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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 9 Jul 2021

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Alex Thompson

    Biden is very sensible here.https://twitter.com/AlexThomp/status/1413245490003652608 …

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    I still find this @margbrennan exchange the most illuminating/honest in how Biden thinks about Afghanistan “Don’t you bear some responsibility for the outcome if the taliban ends up back no control & women end up losing the rights—-“ “No I don’t!” pic.twitter.com/vxMV8J0YnV
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      2. Vetarnias‏ @Vetarnias 9 Jul 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        There are two layers at work here. The superficial layer is the appropriate realization that Afghanistan is, and always has been, a clusterf*ck, and that whatever rationale there was in the immediate 9/11 aftermath to go there, let alone stay, has long since dissipated.

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      1. Xavier Ray‏ @xrayca 9 Jul 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        He sounded pretty coherent to me.

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      2. Governments shouldn’t discriminate vs trans kids‏ @legalminimum 10 Jul 2021
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        Correct. You know who would bear this responsibility if the Taliban did these things? The Taliban. The other position has very strong “I wouldn’t have to hit you if you didn’t make me so angry” energy.

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      3. Governments shouldn’t discriminate vs trans kids‏ @legalminimum 10 Jul 2021
        Replying to @legalminimum @HeerJeet

        We need to normalize blaming the person who’s at fault and not just the one we think will be receptive to criticism.

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      1. Ben Thompson‏ @benirishhome 10 Jul 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Kinda this thopic.twitter.com/wu5zLSfxlr

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      1.  🤷‍♂️‏ @airjordache 10 Jul 2021
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        It’s harsh, but technically correct.

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      2. Jamie Dissent‏ @JamesDissent 10 Jul 2021
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        Isn't the better argument, that Afghanistan *was* a threat to U.S. interests when Taliban were harboring Al Qaeda, who did 9/11? I mean, that's why US invaded in the first place. So by withdrawing, Biden is letting Taliban back in power, creating the old threat again?

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      3. Jamie Dissent‏ @JamesDissent 10 Jul 2021
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        Not to mention the tens of thousands of Afghans, and American/allied soldiers lost in the ensuing years, trying to stabilize the country, defend against the Taliban, and build it back after the war?

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      1. D.D.Guttenplan‏ @ddguttenplan 10 Jul 2021
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        Agree. But the exchange also shows how the media’s assumptions push towards war.

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