VP Biden on Afghanistan troops: ‘I’m Not Sending My Boy’ to Risk His Life for Women’s Rights’

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V.P. Biden Dismissed Humanitarian Case for Afghanistan Troop Presence: ‘I’m Not Sending My Boy’ to Risk His Life for ‘Women’s Rights’

By Zachary Evans February 18, 2020 1:36 PM

Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Nashua, N.H., February 4, 2020. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) Joe Biden was a frequent critic of the Afghanistan war effort while in the Obama administration and advocated against keeping U.S. troops in the country on humanitarian grounds, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
“I am not sending my boy back there to risk his life on behalf of women’s rights!” the former vice president shouted at former special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, during a meeting between the two in 2010. “It just won’t work, that’s not what they’re there for.” Biden’s son Beau was a member of the National Guard who deployed to Iraq in 2009.
Biden was deeply skeptical of the Afghan government’s ability to function effectively due to entrenched corruption. In one 2010 Situation Room meeting, then-U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry said it was doubtful Afghan president Hamid Karzai would be able to stop corruption and theft in the government.
“It would be politically suicidal for Karzai to do that,” Eikenberry said via video feed.

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I dunno, slippery slope.. next he would oppose sending troops to spread freedom operations and defend our democratic allies in mideast?
Or he might not as he voted for OIF.


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[Anti Globalist]

Advocated against keeping US troops in Afghanistan my ass.

[Brian4Liberty]

Afghanistan in 1970s, before US radicalization intervention

Afghanistan in 1970s, before US radicalization intervention Soviet invasion.

FTFY.

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Afghanistan in 1970s, before US radicalization intervention Soviet invasion.

FTFY.

Chronologically that statement is also true and a more precise version would be ,

"Afghanistan in 1970s, before full-fledge Soviet military invasion"


Soviet cultural invasion of Afghanistan had started in 1950s and they were not known to fund/arm jihadi radicals (their MO was providing aid while supporting socialist/communist radicals). So US led (aided by Saudi money and Israel's old Russian weapons to hide tracing) foreign fighters enabled radicalization was the major catalyst for women being pushed behind the curtains after 1970s/80s freedom jihad there. This statement applies mostly to cities, rural Afghans have always been a very conservative tribal people with women mostly in background.