The millions who protested and continue to protest all wars knew this.
4 years ago | 134
Guess who said in the presidential debate, "what's worse than soldiers dying in vain, is more soldiers dying in vain"? Rest in power Mike.
4 years ago | 324
I spent nine months there in '13-'14. We were "drawing down" then, and trying to consolidate all of the stuff that had been brought over at that point. Quarter million dollar MRAP vehicles were being stripped down, cut up, and sold for scrap. Brand new desktops, right out of the box were smashed and thrown into trash heaps. All the while people were still being killed while we did nothing but sustain our being there. Wasteful doesn't even begin to describe it.
4 years ago | 546
It wasn’t for nothing,Billions have been siphoned to buy weapons that big business has pocketed🤩
4 years ago | 247
Exactly. Wasted money that could’ve helped the problems at home. Instead it’s wasted on some war mongering glory.
4 years ago | 49
Generational wars benefit only those in power and those who supply the war with supplies and weapons. We, the American people, lost precious resources and people. But when compared to the losses suffered by the Afghan people, it is a drop in the ocean.
4 years ago | 41
It's sad but this was the inevitable outcome as soon as it started.
4 years ago | 86
Afghanistan is "the most unconquerable place on Earth" and "where empires go to die."
4 years ago | 52
To be fair, those of us who were paying attention saw that from the beginning.
4 years ago | 7
Imagine if we could've had universal healthcare instead OTOH lotta rich people did get a lot richer
4 years ago | 65
My dad watched the fall of Saigon live, now I get to witness the fall of Kabul. When will we learn?
4 years ago | 50
"War. What is it good for? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!" -- Edwin Starr, 1971
4 years ago | 7
Now that the focus is shifting away from fossil fuels, the U$ is going to be focusing their attention, and military machine on those countries rich in EV-friendly elements like Lithium.
4 years ago | 39
I'm tempted to share my insight, but I'm afraid I'd be silenced.
4 years ago | 11
Lol. They gave them weapons and only after realised "wait they hate us too".
4 years ago | 71
“We should just get out, we should just get out! They’ve been asking us too leave, but we insist on staying there why not get out what’s the harm? Oh here’s a common response, those soldiers would have died in vain. The entire death of Vietnam died in vain! What’s worse than soldiers dying in vain, is more soldiers dying in vain! I’m ashamed of being American!” Mike Gravel Edit: grammatical errors on my part
4 years ago (edited) | 62
Won’t anybody think of the military contractors who won’t have 3 homes anymore /s
4 years ago | 47
They could have at least bailed after Bin Laden was confirmed EKIA(and yes, I know that was in Pakistan.)
4 years ago | 19
The Gravel Institute
The United States fought a brutal war in Afghanistan for 20 years. Today, we see what it was all for: absolutely nothing.
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