Can poppy not be used in industrial production of pharmaceuticals. Seems weird their populace has knowledge of growing such a compelling resource but they can't legally monetize it...

8/18/2021 7:42:06 PM

Quote :

"Making life hell for civilians in enemy countries, business as usual "

Yeah, it's totally the US that's raping and murdering Afghan women right now, not the Taliban, who-- if you're being logically consistent- just want to have their own sovereign nation and elections how they see fit.

GET. THE. FUCK. OUT.

[Edited on August 18, 2021 at 7:51 PM. Reason : .]

8/18/2021 7:50:47 PM

Quote :

"Yeah, it's totally the US that's raping and murdering Afghan women right now, not the Taliban"

No, it was US troops, contractors, and the Afghan military doing that for the last 20 years, now only the Taliban will be doing it

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmudiyah_rape_and_killings
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2011/10/20/military-sexual-assault-and-rape-epidemic
https://www.cato.org/commentary/no-justice-contractor-rape#
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-told-to-ignore-afghan-allies-abuse-of-boys.html

Unfortunately, stealing all of Afghanistan's infrastructure money will make life much worse for Afghan women than it needed to be.

[Edited on August 18, 2021 at 9:30 PM. Reason : .]

8/18/2021 9:24:20 PM

The Treasury done took the money that the Taliban was going to use to build a school for orphaned girls and battered women!

8/18/2021 10:08:05 PM

haha

8/18/2021 10:24:50 PM

ok ben shapiro

8/18/2021 10:43:26 PM

How in the world, given the Taliban's record, would you think that they would put that money to use for the people of Afghanistan?

Oh wait, they won't need to spend it on military, we just gave them all they need. So yea, maybe they could have spent that money on infrastructure for civilians.

8/18/2021 11:12:50 PM

They’re awful fundamentalists, but they’re not braindead. They have to run the country and the economy, which includes building/maintaining infrastructure and some degree of popular support. They’re already working with India to continue infrastructure projects that began under the previous government.

8/19/2021 12:55:42 AM

infrastructure like roads with the IEDs preinstalled

8/19/2021 2:09:25 PM

^That's a great idea!

8/21/2021 10:25:20 AM

it's also mind boggling to me that we have no idea what equipment is now in the hands of the Taliban.

Like, the government can audit any joe schmoe and that schmoe better hope they have all their receipts for the last 7 years, but we have no idea how many MRAPS the Taliban just won?

8/22/2021 2:58:20 PM

Hint: that’s by design

8/22/2021 9:44:41 PM

Pretty sure, given the chance, someone's gonna take a shot at Biden over "Afghanistan."

Can't wait to see how the red states respond to an unexpected President Harris. 1860 WHAT WHAT

8/23/2021 1:52:01 PM

The reaction to Afghanistan has been negative sure, but assassination negative? That's a stretch.

8/24/2021 11:50:52 AM

50,000 people have been evacuated in 10 days

pretty incredible

8/24/2021 12:04:27 PM

^^ How's it a stretch? A would-be bomber was arrested in DC last week and Afghanistan was on his list of Things That Are Wrong With America. Meanwhile, Mo Brooks (US Senator, January 6 guest speaker, name-taking-ass-kicking advocate) thinks the man from North Carolina may be on to something and Tucker Carlson is going on about an invasion of brown people.

8/24/2021 12:40:52 PM

I mean, at any given time, there are probably literally thousands of people who would take a shot at the president (or other politician) if they had the opportunity. Lots of crazies out there.

8/24/2021 2:04:53 PM

For sure, and they're all being wound tighter and tighter.

8/24/2021 6:17:06 PM

At least some of the women are able to flee to one of the safest countries in Africa.

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8/25/2021 10:23:27 AM

source?

up to 83,200 evacuated in 11 days

[Edited on August 25, 2021 at 11:31 AM. Reason : .]

8/25/2021 11:29:34 AM

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/africa/afghan-schoolgirls-semester-rwanda-intl/index.html

8/25/2021 11:37:41 AM

good for Rwanada and Uganda and every other country who take in refugees

8/25/2021 11:42:14 AM

Even CNN is starting to beat the drum of incompetence.

So you're all gonna get what you really wanted - a Harris presidency.

8/31/2021 7:56:11 AM

What are you talking about man.

8/31/2021 8:37:15 AM

one our greatest pundits

8/31/2021 11:20:01 AM

So you guys don't expect to see Democratic calls for Biden to step down?

8/31/2021 2:10:22 PM

no, because a majority of the country agrees with the decision to leave Afghanistan

I’m really curious to know what you mean by “ So you're all gonna get what you really wanted - a Harris presidency.”

8/31/2021 2:15:02 PM

^^you really gotta stop watching 24 hr news channels man. They don't get ratings by staying calm and detached.

