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Iran says U.S. "failure" in Afghanistan a chance for durable peace
Reuters ^ | August 16, 2021 | Parisa Hafezi

Posted on 08/16/2021 5:52:19 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA

DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday the United States' "military failure" in Afghanistan offered an opportunity to establish lasting peace in the country.

Taliban insurgents took control of the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday following a rout of the U.S.-backed Afghan army as foreign forces withdrew from Afghanistan.

Washington has accused Iran in the past of providing covert aid to Taliban fighters against U.S. forces. Tehran, which supports an inclusive Afghan government that would include all ethnic groups and sects, has denied this.

"America's military defeat and its withdrawal must become an opportunity to restore life, security and durable peace in Afghanistan," Iran's state TV quoted Raisi as saying.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; biden; california; ebrahimraisi; iran; iraq; lebanon; nancypelosi; pakistan; waronterror
Our enemies smell Biden's weakness and incompetence.
1 posted on 08/16/2021 5:52:19 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
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"America's military defeat and its withdrawal must become an opportunity to restore life, security and durable peace in Afghanistan," Iran's state TV quoted Raisi as saying.

Biden agrees, time to pay off Iran again and give them nuclear weapons.

2 posted on 08/16/2021 5:53:22 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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i smell a whitewash of the taliban...gee they are not so bad


3 posted on 08/16/2021 5:54:31 AM PDT by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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Iran says U.S. “failure” in Afghanistan a chance for durable peace

What's with the quotes on “failure” then?
Does Al Reuters see Americans fleeing from the Taliban in Kabul as a victory?

4 posted on 08/16/2021 5:56:50 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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I see these same posts here today by the usual DU sleeper cells .


5 posted on 08/16/2021 5:56:54 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists are the real danger )
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To: ConservativeInPA

Iran is chomping at the bit. Remember....they’re the ones who supply the Taliban and Alqueda. Iran is a haven and they want Afghanistan as a second base.


6 posted on 08/16/2021 5:57:46 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Iran was about to Invade Afghanistan in early 2001 and the USA warned them off of it.

Now, let’s push them into it.


7 posted on 08/16/2021 5:58:52 AM PDT by MattMusson (Sometimes the wind blows too much)
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Does Al Reuters see Americans fleeing from the Taliban in Kabul as a victory?

Rhetorical question, right? Most of the American media see it as a victory. Why wouldn't Reuters?

8 posted on 08/16/2021 5:59:01 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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Iran is chomping at the bit.

Those Paki POSs are chomping too.

9 posted on 08/16/2021 6:00:01 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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So is this fiasco how the USA becomes ‘respected in the world again?


10 posted on 08/16/2021 6:01:36 AM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny )
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Most of the American media see it as a victory

They are going to need to change the meaning of the word “victory” from what everyone knows it is.

11 posted on 08/16/2021 6:01:44 AM PDT by SmokingJoe ( )
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Posting the truth is somehow a “DU sleeper cell?” I don’t get it. Am I missing something?


12 posted on 08/16/2021 6:05:56 AM PDT by Jarhead9297
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The Taliban has issued a list of people to be arrested:

• Anybody who worked for the previous government
• Bankers and financial workers
• Anybody committing child abuse
• Feminists
• Women in political office
• Journalists
• TV presenters
• LGBT activists
• LGBT individuals

The country is about to go back to the stone age. What will it look like without feminists and LGBT activists running the country?

13 posted on 08/16/2021 6:13:02 AM PDT by Brookhaven
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PEACE in the ME?

With Bigfoot riding Unicorns to do it.


14 posted on 08/16/2021 6:24:47 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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Wonder how Xi will handle the Taliban so he can take over Afghanistan to many minerals to pass up.


15 posted on 08/16/2021 7:26:44 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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Our enemies smell Biden's weakness and incompetence.

You don't need to smell that decrepit old criminal's weakness and incompetence. More like, there's a 100 foot tall billboard in Times Square announcing it.

16 posted on 08/16/2021 8:04:24 AM PDT by EinNYC
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It won’t be lasting peace for the citizens of Afghanistan any more than it has been for the citizens of Iran. And, they definitely won’t be free.


17 posted on 08/16/2021 9:20:44 AM PDT by falcon99 (qu)
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