punch it in
08-20-2021, 02:31 PM
Bad policy can be popular. Popularity of a position doesn't = it being the right or correct position. A good President (when he is able) will make the right decision not the popular decision or decision that he thinks will score him the most political points.
Examples
- Prohibition
- Opposition to Lend Lease 1940-41 (President made right decision - went against popular choice).
- Detention of Japanese Americans
- The War on Poverty - (The Economic Opportunity Act 1964).
- 1980s Opposition to Nuclear Missile fielding in Europe (President made right decision - went against popular choice).
- Regime change in Iraq
- Full Iraq withdrawal 2011
- And now Afghan withdrawal.
I hear you but this was overwhelmingly popular with not only politicians but citizens…but I hear you
mooby
08-20-2021, 05:50 PM
ty…
Real talk, does anybody think any of those Afghanis who made it onto the C17's weren't ran through a serious background check before they were let on the plane?
nonniey
08-20-2021, 06:07 PM
Real talk, does anybody think any of those Afghanis who made it onto the C17's weren't ran through a serious background check before they were let on the plane?
We already know many (almost certainly most) weren't, through interviews with the refugees and flight crews. Not a major issue as they weren't brought to the United States. They will get their checks in Qatar.
mooby
08-20-2021, 06:31 PM
We already know many (almost certainly most) weren't, through interviews with the refugees and flight crews. Not a major issue as they weren't brought to the United States. They will get their checks in Qatar.
Makes sense, don't want red tape holding them up in a life or death situation.
punch it in
08-21-2021, 10:42 AM
Real talk, does anybody think any of those Afghanis who made it onto the C17's weren't ran through a serious background check before they were let on the plane?
Realer talk, does anybody think the most dangerous enemies to our democracy aren’t already here posing as patriots? Every intelligence agency in the world says domestic terrorists are the greatest threat to us, and the GOP will not even acknowledge they exist.
punch it in
08-21-2021, 11:50 AM
This is good news.
https://apple.news/AMZhrLG5SS4OCpF5cZ5G8jQ
nonniey
08-21-2021, 02:04 PM
Well, that didn't take long reports are Al Qaeda and Islamic State are operating in the vicinity of the Kabul Airport. The President said that Afghanistan was no longer a base for international terrorists just a few days ago as one of the major reasons to justify his idiocy.
mooby
08-21-2021, 04:28 PM
Realer talk, does anybody think the most dangerous enemies to our democracy aren’t already here posing as patriots? Every intelligence agency in the world says domestic terrorists are the greatest threat to us, and the GOP will not even acknowledge they exist.
We agree on this - but at least we have the leadership in charge to take these threats seriously. More than we can say for a year ago.
mooby
08-21-2021, 04:30 PM
Well, that didn't take long reports are Al Qaeda and Islamic State are operating in the vicinity of the Kabul Airport. The President said that Afghanistan was no longer a base for international terrorists just a few days ago as one of the major reasons to justify his idiocy.
Seriously, this is not surprising. Logically, of course terrorist groups would try to take advantage of the chaos to see if they could insert some terrorists over here or at an overseas base to commit some terrorist attack later.
I hope our national defense leadership is aware and takes these threats seriously.
nonniey
08-21-2021, 08:58 PM
We agree on this - but at least we have the leadership in charge to take these threats seriously. More than we can say for a year ago.
We do? Ok it may be more than you could say from a year ago but that ain't saying much.