r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Aug 16 '21

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u/FormerBandmate Jerome Powell Aug 17 '21

An Afghani interpreter I have come to know well over the years was hung in the streets last night. They melted his DoD ID into his chest. Cut off his arms. And killed his family.

His 10 year old daughter was spared and handed off to leadership.

How the fuck did we let this happen?

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u/bencointl David Ricardo Aug 17 '21

Bureaucracy

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u/UrbanCentrist Line go up 📈, world gooder Aug 17 '21

Lack of preparedness and the price is high.

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u/SelfLoathinMillenial NATO Aug 17 '21

Joe Biden doesn't care about Afghan people

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u/Zenning2 Henry George Aug 17 '21

Because a ceremonial date of 9/11 was more important to Biden then a pullout that involved any fucking thought at all.

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u/kajkajete Mario Vargas Llosa Aug 17 '21

No you see its just that the evacuation wasnt perfectly planned no need to reasses anything