.@mehdirhasan: Why should thousands of US troops stay in Afghanistan indefinitely, or even a few more months, to fight an unwinnable war with the Taliban on behalf of people who aren't interested in fighting it? @EliLake: Because a stalemate is preferable to a Taliban takeover.
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Mehdi: "Why should we believe [the generals] when they now try and corner a fourth president into staying for 'just a few more years! Victory is just around the corner!'?" Eli: "Well, I didn't say victory. I said stalemate."
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Mehdi: “Just to be clear for our viewers, Eli: Were you saying that we should be there for another 20 years, or for how long?” Eli: “However long it takes...”

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
"He doesn't mind"?!?! Fck him, he can get up off his fat arse and deploy there indefinitely.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Would be good for guys like this to define success. How many US civilian casualties are they projecting to save per year with endless occupation? Most of these same neocons just happily sat around watching 1000s/day die in preventable fashion to COVID.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
Not like this US asked Afghan people to come and help, they are left behind to be slaughtered US armed & financed corrupt people like Karzai not Afghan people who would have protected democracy
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @justinbaragona
Does Afghanistan is a State of USA and all the people are US Citizens of USA???
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Of course Eli is right.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
Tell Eli to take the place of one American solider and do 20 years in his place. Eli won't do it cause its easy to talk when you're not in the battle field but behind a desk. Eli is Private Eli Bozo chicken hawk.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Just 2,400 more lives. These are the doughy armchair generals that play with soldier’s lives.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @justinbaragona
Why Your Greatest Afghanistan's People & Friends from Afghanistan did not fight to defend their Country, Government, Women, Kids and Themselves, Why, Do USA Troops have to do all The Afghanistan Jobs & dirty Jobs and Be their Police & Army for ever in Afghanistan, Why????
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @justinbaragona
Are you & him want The US Troops be Afghanistan police & stay there for ever, What about The Government, The People and Military of Afghanistan, Why can't they defend & fight for their own country, Women & Kids against Taliban & their Enemies, Why? USA are not The World Police!
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow
Of course someone with no dog in the fight says this bullshit.
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