#Afghanistan

10 yrs ago today Congress voted to end #DontAskDontTell, which lifted the policy 9 months later (apparently DoD needed time for "implementation"). Truly a day worth remembering. But it's still
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After Swan rightly notes that regardless of the bounty story, Intel says Russia is supplying weapons to the Taliban, and asks “Isn't that enough to challenge Putin over the killings
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Join us tomorrow as we discuss the international order, past and future, before Trump and after, and my new book. THREAD https://quincyinst.org/event/the-liberal-order-before-trump-and-after/ In 1999, a decade after the fall of
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Ahead of Pompeo's remarks, here are some thoughts regarding the longstanding cooperation between the IRI and al-Qaeda: 1. The Khamenei-led regime has systematically dismissed accusations of assistance to al-Qaeda. It's
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You're going to find out, in the near future, that all those people who studied the government for decades, but you denounced as "crazy conspiracy theorists" were right about everything.Apologies
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Nujaba threatened Turkey in a statement while a newer group claimed an attack, highlighting how IRGC uses these newer groups, which could be front groups at this time but can
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Using @LaurelMillerICG quote that “for two years Taliban leader was dead and no analyst including d entire US government didn’t know about it,” I agree with you about Taliban leadership
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Schiff just walked into a trap. Read the part about the CODEL travel records, which were supposed to have been disclosed in the Congressional Record by now, but they were
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JUST IN: US Chairman of Joint Staff Gen. Mark Milley now at @BrookingsInst: “Our military is very very capable.. we are determined to defend US constitution, no one should doubt
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@JoeBiden LIAR. You're NOT going to be president.Add 6 MORE WHOPPERS of your "truth"1. YOU LIED saying your helicopter was “forced down” by Osama bin Laden’s lair in Afghanistan!The helicopter
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In 1999 I was a few days away from signing on the line and joining the British army. I'd fucked up every exam at school and failed at my retakes.
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I want everyone to know if I go silent, it is either I was banned, removed, supressed, or I have gone off the radar to be prepared for what is
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The day whole world got to know about someone by the name of Osama Bin Laden and his bloody Al Qaeda.A day that shook the world.Seems like yesterday when we
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1(7) The ‘war on terror’ has always been about extending western empire & white supremacy. Spare us the 'this is an aberration/not us/bad apple' script. This was inevitable, the logical
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The Popeo Doctrine is an absolute gift in that it brings into a broader public view the very-real Dominionist agenda that drives the GOP.They're a death cult: Pence, Barr, and
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I’ve been thinking hard about Mattis’s statement, and it gets so close to understanding the role of those who lend their name and credibility to empower Trump, and yet includes
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