Biden to Reportedly Announce Successful Counterterrorism Operation Tonight

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  1. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    The War on Terror was largely over at that point.

    And while Biden gets the blame for the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, a huge dose of that has to go to the Orange Cheetoh, who not only negotiated with the Taliban to hand them over the country without including the Afghani government (!!!!!), then tried to get us out by Jan 15th. Biden extended that 7 months to August and organized the largest airlift in world history to try to get as many people as possible out.
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  2. Steal Your Face

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    I have no problem with getting out of Afghanistan and I have no problem with negotiating with the Taliban, but let's face it, the way Biden did it was sloppy and now things are worse.
  3. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    Again, Trump wanted us out 7 months sooner. It absolutely would have been worse without that lead time. Hell, doing that in Syria is what caused Mattis to resign - and led to the first ever airstrikes on US bases by US warplanes because we didn't have time to evacuate them!

    And I absolutely have a problem with negotiating with the Taliban without involving the Afghani government.

    Your BDS is showing again. :D
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    I didn't say without the Afghani government, homie.
  5. Demiurge

    Demiurge Goodbye and Hello, as always.

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    No, I did, FF. Try to keep up.

    The Afghan government got completely thrown under the bus by Trump.

    But hey, it did remove the US presence on Russia's southern border.

    Just like removing the US troops from Syria helped stablize Russia's ally and friendly warm water port.
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    You forgot releasing Velveeta Voldemort releasing 5,000 Taliban fighters from prison.
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    God, I am so sick of "libertarians" bringing in Penn Jillette into political discussion - as if he has access to the same documents and information provided to the POTUS.
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    What could he have done differently?

    You do know that trump totally fucked over Biden if Biden won the election. If trump won, he would have just .. changed his mind and his mindless followers, like yourself, would have made excuses for him. He intentionally put Biden in a position in which he would have had to pull out without the "pre-work" done.
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    I didn’t vote for Trump. Repeat that over and over until it sticks.
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    This report is obviously BS. @Rimjob Bob has assured me there is no difference in how Presidents prioritize counter-terrorism.

    Xey were adamant about it.
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    I only have your word for that. And you consistently contradict that statement by posting shit that comes from his propaganda team. If you didn’t vote for him, but constantly push his propaganda, you’re doing more to ensure his continued presence than if you had just voted for him. So, either way, you support him and whether or not you filled in the circle next to his name is irrelevant.
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    Yeah, but at least Trump got the Taliban to agree to not harbor Al-Qaeda members anymore. Art of the Deal, baby!

    Wait, where was this guy that Biden just killed hiding out, anyway? :unsure:
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    I didn’t vote for Trump. Repeat that over and over until you get it right. Then and only then will this discussion go any further. Here’s a hint, you can still be a libertarian and yet admit when Trump did something right. Ex. Penn Jillette video I posted earlier. Here’s another hint. You can still be a libertarian and criticize the Democrats every day of your life and hardly ever criticize the Republicans. These things happen all of the time. Being silent on something does not mean I endorse that thing. Once everyone on WF gets that through their brains then we can move on. Here’s your last hint. You can still be a libertarian and support libertarian values and also support some Republican issues because the libertarian party will never be in power. I could go on, but I think you might be able to get the point.
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    Penn is not privy to the same docs the president gets. Everything he says is his opinion. Invite him to post here and you can agree/rep him all you want. If you want others to agree/rep you, post something from a reliable news site.
    no one cares what Penn’s opinion is.
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    Oh look, the guy that whines about other people having preferred pronouns is now whining about people not referring to him by his preferred adjectives. :dayton:
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    Literally no one believes you, guy who's voting Trump again in 2024
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    I don't give a fuck who you voted or didn't vote for.
    Your continued defense of him and his undermines your claim, even if it's true (and I will believe you on that, mind).
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    Rational Security had a really good discussion on the strike.

    https://www.lawfareblog.com/rational-security-20-small-world-after-all-edition

    It’s the first segment so if you have 25 minutes give it a listen.
    • “Another One Bites the Dust.” This past weekend, an American drone strike successfully killed yet another major terrorist leader—this time al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri—in downtown Kabul, while apparently avoiding any civilian casualties or significant collateral damage. What does the strike tell us about the Biden administration's counterterrorism strategy and the role it plays in his broader global agenda?
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    So this guy likes to stand out on a balcony, they know that, and it took Biden over a year and a half to order the hit? Maybe it took a long time to hit the fucking button to launch the missile?

    I guess Biden was quicker than Bush, Obama, and Trump. How is it that sleepy joe beat all of those guys to the punch? Or was it that someone just needed a victory before the midterms and went for the low hanging fruit that had been there for 2 decades.
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    Your definition of "defending" differs from mine.
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    Yes, yes we know… You aren’t ‘pro-Trump’ you are just ‘anti-anti-Trump’ without the ability to understand what that actually means.
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