Biden decides to keep August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan

http://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/politics/joe-biden-g7-afghanistan/index.html

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Carla · 61-69, F

As well he should have. Trumps may 31st deadline had passed.
I have a feeling that the Taliban guys werent thrilled about that.
Extending his own deadline likely would have shown us just how ruthless the Taliban can be.
I dont think they hold Americans and the folks they see as dangerous lives as having any value at all.

LordShadowfire · 100+, M

@Carla I kind of feel like he should have kept the original 9/11 deadline.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Carla The infamous Taliban Iwa Jima propaganda photos is also at threat of that too. Alot of people forget that. What that image means to many people now is not what it was originally about in ww2.

Carla · 61-69, F

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow no. It means it's theirs. And it is.

Carla · 61-69, F

@LordShadowfire was that the original date? If so, it should not have been.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@Carla The original photo was as much a threat to Japan that Iwo Jima was going to be the launching point for the invasion of the home islands.

My guess is it was not just to inspire their people but also a threat that time is running out for the people at the airport.

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