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Nitram

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17. I would tend to agree with the general's assessment. The Taliban fight for ideological and

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 03:40 PM

Jul 2020

religious reasons, not for money. The Stingers we gave the mujahideen probably killed far more Russians than Americans killed for bounty money. That said, Trump had an obligation to respond to the intelligence with action of one sort or another.

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Top general has doubts Russian bounty program killed US troops in Afghanistan [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP

Well there was money paid and found soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

Good to know, if true. But still, McKenzie acted upon the intelligence, and sought confirmation. . . Journeyman Jul 2020 #2

Agree rpannier Jul 2020 #12

That is one way to get a promotion during this administration Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #3

Yep Rebl2 Jul 2020 #8

It doesn't matter what you think, the program existed, the orange nazi loved him some putin yaesu Jul 2020 #4

That is Sort of Like Dubya Waiting Until Planes Crash Into The Twin Towers... TomCADem Jul 2020 #5

LIHOP Mme. Defarge Jul 2020 #9

no, just an incompetent lazy dumbass who should never have been president JI7 Jul 2020 #11

Politico: What the CIA knew before 9/11: New details TomCADem Jul 2020 #13

I do not see a specific warning in this... TomVilmer Jul 2020 #16

Fecking Apologist for Trump, IMO. Ford_Prefect Jul 2020 #6

It certainly didn't result in mass killings, and we've done much the same, Hoyt Jul 2020 #7

Kissing ass is hard! GeorgeGist Jul 2020 #10

Westmoreland had doubts the NVA could launch an offensive in 1969 Yeehah Jul 2020 #14

trump lackie Snoopy 7 Jul 2020 #15

I would tend to agree with the general's assessment. The Taliban fight for ideological and Nitram Jul 2020 #17