"(T)he idea that your stockpile of AR-15s could do anything against US troops with actual artillery [View all]
was always so stupid that it's crazy to think that even the 3% crowd ever genuinely believed it."
From a tweet posted three days ago, referenced with approval here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1172208602
Less than three weeks prior to that tweet:
"Afghan peace talks put on hold by Taliban"
https://www.democraticunderground.com/113325129
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government on Saturday announced that it was preparing for direct negotiations with the Taliban in the next two weeks, a major step in efforts to end the war.
But the Taliban rejected it.
The militant group’s spokesman said the Taliban was steadfast in its refusal to directly negotiate with the Afghan side until the United States announces a schedule for withdrawing its 14,000 troops in the country.
The episode was the latest confusion in the process.
The insurgents and the Americans are nearing a deal after seven rounds of protracted negotiations in Qatar — talks that have excluded the Afghan government.
Read more:
https://www.toledoblade.com/news/World/2019/07/28/afghanistan-peace-talks-put-on-hold-by-taliban/stories/20190728116
In all my years here at DU, I've yet to see the sorts of people who express opinions of the sort shown at the beginning
of the OP explain news items of the sort shown immediately below it.
I daresay the implications ruin an oft-repeated 'faith-promoting rumor' of theirs...
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