Profound thread. Every American should read this.
Laura Jedeed is Elsewhere @LauraJedeed
14 Aug 2021
Boy howdy am I having a lot of feelings about Afghanistan today I deployed there twice--once in 2008 and once in 2009-10 It was already obvious that the Taliban would sweep through the very instant we left And here we are today

Aug 19, 2021 · 3:40 AM UTC

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This woman says she actually takes joy in the suffering of Afghan citizens not sure what is profound about this
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I didn’t see where she said that at all.
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IS profound but is the same story as most that came back from Vietnam/Beirut/Iraq/Somalia/etc. & too often struggling w/ the @DeptVetAffairs learning to use replacement limbs or suffering PTSD & make up large% of the #homeless population both parties are trying to criminalize
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OK ... I'll try to read this today.
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I'm looking forward to seeing the interview.
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Eerily dead on Twitter tonight. I think people are just tired of the emotional rollercoaster of political theater, the pandemic raging again, and now this disastrous, predictable outcome in AFGH. It's almost like, "what's next? How much more do we have to endure?" Then U 🤔 AFGH.
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It's horrible but I'm having much more intense feelings that I was asked for medical douments to eat an omelette at my favorite diner in the Bronx today. NO VACCINE PASSPORTS, it's dystopian and authoritarian af
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The Taliban has been advancing since May, casualties have been rising. This was always going to happen unless Biden increased troop size & stayed indefinitely sacrificing more troops lives. No one cared until there were dramatic videos npr.org/2021/07/26/102066602…

As U.S. Withdraws, Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Reach A Record High

The U.N. warns that without a major de-escalation in violence, Afghanistan is on course to have the highest ever number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since record-keeping began.

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Well, shit. She’s right. You were right, too. ThankGod I saw your pretty bird post before you encouraged me to read her tweets about Talibanistan. Will my day at the hospital be a Covid colored beige as well? Sigh.
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Can't be bothered. What does it say?
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