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"intended as sarcasm..."https

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 13:43:10 +0000

In reply to Taliban photo appears to mock Iwo Jima flag raising in latest propaganda push

"intended as sarcasm..."https://t.co/roaJ0tGj2T
— Jimmy (@JimmySecUK) August 27, 2021

Been there, done that... what

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:38:00 +0000

Been there, done that... what was the question? Ima jes gonna sit here an' smile.
PS - Poppy did Kuwait - Jr did Afghanistan & Iraq

Poppy oil?

ocean-kat — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:52:16 +0000

In reply to Yeah, Afghan oil is tempting

Poppy oil?

Yeah, Afghan oil is tempting

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:37:02 +0000

In reply to There are multiple countries

Yeah, Afghan oil is tempting

There are multiple countries

Orion — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:55:10 +0000

In reply to a little big picture

There are multiple countries - France, Russia, China, and India - who would likely have interest in filling the void in Afghanistan.

a little big picture

artappraiser — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:29:59 +0000

In reply to Taliban photo appears to mock Iwo Jima flag raising in latest propaganda push

a little big picture perspective on the popular narrative of the day:

"Perhaps you think we can retreat from geopolitics altogether and simply ignore the rest of the world" - Sam Harris describing proponents of withdrawal from Afghanistan in the latest podcast.

Let's remember America is a superpower with 800 military bases in 70 countries.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 23, 2021

edit to add a little more on topic earlier:

It's funny whenever people who want America to drawdown from one war get called isolationists when we have hundreds of military bases around the world and the world's largest military budget. It's kinda like calling someone vegan for eating a Big Mac only six days out of the week
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 22, 2021

Same thing whenever someone says something like "America is weak now." There is no single thing the rest of the world can count on America more than blowing stuff up. Everybody knows Americas got the best military and can blow stuff up. They probably think we do it too much.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 22, 2021

The few videos / footage I

Orion — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 04:22:02 +0000

In reply to no it's weak mimicry without

The few videos / footage I have seen of the Taliban seem to indicate they think this whole affair is humorous.

And modern America would likely say those three firefighters are upholding institutional racism or something like that.

no it's weak mimicry without

artappraiser — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 03:05:13 +0000

In reply to Taliban photo appears to mock Iwo Jima flag raising in latest propaganda push

no it's weak mimicry without much power, especially as this came between the two

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_the_Flag_at_Ground_Zero

and furthermore, it's easy to argue that all of them are way weak compared to the images Osama bin Laden achieved on 9/11/01, like it or not they were incredibly powerful especially as nearly everyone worldwide got the message.

And Taliban's new one is definitely the weakest of the bunch, they've still got a lot of learning to do about propaganda, mho.