Let's Get This Clear: Unlike the Greeks, the Brits and the Soviets, the United States Was NOT Chased Out of Afghanistan.

Just look at the casualty counts.

We pulled out because the American people tired of nation building. We lost the will to help re-build that nation.

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patkaren1717 · 41-45, M

They just cut and ran out, just like in Ukraine.

LeopoldBloom · M

@patkaren1717 The US was never in Ukraine.

patkaren1717 · 41-45, M

@LeopoldBloom Just like the Russians were not in Ukraine.

LeopoldBloom · M

@patkaren1717 They were, just not officially. They're called "little green men."

I'm not saying no Americans were ever in Ukraine. Someone had to hand out the military aid that Trump eventually gave them. But it's not like we had an overt military presence in Ukraine where we were propping up the government.

The US needs to scale back its foreign involvement in general. If it's that important for there to be a military presence in the 700+ places where we have military bases, the rest of the world should step up and help out. In most cases there is almost no benefit for the US whatsoever to be there.