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walkingman

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10. While better than your average Rethug. I wouldn't vote for her for dogcatcher.

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Sun Oct 22, 2023, 11:40 AM

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Liz Cheney calls Afghanistan withdrawal 'biggest mistake' since 9/11 despite Iraq war [View all] turbinetree Oct 2023 OP

I know this isn't a popular opinion here but I don't go along with the pack just because and I completely GuppyGal Oct 2023 #1

We kept trying to help the Afghanis set up a government. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #4

The women in the US fought for our right to MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #7

It just shows we have little influence when it comes JI7 Oct 2023 #8

We propped that country up for twenty years calguy Oct 2023 #13

I completely agree with you. TSExile Oct 2023 #38

And this is the person who some are suggesting as a R SotH candidate.... royable Oct 2023 #2

IIRC the terms of the pullout were set by the trump admin, kinda tying the Biden admin's hands. brush Oct 2023 #31

They hate women. TSExile Oct 2023 #37

Just plain old MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #3

Her daddy planned the invasion of Iraq and made a bundle on his stocks because of it. Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #5

"But you knew I was a scorpion when you met me" Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #6

Liz Cheney's Dad is a big blind spot and liability to her gulliver Oct 2023 #9

While better than your average Rethug. I wouldn't vote for her for dogcatcher. walkingman Oct 2023 #10

I'm voting Biden, but Cheney would at least be a sane opponent gulliver Oct 2023 #12

Agreed. For me that would mean at least pre-Reagan. Nixon looks like a saint these days. walkingman Oct 2023 #18

No, she is just a neocon like they are JI7 Oct 2023 #16

Right...we can barely get her party to fund Ukraine without Afghanistan hanging over our head BeyondGeography Oct 2023 #11

Iraq did not attack us on 9-11. Darth Cheney killed millions of people to steal the natural resource of their country. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #14

Amen! mvd Oct 2023 #39

Daddy's war snowybirdie Oct 2023 #15

And some people here floated her for SOTH? Arthur_Frain Oct 2023 #17

Liz, do you remember who negotiated the terms of the withdrawal? gratuitous Oct 2023 #19

I didn't Delphinus Oct 2023 #22

It wasn't Biden! Delphinus Oct 2023 #20

+ 1 million!!! no_hypocrisy Oct 2023 #21

This is oversimplifying it AkFemDem Oct 2023 #34

Her dad once said all Presidents go to war with SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2023 #23

Believe you meant "Her dad once said" KS Toronado Oct 2023 #25

Fuck you, Liz Hong Kong Cavalier Oct 2023 #24

Didn't the orange blobfather negotiate this deal with Afghanistan? Lunabell Oct 2023 #26

Everything is Bidens fault liberal N proud Oct 2023 #28

Yep. This is the orange blobfather's fault. Lunabell Oct 2023 #29

On Iraq, she is just protecting a legacy liberal N proud Oct 2023 #27

Liz, were you for or against withdrawal at the time? keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #30

And for years... people here slobber on Liz Cheney JUST because she hates Trump... WarGamer Oct 2023 #32

Neo-cons can be even worse than MAGA's at times Polybius Oct 2023 #33

I read Richard Clarke's book Tree Lady Oct 2023 #35

She has been saying this since 2021 AkFemDem Oct 2023 #36

she was on face the nation too orleans Oct 2023 #40

She never served but wants your kids to die Johonny Oct 2023 #41

we COULD have been out of afghanistan in the early 2000s....... Takket Oct 2023 #42

20 years wasn't enough? How about 30 years--time we spent in Viet Nam collecting dead soldiers. 40? Kennah Oct 2023 #43