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Old 18-08-2021, 11:47   #143
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Re: Parliament to be recalled re: Taliban in Afghanistan

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
There’s an obvious issue there, but the desperation of the Democrats to defeat Sanders that they were willing to push Biden into this position is contemptible.

Trump was an unhinged psychopath, but the fact Biden is better than that and crushed him in the election doesn’t mean you have to back him to the hilt.
Also, the "What happens if we withdraw?" argument was not being made effectively in the US. The electorate were tired of the situation and just saw the cost in money and lives. That doesn't excuse Biden's actions though.

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Originally Posted by Hom3r View Post
I love how Starmer doesn't mention Blair, who took us there in the first place searching for weapons that didn't exist.
That particular farce was in Iraq not Afghanistan.
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