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An Open Letter to Joe Biden on Afghanistan (William Kristol "enduring military presence" barf alert)
The Bulwark ^ | August 13, 2021 | Paul D. Miller and William Kristol

Posted on 08/14/2021 8:34:29 AM PDT by DoodleBob

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To: Spok

I stopped at “William Kristol”.


Me too. The funny thing is that I used to have a lot of respect for him pre-Trump. One of the great things about Trump is that he provided such a good litmus test for weeding out the bad Conservative actors.


21 posted on 08/14/2021 8:48:58 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: DoodleBob

Kristol Meth voted for Biden. I hope he is happy.


22 posted on 08/14/2021 8:50:49 AM PDT by dixie1202
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To: DoodleBob

The zombie traitor is back....


23 posted on 08/14/2021 8:51:10 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: DoodleBob

Why did this jackass believe Biden would do anything but screw up a US withdrawal and let the Tablian waltz right and takeover?


24 posted on 08/14/2021 8:51:26 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: qaz123
Understood.

Echo chambers are dangerous.

And exercise is good.

Many people have well-developed thoughts on Afghanistan. Some people don't.

By exposing the bad ideas to the antiseptic of FR, people who are fence-sitting and may think "re-send in the troops" may avail themselves to the antidote.

I also enjoy the comedic value of FReepers when it comes to Billy K.

25 posted on 08/14/2021 8:51:52 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: Baldwin77

“ But Trump mean-tweeted !”

Furthermore, he is orange. Which is bad.


26 posted on 08/14/2021 8:52:03 AM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas
Great minds think alike. See my previous post!

I always did think you were a brilliant guy. This proves it once more.

27 posted on 08/14/2021 8:52:39 AM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: rbg81

I went to school with Bill Kristol—he was a big fan of the “Noble Lie”—wanted a world of elites ruling the masses like sub-humans.

He was always your enemy—he just kept it more hidden before the Trump era.


28 posted on 08/14/2021 8:53:10 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: DoodleBob

Of course Kristol never spent a day in uniform, just another neo con.


29 posted on 08/14/2021 8:55:38 AM PDT by kenmcg (tHE WHOLE )
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To: DoodleBob

I would love to see the a-hole strapped to the front of a Taliban Toyota Technical Mad Max style and take a tour of all of his great ideas.


30 posted on 08/14/2021 9:03:04 AM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: DoodleBob

“We know this is doable..”

You do it Kristol.


31 posted on 08/14/2021 9:04:40 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: DoodleBob

Dear Bill
Thank you for your letter. Please use a softer and more flushable paper on your next correspondence. Write it on a Charmn roll. Its sqeezably soft.
Thank
S
Your pal
Joe Bidens wife
Acting President.


32 posted on 08/14/2021 9:05:45 AM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less!)
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To: DoodleBob

Who benefits from “showing U.S. strength”?
Our tools of war should exist, and be deployed, for one and only one reason, and that reason is VICTORY.

It seemed bizarre to me at age 18 that U.S. policy in Vietnam was premised on the idea that if we showed how determined we were by taking casualties, that Ho Chi Minh would wake up one morning and say, “Holy crap, these guys are really serious! And you know what they COULD do to us! We’d better give up!”

Unfortunately, this fantasy of winning without victory through “showing US strength” has persisted, and resulted not only in catastrophic costs and losses, but also in a precipitous decline in prestige as it reveals not strength but WEAKNESS.

We lost in Vietnam because we are WEAK. We lost in Iraq because we are WEAK. We lost in Afghanistan because we are WEAK. We lost the streets in Portland, in Minneapolis, and elsewhere because we are WEAK.

And now, everybody knows it.

Hard times ahead.

Be VERY suspicious of cheerleaders for “demonstrating U.S. power” (And yes, I’m looking right at you, Kristol).

If we were powerful after 9/11, the American flag would be flying right now over the Supreme Commander’s HQ in Riyadh, and Pakistan would be a province of Greater India.

But we have no more fake power to show. And the people who want to take advantage of the now obsolete shows of force will have to find another solution to their problems.


33 posted on 08/14/2021 9:07:43 AM PDT by Jim Noble (The nation cannot be saved until the GOP is destroyed)
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34 posted on 08/14/2021 9:08:03 AM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: qaz123
Can we all agree to NOT post anything that is in any way associated with Kristin, Lowry, National Review, Goldberg, etc etc

No, I won't agree.

I won't agree because there are still people here who are fooled by neocon lies, and who will back catastrophic mistakes if you push their "show America is strong" or "defend the homeland" buttons.

No more. Never again.

35 posted on 08/14/2021 9:10:47 AM PDT by Jim Noble (The nation cannot be saved until the GOP is destroyed)
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To: DoodleBob

The time to make the decisions being advocated is past. I’d speculate that the marine hostages are there to force the Taliban to concentrate forces so our air power can blast them, except US commanders are now tranny-coddlers, not tacticians. Joe Biden is the perfect metaphor for a once great nation that has lost its way.


36 posted on 08/14/2021 9:11:34 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: DoodleBob
"We can at least avoid the worst outcome, a collapse and slaughter..."

Did he write this article a month ago?

37 posted on 08/14/2021 9:11:50 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: qaz123
Can we all agree to NOT post anything that is in any way associated with Kristin, Lowry, National Review, Goldberg, etc etc

It's always a good idea to know exactly what the enemy is thinking, saying and proposing. Ignoring them and hoping they'll go away is not a formula for success.
38 posted on 08/14/2021 9:13:01 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Spok

Exactly...anything posted by Kristal is simply for entertainment....if that.


39 posted on 08/14/2021 9:15:05 AM PDT by caww ( )
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Besides, Bullwork is such a great name for a site run by BS artists


40 posted on 08/14/2021 9:16:33 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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