Hey! Anybody remember when Biden's response to the Afghanistan crisis was to blow up an innocent family?

[ThunderCat98]

They're sure hoping people don't.

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1063880137/no-punishment-troops-afghanistan-kabul-strike-civilians

Good thing we'll "learn from it." Can you imagine the media backlash of this had been a Republican administration?

 

[Jartard]

They're sure hoping people don't.

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1063880137/no-punishment-troops-afghanistan-kabul-strike-civilians

Good thing we'll "learn from it." Can you imagine the media backlash of this had been a Republican administration?

It only adds to his American body count he’s racking up.

 

[HerdandHokies]

They're sure hoping people don't.

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1063880137/no-punishment-troops-afghanistan-kabul-strike-civilians

Good thing we'll "learn from it." Can you imagine the media backlash of this had been a Republican administration?

I’d have to imagine it. Trump (and before him, Obama) killed thousands of civilians in drone strikes. This isn’t a Democrat/Republican thing. It’s just that no one cares about dead middle eastern civilians.

 

[i am herdman]

The administration wanted to lob a bomb just to look like they were doing something. Ans then spewed about over the horizon capabilities which is utter bull shit

 

[wvkeeper(HN)]

That's the bigger thing here.

We have 14 or so dead Marines and there's been no response.

 

[i am herdman]

That's the bigger thing here.

We have 14 or so dead Marines and there's been no response.

All for a political move. They want to cover it up and try to make it go away

 

[ohio herd]

By the way, how many Americans are still trapped inside of there?

 

[HerdandHokies]

By the way, how many Americans are still trapped inside of there?

Apparently 126, with 5 that actually want to leave right now.

Opinion | The Americans Stuck in Afghanistan

Months after its retreat, the White House admits some are still left behind.

www.google.com

 

[ohio herd]

Apparently 126, with 5 that actually want to leave right now.

Opinion | The Americans Stuck in Afghanistan

Months after its retreat, the White House admits some are still left behind.

www.google.com

thanks, I will be glad when they all get out, unless they want to stay

 

[Marshall Jeff]

He's a mass murderer. This and covid and others.

 

[KyMUfan]

I’d have to imagine it. Trump (and before him, Obama) killed thousands of civilians in drone strikes. This isn’t a Democrat/Republican thing. It’s just that no one cares about dead middle eastern civilians.

Timing and optics are completely different with this latest fiasco.

I don't know about thousands of civilians and trying to keep it in perspective. Wiki says 910 - 2,200 civilians killed by drones for what it's worth...

Civilian casualties from U.S. drone strikes - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Several months ago we had an interesting thread about collateral damage...

 

[SamSwimmer]

Obama’s drone strikes killed so many bystanders they changed the guidelines on what they considered innocent bystanders.
There’s a book quoted by the Washington Post where Obama bragged about being really good at killing people. The reports estimate his bystander total at over 340.