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Taliban Didn't Win in Afghanistan, the Defense Contractors Did.

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CJKent_band
The truth hurts, but if you accept it, it will set you free
Title couldn’t says it all.

“Perhaps, one can hope, that outrage will swell over time, as more Americans come to learn of what exactly transpired—and how much of their treasure was squandered.”

Newsweek

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ilbbaicnl
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3 years ago
If we didn't learn it in Vietnam we won't in Afghanistan.
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CJKent_band
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3 years ago
"More than $300 million a year was spent paying salaries to non-existent personnel in the Afghan security forces ."

“These “ghost" personnel would be non-existent or previously registered names, no longer active members of either the military or the police.”

~ US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)
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Icee Loco (asshole)
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3 years ago
The defense contractors. The weapons manufacturers. The whole supply chain for the occupation. The corporations who rebuilt Afghanistan etc. War is good for businesses and creates a lot of business. That's why we have wars
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san_jose_guy
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3 years ago
Grandson of Notorious Warlord: My Family Is Celebrating the Taliban, But I Fear for My Friends’ Lives
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/26/a…

Sarah Chayes: Afghanistan Was an “Afterthought” for U.S. as Bush Was “Hellbent” on Invading Iraq
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/26/t…

SJG

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