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Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:08 PM Monday

It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban... [View all]

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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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