo 12 hrs ago #6
Trump is not done with this war yet regardless of his wishes David__77 11 hrs ago #7

Baitball Blogger

(52,179 posts)
1. Seriously. The man was 86 years old.
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:22 PM
14 hrs ago

What was Trump thinking? Now they hate us more than ever.

bigtree

(94,032 posts)
2. seriously
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:27 PM
14 hrs ago

...it's not like the son of the man we assassinated is going to hold a grudge or anything against the US, right?

Maru Kitteh

(31,618 posts)
4. Didn't we also kill his wife and his mom and one of his kids at the same time?
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:39 PM
12 hrs ago

Yeah. He’ll be very anxious to “act nice.”


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