Rants and Raves

[RondaColdSon]

'Sundowning isn't a disease, but a group of symptoms that occur at a specific time of the day that may affect people with dementia.

The term "sundowning" refers to a state of confusion occurring in the late afternoon and spanning into the night. Sundowning can cause a variety of behaviors, such as confusion, anxiety, aggression or ignoring directions. Sundowning can also lead to pacing or wandering. '.

'JUST IN - Biden says "My fellow Americans, the war in Afghanistan is now over." Trump's spokesperson responds "Biden didn't end the war, he lost the war"'

'Biden was a U.S. senator, vice president, or president for 16 of the 20 years of the war in Afghanistan. He voted for it, funded it, re-authorized it, and prosecuted it for 16 years.

No politician on earth is more responsible for the failed mission in Afghanistan than Joe Biden.'

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't Republicans in control of the Senate from 2014-2021*? I'm confused at how this is all Joe Biden's fault as a Democrat.

[Aaron Hamlet]

I couldn't help but notice that you posted this at 3:56 pm.

You are welcome to your opinion, but the name Donald J. Trump keeps appearing, just like it does in that pesky election, no matter how hard he tries to revise history.

IDK what that means. Seriously, you're what 1 year younger than Biden, maybe 2? He prob seems sharp as a tack to you, full of energy. Well he's not and neither are you.

You've called me a liar among other things. When I asked you how I lied you responded with.

You are either simply ignorant (intentionally or not and / or stupid (again, either intentionally or not), but you are certainly arrogant and dangerous, whether to yourself, those around you, or the general population at large.

And that IS intentional on your part.

I can no longer be bothered to even read your posts. Good luck with your health; you are going to need it.

Suck my dick, old man. Do what you said and no longer be bothered to read my posts.


*Joe Biden's death spiral continues. Where is his floor? At this point does he have a floor?

Reuters: ..."Things are not going well in terms of the fight against the Taliban," President Biden told Afghanistan President Ghani during a July phone call.

Biden continued...

"And there is a need, WHETHER IT IS True OR NOT, there is a need to project a different picture."

[Bullett64]

The term "sundowning" refers to a state of confusion occurring in the late afternoon and spanning into the night.

I couldn't help but notice that you posted this at 3:56 p.m.

No politician on earth is more responsible for the failed mission in Afghanistan than Joe Biden.

I couldn't help but notice that you posted this at 3:56 pm.

You are welcome to your opinion, but the name Donald J. Trump keeps appearing, just like it does in that pesky election, no matter how hard he tries to revise history.

[Aaron Hamlet]

'Sundowning isn't a disease, but a group of symptoms that occur at a specific time of the day that may affect people with dementia.

The term "sundowning" refers to a state of confusion occurring in the late afternoon and spanning into the night. Sundowning can cause a variety of behaviors, such as confusion, anxiety, aggression or ignoring directions. Sundowning can also lead to pacing or wandering. '.

'JUST IN - Biden says "My fellow Americans, the war in Afghanistan is now over." Trump's spokesperson responds "Biden didn't end the war, he lost the war"'

'Biden was a U.S. senator, vice president, or president for 16 of the 20 years of the war in Afghanistan. He voted for it, funded it, re-authorized it, and prosecuted it for 16 years.

No politician on earth is more responsible for the failed mission in Afghanistan than Joe Biden.'

[Sgt Soros]

Scientific fact: My dog gets more factual information sniffing another dog's ass than we get from you all.

Stolen elections have catastrophic consequences.

Biden is a fucking embarrassment. Multiple reports told by pilots unable to land outside of Afghanistan due to the United States pressuring those countries to deny them access to airfields. They are literally sending Americans back to Afghanistan to be murdered.

The democrats their voters, representations and their President have weakened and disgrace our country in the eyes of the world. The republicans are not muc better.

Maybe not, but enough of you dumb fucks voted for this criminally compromised sack of shit to make this unfolding tragedy possible. Wear it. Own it. You are just as responsible as he is.

[HobbyMan51]

Good thing it wasn't stolen.

Maybe not, but enough of you dumb fucks voted for this criminally compromised sack of shit to make this unfolding tragedy possible. Wear it. Own it. You are just as responsible as he is.

[ComTech42]

The democrats their voters, representations and their President have weakened and disgrace our country in the eyes of the world. The republicans are not muc better.

[CrestWood87]

Stolen elections have catastrophic consequences.

Biden is a fucking embarrassment. Multiple reports told by pilots unable to land outside of Afghanistan due to the United States pressuring those countries to deny them access to airfields. They are literally sending Americans back to Afghanistan to be murdered.

[RedneckStud]

Stolen elections have catastrophic consequences.

Good thing it wasn't stolen.

[Aaron Hamlet]

Stolen elections have catastrophic consequences.

[Sgt Lurker]

Truth is, we have successfully done nation building but it is no longer politically correct and no one has the stomach for it. We did in the Philippines, Japan, and Germany. But it requires complete take over of the government and slowly bringing them into the fold over the course of a generation or two. While we certainly stayed in Afghanistan half the time required, we did not use the same approach.

