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   They always project what THEY'VE done or are doing.   
      
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   On Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:48:06 -0000 (UTC),  Nym-shifting faggot says...   
      
   > Rightists are led by cowardly draft dodgers like Clinton, the   
   > serial wife-cheater.   
      
   How bad did Biden lose the Afghan war?   
      
   https://duckduckgo.com/?q=afghanistan+withdrawal+disaster&ia=web   
      
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   Lyndon Johnson(D) lost Vietnam.   
      
   Lyndon B. Johnson: As the President of the United States from 1963 to 1969,   
   Johnson is often criticized for his handling of the war, particularly his   
   decision to escalate U.S. involvement in 1965. His presidency saw a   
   significant increase in U.S. troop deployment and casualties.   
      
   He and his administration wouldn't LET us win.   
      
   Lyndon B. Johnson's decision not to allow the military to conduct a more   
   aggressive campaign against the Viet Cong, and his imposition of troop   
   ceilings and restrictive rules of engagement, are often cited as key factors   
   that contributed to the ultimate outcome of the war.   
      
   In particular, Johnson's refusal to authorize a more robust military campaign,   
   including airstrikes against North Vietnam and a more extensive use of ground   
   troops, is often seen as a missed opportunity to potentially win the war or at   
   least achieve a more favorable outcome.   
      
   Some historians and analysts argue that Johnson's constraints on the military,   
   combined with his emphasis on "attrition" and "search and destroy" tactics,   
   ultimately allowed the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army to wear down the   
   U.S. military and achieve a strategic victory.   
      
   So, in that sense, one could argue that Johnson's decisions and actions,   
   rather than Nixon's, were more directly related to the ultimate outcome of the   
   war.   
      
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   Harry Truman(D), the President of the United States, was criticized for his   
   decision to intervene in the war, and for his handling of the conflict,   
   particularly his decision to fire General Douglas MacArthur.   
      
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   Barack Obama(D): As the President of the United States from 2009 to 2017,   
   Obama increased troop levels in Afghanistan, but also began a drawdown of   
   forces in 2011. His administration's handling of the war has been criticized   
   for being too cautious and for failing to provide a clear strategy for winning   
   the conflict.   
      
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   The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, led by President   
   Joe Biden(D), has been widely criticized as chaotic and poorly executed.   
      
   The rapid collapse of the Afghan government and the Taliban's swift takeover   
   of the country has been attributed to various factors, including:   
      
   Biden's decision to withdraw all US troops: Despite warnings from military   
   leaders and diplomats, Biden decided to withdraw all US troops from   
   Afghanistan, leaving behind a fragile Afghan government and military.   
      
   The speed of the withdrawal: The rapid withdrawal of US troops and the closure   
   of Bagram Airfield, a key military base, created a power vacuum that the   
   Taliban quickly exploited.   
      
   Lack of planning and coordination: The withdrawal was criticized for being   
   poorly planned and executed, with inadequate coordination between US agencies,   
   the Afghan government, and international partners.   
      
   The consequences of the withdrawal have been severe, including:   
      
   The collapse of the Afghan government: The Taliban's rapid takeover of the   
   country has led to a humanitarian crisis, with thousands of Afghans fleeing   
   their homes and seeking refuge abroad.   
      
   Human rights abuses: The Taliban's return to power has raised concerns about   
   human rights abuses, particularly against women, minorities, and journalists.   
      
   Biden's handling of the withdrawal has been widely criticized, with many   
   arguing that it was a strategic mistake that has had far-reaching consequences   
   for the region and the world.   
      
   In the context of who "lost" the Afghan War, Biden's withdrawal has been seen   
   by many as a turning point that sealed the fate of the Afghan government and   
   paved the way for the Taliban's return to power.   
      
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   "Trump Derangement Syndrome" Is a Real Mental Condition   
      
   All you need to know about "Trump Derangement Syndrome," or TDS.   
      
   "Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person has   
   been driven effectively insane due to their dislike of Donald Trump, to the   
   point at which they will abandon all logic and reason."   
      
   Justin Raimondo, the editorial director of Antiwar.com, wrote a piece in the   
   Los Angeles Times in 2016 that broke TDS down into three distinct phases or   
   stages:   
      
   "In the first stage of the disease, victims lose all sense of proportion. The   
   president-elect's every tweet provokes a firestorm, as if 140 characters were   
   all it took to change the world."   
      
   "The mid-level stages of TDS have a profound effect on the victim's   
   vocabulary: Sufferers speak a distinctive language consisting solely of   
   hyperbole."   
      
   "As TDS progresses, the afflicted lose the ability to distinguish fantasy from   
   reality."   
      
   The Point here is simple: TDS is, in the eyes of its adherents, the knee-jerk   
   opposition from liberals to anything and everything Trump does. If Trump   
   announced he was donating every dollar he's ever made, TDS sufferers would   
   suggest he was up to something nefarious, according to the logic of TDS.   
   There's nothing - not. one. thing. - that Trump could do or say that would be   
   received positively by TDSers.   
      
   The history of Trump Derangement Syndrome actually goes back to the early   
   2000s - a time when the idea of Trump as president was a punch line for late-   
   night comics and nothing more.   
      
   Wikipedia traces its roots to "Bush Derangement Syndrome" - a term first   
   coined by the late conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer back in 2003.   
   The condition, as Krauthammer defined it, was "the acute onset of paranoia in   
   otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency - nay -   
   the very existence of George W. Bush."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)