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5. the media also largely ignored that it was donnie who actually surrendered in afghanistan

Reply to gulliver (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 9, 2022, 02:21 PM

Jan 2022

the "deal" he made with the taliban was essentially, we will withdraw our troops and you will give us absolutely nothing in return.

ok, maybe not exactly nothing, they sorta agreed they might not shoot us as we leave.

in any event, that's pretty much a complete surrender.

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