Taps

Three Cheers for Afghanistan
  Twenty years since US invaded
  Terrorist strongholds raided
    Al Qaeda eliminated
     
Yet ere we depart, it's fallen apart
  Terrorism's once again strong
  The 'government's' the Taliban
Play taps for Afghanistan
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021


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Date: 9/4/2021 6:28:00 PM
Hello Gershon ... God only knows how lucky we are to live where we are and be able to voice our opinions with relative freedom. It is almost impossible to alter cultural way of life going back thousands of years perhaps - sad indeed Gershon - Lindsay
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/4/2021 7:28:00 PM
Without altering things... Just give the Afghans enough to keep the terror at bay. After all, why else spend 20 years there in the first place?! :) gw
Date: 9/3/2021 12:03:00 PM
It is sad that our soldiers spent twenty years teaching them how to protect their own country and they threw down their guns and ran off. I think this is the saddest part of all.
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Date: 9/4/2021 7:27:00 PM
Hmm. Where are you getting your information from? -- The Joe Biden Spin Station?... Seems rather that we made off with the cover the locals needed, and then expected the impossible from them.
Date: 8/31/2021 5:52:00 AM
A sad, sad situation. Unfortunately, I don't think we have seen the last of the attacks. Let us pray...Indeed I agree we should have got out. Just not sure so soon. Taps! Stay well, Gershon. ~Charlie
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/31/2021 6:43:00 PM
Why are we still in S. Korea? We need to be. Same with Afghanistan...
Date: 8/31/2021 12:22:00 AM
Just reading about all the hardware they've now got, they've even got an air force. It will attract all the scum that terrorists are, I know what I'd do. Tom
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Date: 8/31/2021 6:55:00 PM
20 years later -- and the terrorists are back in charge -- this time as the so-called 'Government.' What was it all for? Damn Yankees, I say. (Biden has) NO sense of honor or responsibility. None. ~ gw
Date: 8/30/2021 12:08:00 PM
I understand Gershon on the face of it, the current situation looks and is bad, but US drone capabilities are becoming more reliable and forensically accurate, really is the only way, other than reinvading, I mean what is the alternative, nice writing, cheers David
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/30/2021 5:15:00 PM
The problem I have is that the original objective was not fully reached. I.e., Afghanistan is still a safe haven for the worst world's Islamic terrorists!
Date: 8/30/2021 11:48:00 AM
Taps? Nothing has been laid to rest except USA military pride . . . . .
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/30/2021 5:13:00 PM
How about all the notions that the USA would stick to her guns?! lol. Just notions, I guess...
Date: 8/30/2021 9:52:00 AM
the situation out there is scary, but it is far from over:-( hugs jan xx
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/30/2021 5:09:00 PM
The only one 'out' of this situation right now is the USA. ~ gw
Date: 8/30/2021 9:12:00 AM
That pretty well sums it up, Gerhon. It is a sad situation, but it was a sad situation. Had to come to an end sometime, and I'm personally glad it's over.
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Jan Allison
Date: 8/30/2021 9:55:00 AM
sadly i think its going to rumble on Milton and there will be much more bloodshed and terro attacks :-(
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 8/30/2021 9:46:00 AM
In this case, I do hope I'm right, Gershon, but I certainly have my share of being wrongs!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 8/30/2021 9:24:00 AM
The initial situation was over a long time ago, but the current boondoggle is not. Watch for Joe to eat his hat and be right back in there sooner rather than later. It's not 'over' because 'we' declare it to be over. (Didn't work for Bush either, did it?) ~ Gershon
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