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

Sun Oct 22, 2023, 03:12 PM

Oct 2023

And if one compares the Afghanistan withdrawal with ours in Vietnam, or the French at Dien Bein Phu or the Soviet Union from Afghanistan, the losses were comparatively very small.

Why is Liz Cheney bring this up now with the Gaza crisis still on-going? IMO this just proves, despite a good job done on the J6 Committe, that she's still a repug.

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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