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bigtree

(94,320 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:08 PM Mar 9

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It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban...

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Curt Mills @CurtMills
It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban with the Taliban, but only 9 days to replace Khamenei with Khamenei

Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly
It took Trump 10 days to create an energy crisis reminiscent of the 1970s, replace Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei, and weaken our alliances worldwide. He put American servicemembers in harm’s way, resulting in seven deaths. None of this made you safer or better off.
2:18 PM · Mar 9, 2026

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It took the US 20 years to replace the Taliban... (Original Post) bigtree Mar 9 OP

Seriously. The man was 86 years old. Baitball Blogger Mar 9 #1

seriously bigtree Mar 9 #2

Didn't we also kill his wife and his mom and one of his kids at the same time? Maru Kitteh Mar 9 #4

86 years old and kurtyboy Mar 9 #3

LOL leftstreet Mar 9 #5

"...to help save Viet Nam from the Vietnamese." Iggo Mar 9 #6

Trump is not done with this war yet regardless of his wishes David__77 Mar 9 #7

Baitball Blogger

(52,403 posts)

1. Seriously. The man was 86 years old.

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:22 PM

Mar 9

What was Trump thinking? Now they hate us more than ever.

bigtree

(94,320 posts)

2. seriously

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 08:27 PM

Mar 9

...it's not like the son of the man we assassinated is going to hold a grudge or anything against the US, right?

Maru Kitteh

(31,800 posts)

4. Didn't we also kill his wife and his mom and one of his kids at the same time?

Reply to bigtree (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:39 PM

Mar 9

Yeah. He’ll be very anxious to “act nice.”

kurtyboy

(1,013 posts)

3. 86 years old and

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:36 PM

Mar 9

Dying of cancer....

leftstreet

(40,825 posts)

5. LOL

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:40 PM

Mar 9

sadly funny

Iggo

(49,943 posts)

6. "...to help save Viet Nam from the Vietnamese."

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 10:41 PM

Mar 9

David__77

(24,796 posts)

7. Trump is not done with this war yet regardless of his wishes

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 11:20 PM

Mar 9

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