Skip to content
  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • Moments Moments Moments, current page.

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
LauraJedeed's profile
Laura Jedeed
Laura Jedeed
Laura Jedeed
@LauraJedeed

Tweets

Laura Jedeed

@LauraJedeed

Writer, filthy pleb. @RollingStone, @Truthout, @Salon She/Hers. Articles: http://laurajedeed.com  Videos: http://youtube.com/c/LauraJedeed  Substack: http://laurajedeed.substack.com 

New York City
laurajedeed.com
Joined December 2017

Tweets

  • © 2022 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

    Boy howdy am I having a lot of feelings about Afghanistan today I deployed there twice--once in 2008 and once in 2009-10 It was already obvious that the Taliban would sweep through the very instant we left And here we are today

    4:36 PM - 14 Aug 2021
    • 15,313 Retweets
    • 75,279 Likes
    • Alessandro Indaco Allie Sir Nigel Piss McDonald Hudson Steph Scott Apocolypse Rising ⚖️🇺🇸🇲🇽🐅 ☘️ Marcelo Brunner Five Soul Detective
    1,134 replies 15,313 retweets 75,279 likes
      1. New conversation
      2. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I know how bad the Taliban is. I know what they do to women and little boys. I know what they're going to do to the interpreters and the people who cooperated with us, it's awful, it's bad, but we are leaving, and all I feel is grim relief

        53 replies 797 retweets 10,854 likes
        Show this thread
      3. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        Afghanistan is a dusty beige nightmare of a place full of proud, brave people who did not fucking want us there We called them Hajjis and worse and they were better than we were, braver and stronger and smarter

        83 replies 809 retweets 11,145 likes
        Show this thread
      4. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I remember going through the phones of the people we detained and finding clip after clip of Bollywood musicals, women singing in fields of flowers Rarely did I find anything incriminating

        10 replies 490 retweets 9,426 likes
        Show this thread
      5. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I remember finding propaganda footage cut together from the Soviet invasion and our own Operation Enduring Whatever And laughing about how stupid the Afghans were to not know we aren't the Russians And then eventually realizing I was the stupid one

        16 replies 770 retweets 11,344 likes
        Show this thread
      6. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I remember how every year the US would have to decide how to deal with the opium fields You could let them alone, and then the Taliban would shake the farmers down and use the money to buy weapons Or you could carpet bomb the fields and then the farmers would join the Taliban

        52 replies 1,098 retweets 11,102 likes
        Show this thread
      7. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        Or you could give the farmers fertilizer as an incentive to grow wheat instead of opium poppy, and the farmers would sell the fertilizer to the Taliban, who used it to make explosives for IEDs that could destroy a million dollar MRAP and maim everyone inside

        36 replies 746 retweets 9,897 likes
        Show this thread
      8. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I remember we weren't allowed to throw batteries away because people who worked on base would go through the trash and collect hundreds of dead batteries, wire them together so they had just enough juice for one charge, and use that charge to detonate an IED

        15 replies 522 retweets 8,315 likes
        Show this thread
      9. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I remember the look on my roommate's face after she got back from cutting the dead bodies of two soldiers out of an HMMWV that got blown up by an IED that I have always imagined was made with fertilizer from an opium farmer and detonated with a hundred thrown-out batteries

        7 replies 452 retweets 8,138 likes
        Show this thread
      10. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I remember an Afghan kid who worked in the DFAC (cafeteria) who we called Cowboy, always wore this cowboy hat and an "I'm with stupid" t-shirt someone had given him, always with a big smile, high school age

        4 replies 348 retweets 7,376 likes
        Show this thread
      11. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        Cowboy was a good student and he wanted to go to college in America, but there weren't colleges that took Afghans, the education system was too shit. No program to help kids like him. I looked I wonder if he's dead now, for serving us food and dreaming of something different

        6 replies 476 retweets 8,927 likes
        Show this thread
      12. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        But if Cowboy is dead then he died a long time ago, and if Cowboy is dead it's our fault for going there in the first place, giving his family the option of trusting us when we are the least trustworthy people on the planet We use people up and throw them away like it's nothing

        41 replies 1,086 retweets 15,596 likes
        Show this thread
      13. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        And now we are leaving and the predictable thing is happening, the Taliban is surging in and taking it all back They have what you can't buy or train, they have patience and a bloody-mindedness that warrants more respect than we ever gave them

        23 replies 531 retweets 8,918 likes
        Show this thread
      14. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        I am Team Get The Fuck Out Of Afghanistan which, as a friend pointed out to me today, has always been Team Taliban It's Team Taliban or Team Stay Forever, there is no third team

        76 replies 1,051 retweets 11,990 likes
        Show this thread
      15. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        So I'm sitting here reading these sad fucking tweets about the suffering in Afghanistan and the horror of the encroaching Taliban and how awful it is that this is happening but I can't stop feeling this grim happiness, like, finally, you fuckers, finally you have to see it too

        29 replies 559 retweets 9,085 likes
        Show this thread
      16. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        No more blown up soldiers. No more Bollywood videos on phones whose owners are getting shipped god knows where. No more hypocrisy No more pretending it meant anything. It didn't It didn't mean a fucking thing

        143 replies 952 retweets 13,885 likes
        Show this thread
      17. Laura Jedeed‏ @LauraJedeed 14 Aug 2021

        Wow, this seems to be really resonating with folks. I'm kind of blown away I made this post into an article, if that's a thing that people want:https://laurajedeed.medium.com/afghanistan-meant-nothing-9e3f099b00e5 …

        525 replies 4,768 retweets 22,766 likes
        Show this thread
      18. End of conversation

    Loading seems to be taking a while.

    Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

      Promoted Tweet

      false

      • © 2022 Twitter
      • About
      • Help Center
      • Terms
      • Privacy policy
      • Cookies
      • Ads info