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WinstonSmith4740

(3,430 posts)
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:35 AM 11 hrs ago

Another legacy media failure?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but when Biden withdrew our troops from Afghanistan, the first day was chaotic, but after that it ran like a well-oiled machine. The press latched onto that first day and never let go. They didn't cover the successful evacuations that went on every day after that. And didn't the outgoing Trump administration keep that withdrawal agreement secret from the incoming Biden administration?

Now we find out that Mango Mussolini and his merry band of incompetent lackeys never even had ANY plan at all to evacuate Americans out of there, and what are we hearing from the press?

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Another legacy media failure? (Original Post) WinstonSmith4740 11 hrs ago OP
The mainstream media, at this point, are basically stenographers Just_Vote_Dem 11 hrs ago #1
Trump never had a plan in place because he thought it would be shock and awe. Baitball Blogger 11 hrs ago #2
I have Rebl2 11 hrs ago #3

Just_Vote_Dem

(3,629 posts)
1. The mainstream media, at this point, are basically stenographers
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:37 AM
11 hrs ago

Forget about real reporting and news

Baitball Blogger

(52,137 posts)
2. Trump never had a plan in place because he thought it would be shock and awe.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 11:12 AM
11 hrs ago

He thought decapitating the leader of Iran would bring the country to a stand still.

Just like a bully, he never saw that his actions would bring real consequences...for other people.

Rebl2

(17,627 posts)
3. I have
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 11:22 AM
11 hrs ago

seen some network news talking about contradictions that Trump, Rubio and Hegseth have made. They also talked about the phone number given out to Americans trying to leave that region and how it was of no help. It basically was telling people you are on your own to find your way back to the US.

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