Posted on 07/23/2019 10:17:55 AM PDT by KingofZion
fghans were startled to hear President Trump’s remarks that he could end the war in Afghanistan “in a week” but that it would cause the deaths of millions of people. The office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday immediately asked for “clarification” about Trump’s statement “via diplomatic means and channels.”
“If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth,” Trump said Monday. “It would be over in literally, in 10 days.” He did not elaborate on how that would be done.
Trump made the comments during a White House meeting with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in which the two discussed a number of bilateral issues, including ending the war in Afghanistan....
Others were more concerned with facts. Rana Momand, an Afghan American tweeted: “Can some1 tell #DonaldTrump in order to wipe Afg off the face of the earth, he must get rid of 32 million Afghans, not just 10 mil.” The United Nations puts the current population of Afghanistan at 37.2 million.
Zaman Sultani, a South Asia researcher for Amnesty International, argued via tweet: “There is no need to wipe off #AFG from the face of earth. The country is devastated by the meaningless war by the #Taliban and the corrupted & incapable #government.” He also urged the president to avoid civilian casualties in Afghanistan, which reached record highs last year.
The United States has been at war in Afghanistan since 2001, when it launched airstrikes after the 9/11 attacks to help Afghan resistance forces drive the Taliban from power. U.S. troops then began pouring in to shore up the new government, battle a resurgent Taliban and root out al-Qaeda militants. It has become the longest war in U.S. history.
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The Washington Post is a sack of sh*t.
I don’t have a problem with that, as long as they are the right 10 million: terrorists and Taliban, but I repeat myself.
He also urged the president to avoid civilian casualties in Afghanistan, which reached record highs last year.
How many of those civilian casualties were caused by US Forces?
Less than the Taliban and the corrupt government, I’m sure.
Yes, you’re right.
I heard President Trump’s remarks about Afghanistan and the WaPo went out of its way to create a story where there was none, save for POTUS’ crisp remarks.
Pure BS. Swatting mosquitoes is not a war. If it had been a real war, it would have been over in ten days. Trump was just stating the obvious.
Spray the ‘DRUG FARMS’ with potent stuff so they can’t raise a crop for a few years !
That’ll change their attitude...
The terrorists are “civilians” — they don’t wear a uniform.
But killing them is a good thing, not a bad one.
The terrorists are the ones who are killing many true civilians living there.
I thought Prince Obama ended that war??????
Trump is speaking a truth. The only way to really control the place is a Carthaginian peace - literally destroy everything, remove or kill everyone, and start again.
Hindsight says once the Taliban were overthrown, the country should have been set on fire while on our way out. Instead we got more nation-building bullshit.
How to prevent Muslim terrorists from coming back? You can’t - so have a complete travel ban from nearly all Muslim countries into the USA.
He didn't say he would wipe Afghanistan off of the face of the Earth, Rana. Try and pay attention when the adults are speaking.
Or maybe he did, it would just be part of Afgh.
The president is right 10mil would do it. Just hit the trouble spots like along the Pakistan border. No need to kill everyone.
President Trump is wrong here. It would not take even 10 days.
Best not to push the button—Best, Pull out and let them kill each other as they have been for thousands of years.
The Constitution of Afganistan is explicitly Islamic. It was a mistake from the beginning to support any country so constituted. Islam is inherently evil.
Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday immediately asked for “clarification”
Be careful what you ask for Ashraf
This leaves roughly 12 million in the middle (including Kabul) who are problematic to sort out.
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