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by laudablepuss 08/29/2021, 2:09am PDT |
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blackwater wrote:
Killing Osama bin Laden and the senior leadership of the Taliban was a reasonable goal. Staying there for decades to do nation building was not.
And, of course, invading Iraq never made any sense. Iraq was a secular dictatorship, actually the opposite of the Taliban in many ways. W just invaded Iraq because Saddam tried to assassinate his daddy, and he saw a chance to settle the score.
I could say a lot more, but basically this. Just make an example of a few people who were clearly responsible and leave.
Generally I agree. I come from a background of project work, so I'd say, yes, enumerate your goals. Specifically, no vague impossible-to-cost-estimate notions like nation building.
(Side note: Or if something like that IS the goal, spell out how that might work. These guys live on what we might call the ethno-religious frontier. It's easy to hate the enemy in absolute terms back home; our allies have to live with and deal with those guys on some level every day. Shooting everyone probably cannot fix this, some kind of rapprochement may be necessary.)
Also, not lying -- to yourself or your superiors -- about how you're doing is important.
By the way, it used to be that war profiteering was generally considered pretty evil. Did that change?
I think ultimately, the country fell so rapidly because our goals, such as they were, were never the same as our allies' goals. :(
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Pfizer vaccine approved by FDA by lololololol 08/23/2021, 12:10pm PDT
"The FDA approved it? Oh, well that was my only concern and I'll get it now." NT by fucking no anti-vaxxers 08/23/2021, 12:18pm PDT
Agreed brother. We are protected. NT by Brother 08/23/2021, 2:29pm PDT
Re: "The FDA approved it? Oh, well that was my only concern by laudablepuss 08/24/2021, 9:38am PDT
Besides, there's safe and delicious horse de-worming paste to buy instead! NT by Mischief Maker 08/24/2021, 10:43am PDT
Re: Besides, there's safe and delicious horse de-worming paste to buy instead! by laudablepuss 08/24/2021, 7:25pm PDT
COVID-19 isn't going away. by blackwater 08/25/2021, 1:37pm PDT
I'm actually well aware by laudablepuss 08/25/2021, 1:42pm PDT
What exactly do you not understand? by blackwater 08/25/2021, 5:04pm PDT
Re: What exactly do you not understand? by laudablepuss 08/25/2021, 6:16pm PDT
It's a deadly bioweapon purposefully created to destroy the US economy! by So whatevr you do DONT get the cure 08/25/2021, 9:20pm PDT
If it was meant to destroy the US economy they did a bad job of it. by Oh 08/26/2021, 6:58am PDT
Children think the guy who told them to wear masks by Dr. FAUCI 08/25/2021, 2:51pm PDT
Maybe it'll take 20 years like polio by Rafiki 08/25/2021, 3:32pm PDT
Re: Maybe it'll take 20 years like polio by laudablepuss 08/25/2021, 3:54pm PDT
Polio wasn't transmissible to animals and wasn't that infectious by blackwater 08/25/2021, 5:11pm PDT
Re: Polio wasn't transmissible to animals and wasn't that infectious by laudablepuss 08/25/2021, 6:01pm PDT
Re: Polio wasn't transmissible to animals and wasn't that infectious by laudablepuss 08/25/2021, 6:31pm PDT
Re: Polio wasn't transmissible to animals and wasn't that infectious by MM 08/25/2021, 7:26pm PDT
Polio wasn't that infectious by Rafiki 08/25/2021, 10:09pm PDT
Polio vs. COVID-19 by blackwater 08/25/2021, 10:52pm PDT
I knew it, it's totally hopeless by laudablepuss 08/25/2021, 11:40pm PDT
picking the right battles to fight, generally a good way to avoid being a victim by blackwater 08/26/2021, 3:24pm PDT
Re: picking the right battles to fight, generally a good way to avoid being by laudablepuss 08/26/2021, 11:10pm PDT
Re: picking the right battles to fight, generally a good way to avoid being by blackwater 08/28/2021, 10:44pm PDT
Re: picking the right battles to fight, generally a good way to avoid being by laudablepuss 08/29/2021, 2:09am PDT
Party of *Safe Spaces* and *Micro-agressions* to GOP: by "Toughen up!" 08/26/2021, 5:35pm PDT
Re: Polio vs. COVID-19 by Rafiki 08/25/2021, 11:49pm PDT
Re: Polio vs. COVID-19 by blackwater 08/26/2021, 3:18pm PDT
Re: Polio vs. COVID-19 by Dr. FAUCI 08/26/2021, 6:47pm PDT
Re: Polio vs. COVID-19 by laudablepuss 08/26/2021, 11:35pm PDT
Re: Polio vs. COVID-19 by blackwater 08/28/2021, 10:57pm PDT
Do you think the vaccinated are getting sick from hanging around the vaccinated? by laudablepuss 08/29/2021, 1:54am PDT
COVID by blackwater 09/06/2021, 11:17pm PDT
You don't believe what you write. It's not compelling. NT by Why bother? 08/25/2021, 11:53pm PDT
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