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USAFRetired_Liberal

(4,167 posts)
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 08:55 PM Aug 2021

Three weeks from now

College football and the NFL begins, the August jobs report will be released, a marvel movie will come out, there will be some news about some celebrity and this Afghanistan stuff will be old news….Americans don’t have a great attention span

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Three weeks from now (Original Post) USAFRetired_Liberal Aug 2021 OP
As long as Americans don't die, I tend to agree Hugh_Lebowski Aug 2021 #1
Only if they're in Benghazi! Enter stage left Aug 2021 #9
Exactly, I imagine the christofascists are drooling over the prospect of having something else.... Thomas Hurt Aug 2021 #10
I think there is truth to this. Renew Deal Aug 2021 #2
A lot of them will be looking for non-existent hospital beds as well. roamer65 Aug 2021 #3
Yep USAFRetired_Liberal Aug 2021 #4
Kids will be dying from covid rurallib Aug 2021 #5
Yes sir and we won't have folks in afghanistan Beachnutt Aug 2021 #6
Couple of nice fat indictments against trump's gang would also help Walleye Aug 2021 #7
yes Skittles Aug 2021 #8
what's that now.... bahboo Aug 2021 #11
Panem et circenses. Binkie The Clown Aug 2021 #12
And people will still be contracting and dying of COVID mcar Aug 2021 #13
 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. As long as Americans don't die, I tend to agree
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 08:58 PM
Aug 2021

If we lose so much as 4 people, it will be the worst thing a POTUS has done since BENGHAZI!!!11!.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
10. Exactly, I imagine the christofascists are drooling over the prospect of having something else....
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 09:46 PM
Aug 2021

to b*tch about.

My be time for the Pelosi and Schumer to hold some preemptive hearings. Lay out the history of this 20 year train wreck, details of the Pig selling out the Afghanis, the Afghan failures and what exactly the Pig and Pompeo's plan was to withdraw.

Renew Deal

(81,869 posts)
2. I think there is truth to this.
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 08:59 PM
Aug 2021

I don't think Americans really really care about Afghanistan beyond it not being a base for terrorism.

roamer65

(36,747 posts)
3. A lot of them will be looking for non-existent hospital beds as well.
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 09:00 PM
Aug 2021

The Delta variant will soon overtake the news from Kabul.

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