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#561 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 270 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:Randall Flagg wrote:No, he killed the last leader of Al Qaeda:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51409581
Maybe you meant, Taliban. In which case, still no.
Since you like politifact, here is an article that addresses your claim:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2 … -role-rel/Intelligence experts thought he was the most rational leader to lead the Taliban, and so he was released from containment in Pakistan by Pakistan. And sure enough, he's now a senior leader in the Taliban.
Was that your attempt at a pot shot based off a far left site you read, or do you really not know how to google things? I have a hunch it's the former with your inability to condemn Biden for any transgression and desire to blame Trump for every wrong, real or perceived.
Is there another candidate you'd like to be leading the Taliban? And you really should do some research before conflating the Taliban with Al Qaeda.
Nah…i think I’m just gonna back to not caring.
I feel bad for the refugees but this was a shit storm decades in the making…i neither have the time nor the desire to research the last damn near 50 years. Especially when it will result in nothing.
I’m gonna hold my kids a bit tighter the next few days and move on.
I don't think you understand how awful this post is. I mean, after all this talk about morality for four years, you're not giving a shit about this historic catastrophe because it's politically inconvenient for "your guy." It's not just you, I'm seeing a lot of Biden voters saying far more callous things. It's just the same talking points being said as what you're saying, and the stark turnaround from last year and what wasn't tolerated is just astounding .
Fair point…but until the discussion turns more analytical and less about blaming one person for decades of foreign policy failures then I’ll just wait out the histrionics.
I’ll continue to say so long as Trump is the shadow puppet I’ll not consider the GOP in any capacity to be a relevant party.
Syria was destroyed. Now Afghanistan is a mess…
I’d really like to see these conflicts come to an end. Lotsa people made profits off of this conflict continuing.
Can someone succinctly describe to me what the goal was in 2021?
#562 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 270 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:Is it true that Trump released from captive, among many, the person that’s currently leading al-qaeda?
No, he killed the last leader of Al Qaeda:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51409581
Maybe you meant, Taliban. In which case, still no.
Since you like politifact, here is an article that addresses your claim:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2 … -role-rel/Intelligence experts thought he was the most rational leader to lead the Taliban, and so he was released from containment in Pakistan by Pakistan. And sure enough, he's now a senior leader in the Taliban.
Was that your attempt at a pot shot based off a far left site you read, or do you really not know how to google things? I have a hunch it's the former with your inability to condemn Biden for any transgression and desire to blame Trump for every wrong, real or perceived.
Is there another candidate you'd like to be leading the Taliban? And you really should do some research before conflating the Taliban with Al Qaeda.
Nah…i think I’m just gonna back to not caring.
I feel bad for the refugees but this was a shit storm decades in the making…i neither have the time nor the desire to research the last damn near 50 years. Especially when it will result in nothing.
I’m gonna hold my kids a bit tighter the next few days and move on.
#563 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 270 weeks ago
Is it true that Trump released from captive, among many, the person that’s currently leading al-qaeda?
#564 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 270 weeks ago
Maybe we should consider changing the criteria for who qualifies for refugee status.
#565 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 270 weeks ago
It's really hard to see people trying to throw their babies over the fence to US soldiers to protect them from the Taliban.
#566 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 270 weeks ago
Gov. Abbott gets co-vid...gets special treatment while restricting the use of masks and other methods of prevention for some public employees.
Icky.
#567 Re: Guns N' Roses » GNR Release 'Absurd' Single » 270 weeks ago
"This next song we're gonna dedicate to our good friend Jarmo. 30 years ago was his first Guns N' Roses concert. So 30 years of gloom and despair and also it's been 30 years since we put out an original song. This is called 'Absurd'".
-Axl before "ABSURD", Denver, CO, 08/16/21
Is this the first time Jarmo got a shout out? I'm not sure how I feel about that.
#568 The Garden » Field of Dreams » 270 weeks ago
- mitchejw
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I'm sure many of you saw the Sox vs the Yankees and the Costner participation in the game. It conjured up some memories about the movie and how I've seen it so many times. Every time I watch it I notice something I didn't the previous time...what a fuckin bizarre movie...I couldn't describe it without just forcing someone else to watch it.
