"ook?!": Afghanistan...a different view

Friday, 20 August 2021

https://annebonnypirate.org/2021/08/17/afghanistan-the-end-of-the-occupation/?

That link should work.

We see too much from one side of many things.

We tend to take in what we are given with little question.

Joanne Noragon said...: Thank you.; 21 August 2021 at 02:25
molly said...: A fascinating read. Biden really blew it.; 21 August 2021 at 04:46
gz said...: He did Molly..but don't forget every president has to deal with what the previous one said and did...; 21 August 2021 at 08:36
Tom Stephenson said...: I hear today that Biden has imposed more sanctions on Cuba.; 21 August 2021 at 11:53
Steve Reed said...: Interesting -- a good "big picture" assessment of things there. I would disagree that the American defeat is a "turning point in world history," though. It's not like it hasn't happened before. We were defeated in Vietnam too.; 21 August 2021 at 15:35
Zhoen said...: Going to recommend Stonekettle Station as another view on it.
https://www.stonekettle.com/2021/08/bitter-pill.html; 22 August 2021 at 03:19
gz said...: Tom...sanctions on a poor country with problems..there are times when Politics stink.
And that it quite often theses day I surmise.

Zhoen I will have a look.
The problem everywhere is that we are fed one sided publicity/propaganda/information.
When people make up their own minds it is no longer popular with politicians?; 22 August 2021 at 12:45
gz said...: Very interesting reading again Zhoen.
One despairs sometimes.; 22 August 2021 at 12:58
Debby said...: Thank you for this, gz.; 22 August 2021 at 15:52