I am not a Biden supporter and I definitely don't want anything to do with Trump. But I have to give both of them credits for the courage to leave Afghanistan. The mistake was made by George Bush, propagated by Obama and Trump. We should have gotten out after we killed Osama Bin Laden. I don't believe in occupying another country by nation building. We cannot force other countries to live, to think and to behave the way we want them. It is up to them and not us. How many deaths and refugees we have created around the world? Leadership is achieved by persuasion, sincerity and not by bombs. We failed there because we don't understand them. It is easy to bribe their leadership by planeloads of gold bars. We failed to find read Afghan leaders in 20 years. What we had were Olympic champions who broke world records to leave by breaking world records. We should go after these leaders that betrayed us and get back all our money! They are as bad as the terrorists there. We are the most powerful and best country. The best way is to win people heart, like providing vaccines to the world quickly! Domination does not work. There Are so much we can help the world. In fact, the whole world (including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea) is looking forward to good USA leadership. I pray for world peace and for all our soldiers that died last week. May God bless their families and USA.

[Bullett64]

Correct on ARVN, their official name, but NVA is how most vets refer to them in my veterans groups. The CIA had separate agreements with the Viet Cong, another poor ROI. Those shitty agreements were the angst of my post, such that, so many decades later, we're still fucking it up on a world stage?

ARVH = Army of the Republic of Viet Nam (the "good" guys).

NVA = North Viet Namese Army (the "bad" guys).

VC = Viet Cong (also the "bad" guys but less formally organized then the NVA).

[ILoveHo]

I am not a Biden supporter and I definitely don't want anything to do with Trump. But I have to give both of them credits for the courage to leave Afghanistan. The mistake was made by George Bush, propagated by Obama and Trump. We should have gotten out after we killed Osama Bin Laden. I don't believe in occupying another country by nation building. We cannot force other countries to live, to think and to behave the way we want them. It is up to them and not us. How many deaths and refugees we have created around the world? Leadership is achieved by persuasion, sincerity and not by bombs. We failed there because we don't understand them. It is easy to bribe their leadership by planeloads of gold bars. We failed to find read Afghan leaders in 20 years. What we had were Olympic champions who broke world records to leave by breaking world records. We should go after these leaders that betrayed us and get back all our money! They are as bad as the terrorists there. We are the most powerful and best country. The best way is to win people heart, like providing vaccines to the world quickly! Domination does not work. There Are so much we can help the world. In fact, the whole world (including China, Russia, Iran and North Korea) is looking forward to good USA leadership. I pray for world peace and for all our soldiers that died last week. May God bless their families and USA.

[Sgt Soros]

You have something else to put in your accomplishment column, the single deadliest day for our men and women in uniform in 10 years in Afghanistan! You spineless pu $$why!.

No doubt about it, Biden and his underlings at the State Department / NSA totally botched up the withdrawal of US Troops from Afghanistan but it is inconceivable the Trump administration would have done any better. After-all, trump's administration was populated by a great many incompetents, and made a mess of every large-scale logistical challenge it confronted. If they couldn't deal with a hurricane in Puerto Rico, or distribute vaccine doses in an effective manner, how could the Trump White House have pulled off a withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan.


Trump, in a written statement, April 18, 2020
I personally believe that the predictions that the Afghan forces will collapse right away, they are not right. We will help; we are helping them now. We will help them. This is our commitment. I personally believe that the statements that the forces will disintegrate, and the Talibs will take over in short order are mistaken. The real choices that the Afghans will face is between a long war and negotiated settlement.


Trump, at a political rally, June 26, 2020
Whatever happens in Afghanistan if there is a significant deterioration in security, that could well happen. Weve discussed this before. I dont think its going to be something that happens from a Friday to a Monday. So I wouldnt necessary equate the departure of our forces in July, August, or by early September with some kind of immediate deterioration in the situation.


The agreement that then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo negotiated with the Taliban was substantially complete by February of 2020. If Trump and Pompeo thought that leaving Afghanistan would be easy, then they would have set things up to complete the withdrawal before the 2020 election, so Trump could run on that accomplishment. Instead, they pointedly set the withdrawal up to take place at a time about as far away from a presidential election, or a midterm, as is possible. They knew full well that a fiasco was likely.

[Niteluvr]

You are referring to the ARVN, not thr NVA or VC, but I get your point. The US does indeed make this mistake over and over again. I blame it on the fact that we change administrations every 4-8 years, losing a lot of the people with knowledge in vital areas in the process, and that we jump into fires with all good intentions, but without a firm goal or exit strategy.

Correct on ARVN, their official name, but NVA is how most vets refer to them in my veterans groups. The CIA had separate agreements with the Viet Cong, another poor ROI. Those shitty agreements were the angst of my post, such that, so many decades later, we're still fucking it up on a world stage?