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Abandoned Afghan Ally's avatar

This situation make me very worried, as an Afghan veteran we see again big powers playing with war and deals but normal people always suffer. I feel like nobody really care about people who already lost everything in past conflicts.

LovingMomma's avatar

You are absolutely correct I believe it's time for us to start caring and supporting our vets

WJB Motown's avatar

A little late.......Vietnam vets were treated like a pile of shit and nothing has changed.....sorry they have.....now US Vets are "suckers and losers".......and the US fascist leader does not like soliders that are captured!!

Former Afghan Ally.....pack your bags and move on befoer you are fucked over even worse.

Sharon Herrick's avatar

What our government did to you and so many others is so painful and shameful. I can only hope there will be a way to somehow make some amends. The sad truth is almost all governments are more than willing to use ordinary people as cannon fodder and---despite our protestations on holidays like Memorial Day---then throw them away. So not only do the powers-that-be forget about our allies (and certainly don't consider noncombatants of any stripe) but they also forget about their own "warriors." Some way we "ordinary" people need to find our shared values and throw the bums out.

Abandoned Afghan Ally's avatar

The United States abandoned its Afghan allies to the enemy in a way I never could have imagined. As an Afghan veteran, I stood shoulder to shoulder with U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan for twenty years. But today, I don’t even hear a single word in Washington about Afghan allies. On the contrary, they have suspended all of our legal immigration cases. As an Afghan veteran left behind, I must say that I will continue to seek justice.

Kathleen's avatar

Personally I have been very ashamed of the way the Afghan allies were and have been treated. No loyalty , no integrity with these traitors in the 'administration'.

Abandoned Afghan Ally's avatar

I thank you for your very kind words. Almost 80 percent of the people in the United States support Afghan allies. It is the current U.S. government that abandoned us. I am truly grateful to the American people from the bottom of my heart.🙏

Vicki L Rogers's avatar

I am such a potty mouthed bitch. I truly hate that man.

LovingMomma's avatar

You and me both

Suede67's avatar

Ditto! He is absolute scum.

Vicki L Rogers's avatar

Men are afraid of vaginas. Especially if they have teeth. No clue what that means but it sounded pretty cool. Im 70, I don't care what I say anymore. LOL

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I am truly sickened with Hegseth's commencement speech to West Point grads. Truly evil and unhinged. He is poison to our military.

Susan Kolman's avatar

Leave it to Trump to destroy the near-perfect sand castle that Barack Obama built.

LovingMomma's avatar

Right that man destroys everything he touches

WJB Motown's avatar

Where is the official oppositon party.....that does not exist??? Where are the millions of protesters in the streets??? The free- democratic world has had with Amerca and is moving on!!!!!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I ask myself that everyday! WTF?! Wake up, Americans!!

Kelk's avatar

You should pay more attention. Millions have been protesting,. And Millions have voted in mid term elections, for Democracy.

WJB Motown's avatar

NoKings should be happening weekly........Voting in the corporate Dems and losers that are supported by Chuckles and AIPAC Jeffries is a short term fix.

The free world has had enough bullshit threats........my last trip ever to America was years ago.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

I just said that. I didn't see your comment until now. I'll probably piss some people off but I don't care. I'm just being honest 🤷🏻‍♀️

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Some of us are paying attention. Not enough outrage and protesting is what I'm saying. The protests here are kind of pathetic. I'm first generation American as my father was a European immigrant. Europe knows how to protest. Millions turn up in masses. There has only been 3 No Kings and it is not nearly enough. It should be daily or weekly. Americans are too lazy to protest because they don't want to leave their Facebook for a day or whatever social media they're in to. Now the Vietnam protests were awesome and I wish it could be more like that. The protests from the 60's and 70's is what I would like to see. So yeah, I am paying attention.

Kelk's avatar

Got it. But... I don't underestimate the outrage and more importantly, the vote. They have to be voted out.

The V. protests were awesome, but not effective in electing the right people. The war ended because lost.

We have to win.

