We spent 20 years in Afghanistan and didn't make a dent. While I agree what is happening in Afghanistan is deplorable, this is what Afghanistan wanted.
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Do you think we went there to help people?
We went there to spend money on weapons. We succeeded.
Don't be reductive. We also spent billions on cheap construction.
I think cats have more freedom than me too. I don't get to wander into other people's yards and pee on them
Not with that attitude. You have nothing to lose but your chains!
On one hand what's going on is a travesty, on another we already tried this. It didn't work. We fucked up by meddling with the middle east in the first place.
I don't really know there's a solution for the west at this point, more than just a lesson to learn about minding your own fucking business next time.
How do you fix an oppressive society when half of its citizens seem more than willing to oppress the other half?