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2019-02-02 Afghanistan

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-02 09:26|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 "I'm going to lose my baksheesh! Don't go, without you I'd have to live on my salary!"

Posted by Herb McCoy 2019-02-02 10:24|| 2019-02-02 10:24|| Front Page Top

Nice toss Herb !

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-02 10:30|| 2019-02-02 10:30|| Front Page Top

#3 The Pacific Islanders after WW-2 had the Cargo Cult... Will the Afghans start building ceremonial firebases?

Posted by magpie 2019-02-02 10:55|| 2019-02-02 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Their indigenous culture is more than 99% to blame for where they are right now. The people who were given more than 15 years of American blood and treasure to do something about that culture of theirs stole the treasure and laughed about the blood.

F*ck. Them.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-02-02 13:33|| 2019-02-02 13:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Their indigenous culture is more than 99% to blame

Surely Pakistani meddling has a little something to do with the troubles over there.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-02-02 15:15|| 2019-02-02 15:15|| Front Page Top

#6 "Aw, c'mon! The place won't be the same without you!"

Posted by Sheba Speamp7770 2019-02-02 16:54|| 2019-02-02 16:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Afghanistan is a hole in the map where no country present. That is about all it is.

The best we can hope for is a century long game of playing "whack-a-mole" from that area.

Posted by DarthVader 2019-02-02 17:39|| 2019-02-02 17:39|| Front Page Top

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