8/31/2021 4:30:34 PM

So pumped for Biden to be impeached so we can have who we all really wanted as president, the 15th runner up

8/31/2021 4:52:57 PM

I honestly don't watch news. I read wral, huffpo, drudge, cnn, I've pretty much cut the cord with fox.

8/31/2021 4:54:53 PM

Quote :

" So you're all gonna get what you really wanted - a Harris presidency"

do you mind posting why you thought this?

[Edited on August 31, 2021 at 5:07 PM. Reason : .]

8/31/2021 5:04:59 PM

I've pretty much cut the cord with fox. Except for Hannity. And Tucker.

8/31/2021 6:49:03 PM

Nobody gives a shit about Afghanistan.

I mean informed people with humanitarian concerns clearly care, and the people left to deal with the carnage and aftermath certainly care, but the average American isn't preoccupied with it, and this won't be a part of the news cycle for much longer.

9/1/2021 12:04:23 AM

^ it's gross to see. Collateral damage from drone bombings increased 300x when trump admin changed rules of engagement. It was barely reported in the news.

Trump freed a Taliban leader and 5000 prisoners (drastically more than we ever had at gitmo), and it was clouded by election news and other scandals.

9/1/2021 12:20:51 AM

CNN's ratings have tanked since Biden has been in office, so their most recent go-to stories have been COVID destroying the South, and 72 hours worth of hurricane Ida catastrophe porn.

The average American assumes Afghanistan/Iraq/Iran are all the same people/places.

This unquestionably has been a horrific look for Biden's admin, but people will move on to the next shiny object--just like they did when Trump drew a hurricane cone around Alabama.

9/1/2021 12:36:41 AM

@tgl....come on, don't play dumb. You would love to see Kamala become the next president. When he picked her as her VP, that was on everyone's mind.

9/1/2021 12:11:33 PM

I’m not playing dumb

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_candidates

there is no excitement over someone who didn’t even make it to one primary election in 2020

it’s hilarious to me that you think there is, though

9/1/2021 12:19:51 PM

I think Dems would obviously prefer Kamala over the next republican candidate but I don't think that's what rjr means.

Many that voted for Biden were/are very lukewarm on him, but only a very small percentage of those are pining for Harris.

9/1/2021 12:23:59 PM

he has a warped sense of what people on the left think from years of consumption of right wing media

[Edited on September 1, 2021 at 12:38 PM. Reason : .]

9/1/2021 12:36:36 PM

+.5 for vaccine mandates

-.25 for taking so damn long

9/10/2021 1:32:53 PM

Impressed by Biden recently. Clear, decisive, bold and correct actions on virus and Texas. If he can release the kids in border camps though

9/10/2021 4:34:14 PM

Just hoping a few colleagues actually do as they say and quit. With demand lower gives me more of a reason to be there, and honestly would rather weed out the douchy non-vax people

9/12/2021 12:26:52 AM

My only concern is there are SO MANY anti-vax people at work that if they were all to stick to their guns and quit, we probably couldn't operate. It's already been challenging. Certainly, they won't all quit, though, but a few key positions quitting could be a significant temporary setback. Not saying it isn't worth it long-term. Bring it on!

9/12/2021 6:58:43 PM

I doubt they’ll Quit

But a bunch of jobs opening up that were once held by angry white men (disproportionately) could be a good opportunity

9/12/2021 11:57:07 PM

Several nurses I know quit. I feel like there will be at least some people sticking to their guns.

However, a large majority of anti-vaxxers are the same people who can't afford to not work, so Biden has them by the cojones.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/12/health/ny-hospital-pausing-baby-deliveries-covid-19-resignations/index.html




[Edited on September 13, 2021 at 9:36 AM. Reason : How many times do I need to edit]

9/13/2021 9:29:17 AM

This is what I see on my FB feed all day.

[Edited on September 13, 2021 at 9:32 AM. Reason : da]

9/13/2021 9:32:11 AM

I'm assuming it's a recent picture related to a visit to the Flight 93 memorial. That chunk of Pennsylvania is apparently Trumpy.

What's the gotcha?

9/13/2021 10:10:06 AM

how dare he not shun those kids over the hats their parents put on their heads

9/13/2021 10:57:09 AM

I'm guessing that if Trump was in a similar situation, he'd probably tell his staff to "Get that kid outta here!!"

[Edited on September 13, 2021 at 11:55 AM. Reason : if they were wearing a Clinton hat/shirt]

9/13/2021 11:55:16 AM

^4

pretty good response to that report:

http://twitter.com/EricLevitz/status/1437447999186214914

Quote :

" Removing unvaccinated nurses from hospitals where they can transmit COVID-19 to cancer patients who lack functioning immune systems (something that has happened multiple times according to physicians I know) seems like it *should* be an intended goal of the vaccine mandate."

9/13/2021 12:49:34 PM