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Saigon, Kabul, and counting

After the Taliban secured Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city, the U. S. State Department advised all Americans to leave Afghanistan immediately. This was followed by Joe's order to send 3,000 infantry to evacuate the embassy in Kabul.

So, to the 3,577 service members who died, the tens of thousands of wounded, maimed, and psychologically damaged, and the thousands who have taken their own lives, the U.S. government would kindly like to offer a very large MEH.

Not to mention the $6.9T billed to the taxpayer for this colossal charlie foxtrot.

Ironically, this was a truly bi-partisan disaster, so if you think the answer to America's problems is Congress working together, think again.