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An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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Re: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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Say what you will about the shit job that the US military industrial complex has done in this region, but I can't help but feel that the real horror of the withdrawal is that 50% of the country's population is being condemned to what is essentially slavery.

Re: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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post #4

Say what you will about the shit job that the US military industrial complex has done in this region, but I can't help but feel that the real horror of the withdrawal is that 50% of the country's population is being condemned to what is essentially slavery.

Your concern is a valid one, but its hypocritical if the US Administration mentions that. Does not seem to be a concern when dealing with allies like Saudi Arabia as long as the oil keeps flowing.

Where is the US administration? Not a single press briefing or president communication for 48 hours...

Re: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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post #5
post #4

Say what you will about the shit job that the US military industrial complex has done in this region, but I can't help but feel that the real horror of the withdrawal is that 50% of the country's population is being condemned to what is essentially slavery.

Your concern is a valid one, but its hypocritical if the US Administration mentions that. Does not seem to be a concern when dealing with allies like Saudi Arabia as long as the oil keeps flowing. Where is the US administration? Not a single press briefing or president communication for 48 hours...

I completely agree.

Re: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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post #2

This is the kind of thing that could force a president to resign.

If peoples votes mattered then maybe. Biden has learned from Trump that all that matters is control of the party.

Relax masking standards, drop testing, don’t collect state data just like trump and the exact same outcome. But you won’t hear a peep from democrats just like republicans never confronted trump.

Re: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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post #5
post #4

Say what you will about the shit job that the US military industrial complex has done in this region, but I can't help but feel that the real horror of the withdrawal is that 50% of the country's population is being condemned to what is essentially slavery.

Your concern is a valid one, but its hypocritical if the US Administration mentions that. Does not seem to be a concern when dealing with allies like Saudi Arabia as long as the oil keeps flowing. Where is the US administration? Not a single press briefing or president communication for 48 hours...

From yesterday:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...

Re: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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This is the kind of thing that could force a president to resign.

I highly doubt that. I think in most Americans' minds Afghanistan has been an abject failure for years. It has not been among the main talking points of this administration or the one before it. I believe most Americans will just be relieved it's done, and won't care what happens there next.

Re: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’

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They could learn from the Kurds: women can fight just like men can. Hoping that someone else will fight your war for you will leave you vulnerable and disappointed.

So simple! Some people dont want to fight or see the violence.

/s

What you said is really out of touch.

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