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Pompeo: The Taliban’s Position Is ‘About to Get Worse’ After Aborted Talks
freebeacon ^ | SEPTEMBER 8, 2019 | Graham Piro

Posted on 09/09/2019 7:22:17 PM PDT by MarvinStinson

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To: bioqubit

Anything else is NOT serious.


21 posted on 09/09/2019 9:49:51 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: MarvinStinson
Pompeo: "I want the American people to know that President Trump is taking it to the Taliban, in an effort to make sure that we protect American interests."

As of July 7, 2018, there have been 2,372 U.S. military deaths in the War in Afghanistan. 1,856 of these deaths have been the result of hostile action. 20,320 American servicemembers have also been wounded in action during the war. In addition, there were 1,720 U.S. civilian contractor fatalities.

22 posted on 09/09/2019 10:37:21 PM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Time for Linebacker 3.


23 posted on 09/09/2019 10:43:36 PM PDT by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?''.)
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To: MarvinStinson

So there’s a plan. They should have accepted the deal. Well done!


24 posted on 09/10/2019 4:11:33 AM PDT by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: MarvinStinson

I hope carpet bombing is in the mix. To hell with collateral damage. (They were not interested in collateral damage on 911). Our soldiers should be there for “clean up” only.


25 posted on 09/10/2019 4:49:46 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Get rid of them like isis


26 posted on 09/10/2019 4:58:01 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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nuke the middle east, take their oil, open a walmart super store


27 posted on 09/10/2019 7:05:16 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU (Amount of "child" support paid is inversely proportionate to mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: MarvinStinson

Thousands of needless American soldiers dead and two trillion dollars spent for nothing.

Why would the United States want to single out one piece of territory and try to battle terrorists while there are many others that allow them to flourish, which is most of the Middle East.

No American soldier should ever have to set foot in that hellhole. We have air power.


28 posted on 09/10/2019 7:31:55 AM PDT by odawg
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To: sockmonkey

You might want to check your dates and your info.

I spent two years in Afghanistan.

There have not been that many US casualties sine 2018.

Maybe since 2008.

We averaged about 6.3 KIA per month for the first 7 years under Bush, and about 25 KIA per month for the first 5 years under Zero. Don’t know the later numbers, but it’s much lower as the numbers of troops in country is lower.


29 posted on 09/10/2019 8:01:12 AM PDT by NorthernTraveler
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I’d start with taking out the poppy fields and the mullahs and madrassas.

yep, it's a start

30 posted on 09/10/2019 8:04:25 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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*** You might want to check your dates and your info.***

Was from the DOD. Will find link again when I have a minute.


31 posted on 09/10/2019 10:27:56 AM PDT by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: HighSierra5

Drones and rockets don’t require many troops. A Taliban meeting here, a funeral there an occasional mosque thrown in for good measure and you have big time Taliban hurt on the cheap


32 posted on 09/10/2019 10:31:43 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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