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  On 8/16/2021 at 5:54 PM, George_D said:

Wikipedia is a reliable source?  馃槑 

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Yeah see the references not what is written. 

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  On 8/16/2021 at 6:32 PM, Monzanator said:

Yes, I don't see how Shia Muslims could support Sunni Muslims here at all. That's one split of Islam the so-called Western democracies have never understood and probably never will.

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Azerbaijan, Shia majority nation has better relations with Sunni Turkey as compared to Shia Iran. 

 

 

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I don't think Iran is a major player in Afghanistan any more. It must have backed some leaders in the 90s but right now it is reduced to a safe haven for some disgraced leaders, both Taliban and anti-Taliban, first group discreetly, second group openly and a place for Afghani refugees. Also, much before Mike Pompeo, there was Secretary of State Clinton, who started peace talks with the "moderate faction" of the Taliban. 

 

 

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A couple of European nations not exactly covering themselves in glory in Kabul.

 

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Always first in line when it comes to giving lectures on human rights to the Americans & Israelis, of course.

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  On 8/17/2021 at 5:33 PM, Grassmarket said:

A couple of European nations not exactly covering themselves in glory in Kabul.

 

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For which they are receiving shit tons of (deserved) criticism inside their own country.

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  On 8/18/2021 at 6:38 AM, Vic Liu said:

 

 

I love this comedian who always suddenly say some simple common sense that other typical politicians would never say.:p

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And always things of which you just know that somewhere in the past few years he said something that suggests the complete opposite :d 

 

But good for him, after almost falling into nothingness, his Fox buddies managed to get the yelling grandpa some attention again :p 

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  On 8/18/2021 at 8:53 AM, heywoodu said:

And always things of which you just know that somewhere in the past few years he said something that suggests the complete opposite :d 

 

But good for him, after almost falling into nothingness, his Fox buddies managed to get the yelling grandpa some attention again :p 

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Very smart person. It is his decision to pull out but it is Biden to take the blame. And always say something understandable to please supporters.

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