>>>>CNN 1206 EST today There have been at least two explosions near a gate at Kabul's airport that "resulted in a number of US & civilian casualties," the Pentagon says.
>>>>UK Defense Ministry says no UK military or government casualties were reported following blasts
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>>>I knew Biden would be bad. But not this bad, and not this quickly.
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>>I am also not happy with the situation. But Biden (and Trump as well!) inherited something having no good exit option. Going after Al-Queda after 9/11 was justified (IMO) and at least a political necessity. Bush invading Iraq changed the theme for the whole area and depending on military rebuilding gov was wrong tool to use IMO. Errors made early on are often hard to repair and costly, but pressure after 9/11 was high...
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>As I said before, Joe was in senate leadership at the time and fully supported the whole mid-east debacle, so it's fitting that he take the heat as it unravels.
>The death count in this Afghan withdrawal is dwarfed by the number of innocent people slaughtered by the US in these wars.

As usual, reported out of proportion. Remember the head count for Vietnam? Few dozen thousand vs couple of million, but media space was the other way round.