So more protests are great,. When I hear 'Americans are lazy, noone protests, pathetic protests,', I don't know what the idea is behind saying that.

gerri caldarola's avatar

Well, not suprised they just gloss over a child sex offender -- are you?

Brenda Brown's avatar

Ben,with so much corruption happening you may have already reported on the V Convention that is occurring and I missed it. If not,could you please check into it and report back on it. I just read about it in Substack and it just added to my stress and anxiety. Apparently the Christian Nationalist only need 6 more state's approval to completely rewrite the Constitution and NOT in a good way!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Can we ever have a peaceful weekend?

Dee Cee's avatar

Yes. Looking forward to the peaceful weekend that follows the YUGE biggliest beautiful celebration in the history of the universe. The day he kicks the golden bucket.

It. will. be. Epic!

WJB Motown's avatar

Express delivery of 6 cases of Diet Coke.....a dozen Big Macs to the White Trash House.....get the Orange heart rate up to 200 beats per second!!! Get rid of this fucker!!!

Dee Cee's avatar

Dear Alexis:

Please deliver WJB Motown's request to:

Faux King DJT

1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington, DC 20500

Just add it to my tab. Thanks!

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Yes!! I just want to see that son of a bitch eat dirt! Looking forward to that day.

Dee Cee's avatar

I had an entire play list for his 2020 election loss. I'll have an even better one for that "One Fine Day" when we'll all be "Dancing In the Street" and chanting "Na na na na hey hey hey goodbye!"

It's gonna be a global celebration

Operation #EpicFu...neral."

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

OMG!!!! How funny!! "Operation Epic Funeral" 🤣🤣 That's clever! 🤣🤣

Dee Cee's avatar

Thank you! I can't say that DJT hasn't inspired me in some ways!

Please feel free to steal "Operation Epic Funeral" and pass it on!

Vicki L Rogers's avatar

WOOT WOOT 🎉 🎉 🎉

Angela Mastriano's avatar

I guess no children are safe under this administration since they support a child sex offender! What madness ??

Linda Harris's avatar

If they are deleting the J6 files (i.e. whitewashing history) and are proud of it; they are probably also deleting the Epstein Files to cover up all of their child sex offenses.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

Aaron Parnas said he was able to archive it.

Linda Harris's avatar

You cannot archive the 3 million Epstein files that have not been released.

Joanne Gatsis's avatar

The J6 whitewashing. Sorry, I didn't specify.

John Widdowson's avatar

2 things: the stock market is NOT the economy. Jobs and wages are. It's painfully obvious unless one is a magaloid.

Pete Hogsbreath telling cadets to "find God" is totally inappropriate. This was not a religious gathering. And, to what God is he referring? Surely not Jesus, the Prince of Peace. And quoting Charlie Kirk, a podcaster?! I'm sure the cadets were all very impressed....

LovingMomma's avatar

That is absolutely unacceptable we can not allow these animals to get away with this it's time to fight back

Ron N.'s avatar

He's diabolical and nasty...

WJB Motown's avatar

Re-open Alligator Alcatraz.....lock them all in....bring down the invasive python snake infestation.....they are poison and will kill them all.

Dee Cee's avatar

The lede in one of today's New York Times home page articles reads, "President Trump continues to act like he's politically all powerful, even in the face of indications he's not."

My comment in response:

But if Trump can somehow fix or suspend elections, he is politically all powerful.

Combine that with the fact he's building a fortified bunker along with accumulating and maintaining his own private paramilitary force. At least twice he's floated the idea of being president for life.

At least in his mind, he plans to continue to do whatever he wants, and he doesn't plan on leaving.

//end//

I'm sure I'll be accused of having TDS by some of the commenters on the supposedly far *left wing* (LOL) NYT.

Mainstream media has to stop normalizing this. They are complicit in the destruction of democracy.

David Clark's avatar

This S0B can't be goone soon enough.

Doug's avatar

Those who sow injustice reap calamity. Pro 22:8. How about that one Pete H!?