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Re:War Is a Racket (1935) by CalChris on Thursday May 25, 2023 @04:59PM (#36076141)
I'm a huge Obama fan but Afghanistan was his biggest mistake. In fairness, he got sold a bill of goods by the Pentagon and with the economy in a shambles, he was somewhat distracted. The Republicans greeted anything he did with stubborn resistance with McConnell pledging to make him a one term President. McCain prevented him from closing Guantanamo.

But he was still Commander in Chief.

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Re:War Is a Racket (1935) by pstuart on Thursday May 25, 2023 @06:21PM (#36077111)
Yes, he was sold a bill of goods, but in his 8 years never re-evaluated the situation.

I'm going to guess that he was wary of the political attacks over doing so -- if all it took was french mustard or a tan suit, imagine the outrage of "cutting and running"

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