Do you support public knowledge of payoffs?

[lightbulb27]

DOGE found these payments to the Taliban... millions, via the "US Institute for Peace". So basically, we are paying people off. Ok fine, shouldn't that be public knowledge?

Lets face it, people like you more when you pay them $, so there is a motive. But on the other hand, they've killed a lot of our people and oppress people.

https://www.afintl.com/en/202504012926

they are kinda brutal... from 2016... maybe they could use some cold hard cash?

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/in-kabul-a-young-man-is-skinned-alive-1418076

Should be public information

Keep quiet, hush money... secret

[NaultD]

It's common knowledge that osama bin ladin was a cia asset and the now taliban for fighting the old ussr during the cold war, right?

That was half the point of the original Iraq War was to bomb out usa training grounds. We know it happened but by how much we help the guy that created 9/11/2001 attack is questionable and know unattainable.

If you wonder why the war on terrorism anti war liberals had a different stance with the Ukrainian invasion from Russia this is why. Usa created more problems then solving in the middle. This also stated back in ww1 by the way, so sunk cost fallacy taken to the extreme. Ukraine war is 100% and it's people are on defense despite the global implications.

[lightbulb27]

what mean ukraine war is 100%?
agree with above, we like others get involved... make things worse. At best, defers issues. Taliban today is trying to work deals in exchange for resource access.

[NaultD]

Sorry I reworked that a few times and missed the most important word "defensive."

With the taliban wanting to make deals. This is where globalization and world trade capitalism is really good at shaping a development of a nation. In a lot of ways it's no different then the American revolution. Lets be clear on one thing Our constitution is head and shoulders above any other continuing country but the means or fundamental actions of the revolutionary war is no different then the taliban.

Usa did fundamental withdrawal from the taliban. The taliban is the powering government of the area. If they cut the shit and want global trade why not? It's a growing process for both party's. Thats the point of global trade is to build stronger relationships to get better trades to avoid war and get better outcomes then any war could achieve.

Last thing you make peace with your enemies not your friends.

[exitseven]

Everything has to come out. People need to be prosecuted and imprisoned. not just the slap on the wrist that politicians usually get but serious time in the federal prison. These people got away with murder for the lat 20 years. I am glad that President Trump is exposing them. I just hope he has the stones to arrest and convict the perpetrators.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Avicenna]

That is definitely not done thing that should be hushed up.

[DrPepper12]

Not one reputable source is reporting that and you take Musks word for it? Bruh, that story broke on April 1st... Just sayin...