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Mysterian

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14. We weren't losing in Afghanistan

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 12:45 PM

Jan 5

The U.S. simply did not send enough troops to Afghanistan, where our enemy was located, to accomplish the mission. The corrupt Cheney/Bush regime had most U.S. forces standing by for the unjustified Iraq invasion.

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Epstein who? GreatCaesarsGhost Jan 5 #2

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Reagen and Grenada Cosmocat Jan 5 #3

Bush the First and Panama VMA131Marine Jan 5 #5

Invasion is the wrong term VMA131Marine Jan 5 #4

"Marco Rubio certainly is going to run the country."? AZJonnie Jan 5 #10

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Republican men love to start wars. milestogo Jan 5 #8

I don't think he had much to do with it - it's too clever Amishman Jan 5 #9

Or if China can no longer buy oil from Venezuela, they will have to buy from Russia krawhitham Jan 5 #11

No, this is about the petrodollar. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 5 #12

I disagree, but not enough to fight over it. Ferrets are Cool Jan 5 #13

We weren't losing in Afghanistan Mysterian Jan 5 #14

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Mostly because Madurro made fun of Trump's dancing Johnny2X2X Jan 5 #17