Should the US stay in Afghanistan? Change my mind

[jehanne1431]

Hell Naw! We been over there babysitting them for 20 years now. Come on its about time they take care of themselves! For real they like a 40 year old still living at home expecting their parents to tale care of them. Like they are a bunch of babies and relied on the US for to long and to much that they cant take care of themselves any more.

Given the fact more than 150,000 U.S. troops are in hundreds of bases in more than 50 countries almost continuously, I believe keeping 3,000 armed and ready to attack or defend troops in Afghanistan would be the only prudent decision for the present. As reported, not one soldier died in Afghanistan in the last 18 months of Trump's presidency, those troops were probably doing far greater good for those people, for stability in the Middle East, and for the USA itself than most any other U.S. troops stationed around the globe.

 

[TheGreatSatan]

He didnt order an immediate withdrawal. He extended it from Drumpfs withdrawal date.

To 9/11, for political theater.

 

[Asclepias]

To 9/11, for political theater.

Probably. It would be 20 years to the day but that doesnt change the fact that he extended to that date.

 

[MarathonMike]

What were we doing over there for twenty years if not helping the Government be able to take care of itself?

Look, there are two separate issues here. You will get no argument from me that over the last 20 years we screwed up in Afghanistan. We allowed corruption to rule the day and did nothing about it. That does not exonerate Biden from the incredibly stupid and inept withdrawal that has left our people, our military assets, our sensitive information and the Afghan interpreters at great risk.

 

[Asclepias]

As reported, not one soldier died in Afghanistan in the last 18 months of Trump's presidency

Drumpf was in office for more than 18 months and there were lots of dead soldiers. Why yall focusing on the last 18 months?

 

[Batcat]

Hell Naw! We been over there babysitting them for 20 years now. Come on its about time they take care of themselves! For real they like a 40 year old still living at home expecting their parents to tale care of them. Like they are a bunch of babies and relied on the US for to long and to much that they cant take care of themselves any more.

I have no desire to see us stay in Afghanistan. I simply want to see a peaceful withdrawal where all Americans and those who supported our efforts there are successfully removed.

What we have due to Joe Biden is even more embarrassing than our withdrawal from Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War.

We are now the laughing stock of the world.

 

[TheGreatSatan]

Probably. It would be 20 years to the day but that doesnt change the fact that he extended to that date.

So you agree with Joe that no mistakes were made?

Was having people hanging on planes as they take off part of the plan?

 

[Asclepias]

We are now the laughing stock of the world.

You should be used to that. We were the laughing stock of the world in Nov of 2015.

 

[Asclepias]

So you agree with Joe that no mistakes were made?

Mistakes are always made. His mistake was an optics one. He sat there and said the Afghans wouldnt fold that fast. They set a world record in folding.

 

[Asclepias]

Was having people hanging on planes as they take off part of the plan?

So you think Biden told those people to hold onto the plane?

 

[TheGreatSatan]

Mistakes are always made. His mistake was an optics one. He sat there and said the Afghans wouldnt fold that fast. They set a world record in folding.

If Joe didn't lie, maybe more Americans would have left. Joe and his supporters have blood on their hands.

 

[TheGreatSatan]

So you think Biden told those people to hold onto the plane?

No, but they might have left early if Joe didn't tell them the Afghanistan government was stable.

 

[frigidweirdo]

Hell Naw! We been over there babysitting them for 20 years now. Come on its about time they take care of themselves! For real they like a 40 year old still living at home expecting their parents to tale care of them. Like they are a bunch of babies and relied on the US for to long and to much that they cant take care of themselves any more.

people need to make their own destiny. If they don't, what is created will not be theirs and they won't care for it.

 

[Asclepias]

If Joe didn't lie, maybe more Americans would have left.

How do you know it was a lie?

Maybe they wouldn't have. They sure hadn't left already and they had a year to leave.

 

[Asclepias]

No, but they might have left early if Joe didn't tell them the Afghanistan government was stable.

They had a year to leave. If they hadnt left by then what makes you think Biden had anything to do with them still being there? They knew since Drumpf announced they were leaving.

 

[MarathonMike]

They had a year to leave. If they hadnt left by then what makes you think Biden had anything to do with them still being there? They knew since Drumpf announced they were leaving.

It's really weak to blame the people for Biden's fuck up.

 

[Asclepias]

It's really weak to blame the people for Biden's fuck up.

Biden didnt make them stay and Biden cant force them to leave. Its really weak of you to pretend adults cant make the decision to leave a place when they know the US military is withdrawing and they had a year to figure it out.

 

[TheGreatSatan]

It's really weak to blame the people for Biden's fuck up.

Biden lied to them and told them everything would be fine.

 

[T_Szulc87]

Well we should have stayed long enough to keep Americans from being trapped behind radical Muslim lines.....

ok you right

 

[frigidweirdo]

Hell Naw! We been over there babysitting them for 20 years now. Come on its about time they take care of themselves! For real they like a 40 year old still living at home expecting their parents to tale care of them. Like they are a bunch of babies and relied on the US for to long and to much that they cant take care of themselves any more.

The only reason to stay was to save face for the president, which ever president. One of them had to take the plunge and get out, Biden did it.

He's getting criticism because it's easy. What's not easy is making the right decision.