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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: koan who wrote (479004)9/2/2021 1:16:24 PM
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And we already are getting reports of summary executions and door to door searches

I am interested in seeing evidence of such summary executions by the Taliban.

Actually it appears the Taliban leadership is trying to stop revenge activities. Not because they are wonderful liberal humanitarians - they want the money from the west and the banks, and trade.

And the US is prepared to work with the Taliban to address common enemies. It's totally weird but former enemies becoming civil is not unheard of as with Japan and Germany after WWII. And Vietnam for that matter though it took a few years and the new Vietnam government became much more liberal after its initial failures and repression of the south.

The Afghans' national army folded after the corrupt President fled. This was unexpected by everyone, probably the Taliban included. I didn't hear any of todays armchair Monday Morning QBs suggesting it was possible before the (delayed) pullout. If anyone can find such a post, it would be helpful to history's frames.

The US is continuing to work for the migration out of there.

Biden is anti-war, and while there are terrible images recently, no planes were shot down and there was no attack on the airport by the Taliban.

Obviously ISIS still brought terror as opposed to the end of ISIS Trump gave himself credit for. The evacuations went relatively well considering the Afghan army surrendered (providing many of the weapons you see in Taliban hands.)

My thoughts but I am open to evidence of genocide or (post) war crimes there.
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