What a strange movie...it was enjoyable to watch someone's first reaction to this movie. I love reaction videos bc it gives me a chance to relive things like I'm going through them for the first time.
[youtube][embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yPpn9FDDIA[/youtube][/embed]
But I must say, every time I go to Wrigley Field for a Cubs game I look around and wonder where my grandfather and great grandfather sat. So little about that field has changed that it's easy to think of a time when they were sitting there...maybe even in the exact seat I'm sitting in.
The magic of spending a day thinking about that while watching baseball certainly creates some crazy thoughts.
#569 Re: Guns N' Roses » Axl doesnt consider CD a guns n roses album anymore » 270 weeks ago
That at some point he always wanted Slash to return and work on the CD tracks.
In some aspect, this desire may have played a role...even if only minor...in the project's delays... especially in 2004-5 when Bucket bailed and the near reunion a year later.
I think it played a role in the follow-up not happening during the Ashba years. Why waste your good material on that nonsense?
Save it for a rainy day.
Other than the forum chats where he mentioned some song titles, he never really commented on a second album between 2009 and 2014.
Coincidence? I doubt it.
He knew what was coming. Five years ago that former tour manager said Axl told him in 2011-12 that a reunion was going to happen but he wasn't ready yet. Also that recent post where someone mentioned that Slash interview back then where he said Axl wanted to work Chinese a bit more.
Yeah....Van Halen ignored the Cherone mistake...and ignored the Hagar years too!
They also released a reunion album consisting of many old reworked demos.
GNR are in a position where they can easily ignore it...so they will.
Joe and Jill Public know nothing about the ins and outs of the saga...and they don't want to know. They just want to go to a show, rock out to Jungle, and maybe buy the first Guns N Roses record in nearly 30 years.
What a travesty...so we're back in 1993 now about to finally get into 1994. Woooowee that was a long year.
I guess they really have no alternative but jeeeesus.....Anyway...here's to 1994 everyone. Some crazy shit happens in 1994 but I don't wanna ruin it for you. I will let you all know that OJ is not the guy you think he is and also there's a company that's going to be created soon called Amazon...get in on that shit.
Also 1994 might've been a hard year puberty wise for some of us.
#570 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 270 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:James wrote:No one is turning into teenage girls...this is all in your own mind.
The only juvenile thing said in this thread is your post about balls.
I realize some of these discussions can get a tad heated...an understatement....but sometimes you need to let it go and not take it so personally.
An example...
Recently.. don't remember when...Flagg replied to you in a post. It wasn't mean, mocking,etc. The next time you replied to him, it was to get a dig in and start the bickering again.
Why not use an opening like that to hit the reset button and ease the tension?
No one is innocent in this....I'm just using this as an example.
Just because people disagree and have a lengthy history arguing doesn't mean it always has to be like this.
I mean...we can't have a discussion about Afghanistan without being labeled teenage girls?
Really?
Just be consistent in your analysis here James'...if you think my post was out of line, ok I accept that and I'll tone it down. BUT...you had one poster in this thread call Kamala a pussy and another calling Biden a coward. I'm not the only one who escalates.
And you took that personally? How many times have you insulted Trump? I think everyone here insults politicians.
I know you don't always escalate...how about trying to deescalate for a change?
Also....
Not everything is an insult. This is a quirky cast of characters who've known one another a third of our lives. Like ID's post about Biden's statement being a Mitch response. Instead of steaming your bean, you should've laughed.
Sometimes if something is a dig, take it in stride. It might just be a witty comeback.
Like when Flagg and I would go a few rounds from time to time and he'd say something like "even those whose grandpas served in WWII".
Obviously that's directed at me...subtle yet direct. Half the time I would laugh...he usually had perfect timing with it and he usually was making a good point before or after the dig.
If I got pissed every time something like that was said, we'd be shitting up all these discussions going back and forth over it.
Like Michael says on that episode of Newhart....
Forget about it....Let it go....Try smiling!
I've had a few blowups with people here and in some cases, went a little too far. You get over it and move past it.
I didn't necessarily take it personally, I'm just saying there were some childish responses other than mine. However, point taken. If I'm being honest, it does seem like people are really taking shots at me. Maybe I'm interpreting this all wrong.
