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quote:Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The final phase of ending America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer.
President Joe Biden had set May 1 as the official start of the withdrawal of the remaining forces — about 2,500-3,500 U.S. troops and about 7,000 NATO soldiers.
Even before Saturday, the herculean task of packing up had begun.
The military has been taking inventory, deciding what is shipped back to the U.S., what is handed to the Afghan security forces and what is sold as junk in Afghanistan’s markets. In recent weeks, the military has been flying out equipment on massive C-17 cargo planes.
The U.S. is estimated to have spent more than $2 trillion in Afghanistan in the past two decades, according to the Costs of War project at Brown University, which documents the hidden costs of the U.S. military engagement.
Defense department officials and diplomats told The Associated Press the withdrawal has involved closing smaller bases over the last year. They said that since Biden announced the end-of-summer withdrawal date in mid-April, only roughly 60 military personnel had left the country.
The U.S. and its NATO allies went into Afghanistan together on Oct. 7, 2001 to hunt the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks who lived under the protection of the country’s Taliban rulers. Two months later, the Taliban had been defeated and al-Qaida fighters and their leader, Osama bin Laden, were on the run.
In his withdrawal announcement last month, Biden said the initial mission was accomplished a decade ago when U.S. Navy SEALS killed bin Laden in his hideout in neighboring Pakistan. Since then, al-Qaida has been degraded, while the terrorist threat has “metastasized” into a global phenomenon that is not contained by keeping thousands of troops in one country, he said.
Until now the U.S. and NATO have received no promises from the Taliban that they won’t attack troops during the pullout. In a response to AP questions, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said the Taliban leadership was still mulling over its strategy.
The insurgent group continues to accuse Washington of breaching the deal it signed with Biden’s predecessor more than a year ago. In that agreement, the U.S. said it would have all troops out by May 1.
In a statement Saturday, Taliban military spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the passing of the May 1 deadline for a complete withdrawal “opened the way for (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) mujahidin to take every counteraction it deems appropriate against the occupying forces.”
However, he said fighters on the battlefield will wait for a decision from the leadership before launching any attacks and that decision will be based on “the sovereignty, values and higher interests of the country.”
Violence has spiked in Afghanistan since the February 2020 deal was signed. Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government, which were part of the agreement, quickly bogged down. On Friday, a truck bomb in eastern Logar province killed 21 people, many of them police and students.
Afghans have paid the highest price since 2001, with 47,245 civilians killed, according to the Costs of War project. Millions more have been displaced inside Afghanistan or have fled to Pakistan, Iran and Europe.
Afghanistan’s security forces are expected to come under increasing pressure from the Taliban after the withdrawal if no peace agreement is reached in the interim, according to Afghan watchers.
Since the start of the war they have taken heavy losses, with estimates ranging from 66,000 to 69,000 Afghan troops killed. The Afghan military has been battered by corruption. The U.S. and NATO pay $4 billion a year to sustain the force.
Some 300,000 Afghan troops are on the books, although the actual number is believed to be lower. Commanders have been found to inflate the numbers to collect paychecks of so-called “ghost soldiers,” according to the U.S. watchdog monitoring Washington’s spending in Afghanistan.
Last year was the only year U.S. and NATO troops did not suffer a loss. The Defense Department says 2,442 U.S. troops have been killed and 20,666 wounded since 2001. It is estimated that over 3,800 U.S. private security contractors have been killed. The Pentagon does not track their deaths.
The conflict also has killed 1,144 personnel from NATO countries.
The Taliban, meanwhile, are at their strongest since being ousted in 2001. While mapping their gains and territorial holds is difficult, they are believed to hold sway or outright control over nearly half of Afghanistan.
“We are telling the departing Americans ... you fought a meaningless war and paid a cost for that and we also offered huge sacrifices for our liberation,” Shaheen told the AP on Friday.
Striking a more conciliatory tone, he added: “If you ... open a new chapter of helping Afghans in reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country, the Afghans will appreciate that.”
In announcing the departure, Biden said waiting for ideal conditions to leave would consign America to an indefinite stay.
In the Afghan capital and throughout the country, there is a growing fear that chaos will follow the departure of the last foreign troops. After billions of dollars and decades of war, many Afghans wonder at whether it was worth it.
Einde van een tijdperk.
Wie zijn ISIS-K?
De overwinning van de Taliban op Afghanistan "legt een aanzienlijke druk op ISIS om zijn betekenis voor de wereldwijde jihad aan te tonen, wat ISIS nog gevaarlijker maakt omdat ze zichzelf zullen gaan bewijzen", volgens Jennifer Cafarella, een National Security Fellow bij het Institute for the Study of War.
"We kunnen de komende weken en maanden spectaculaire aanslagen in Afghanistan en pogingen daartoe in het Westen gaan verwachten", voegde Cafarella eraan toe. "ISIS zal proberen het bestuur van de Taliban te verzwakken om daarna de religieuze legitimiteit van de Taliban aan te tasten."
De huidige leider van ISIS-K is Shahab al-Muhajir, en volgens een VN-rapport van juni dit jaar,zou de groep tussen de 1500 en 2000 strijders in Afghanistan hebben.
De groep is "gedwongen zich te decentraliseren", aldus de VN, en bestaat voornamelijk uit cellen die over het land verspreid zijn en die autonoom optreden maar dezelfde ideologie delen.
"ISIS-K heeft moeite om voet aan de grond te krijgen in Afghanistan, maar het blijft een krachtige bedreiging en een van de belangrijkste aftakkingen van de wereldwijde ISIS-organisatie", zei Cafarella.
Hoewel ISIS-K "een aanzienlijke afname van zijn operationele capaciteit" heeft ervaren na hun oprichting, zijn ze de laatste twee jaar weer in kracht en capaciteit toegenomen en "hernieuwde het zijn geweld", voegde Jadoon eraan toe.
"Hun sterke punten blijven: de toegang tot een omvangrijke militante pool voor rekrutering, zwakke grensovergangen en een uitgebreid netwerk in Pakistan", zei ze. "ISIS-K zal het vredesakkoord blijven gebruiken als propaganda tegen de Taliban, en mogelijk ook proberen om meer radicalere leden van de Taliban of andere militanten die zich gemarginaliseerd voelen te rekruteren."
De overwinning van de Taliban op Afghanistan "legt een aanzienlijke druk op ISIS om zijn betekenis voor de wereldwijde jihad aan te tonen, wat ISIS nog gevaarlijker maakt omdat ze zichzelf zullen gaan bewijzen", volgens Jennifer Cafarella, een National Security Fellow bij het Institute for the Study of War.
"We kunnen de komende weken en maanden spectaculaire aanslagen in Afghanistan en pogingen daartoe in het Westen gaan verwachten", voegde Cafarella eraan toe. "ISIS zal proberen het bestuur van de Taliban te verzwakken om daarna de religieuze legitimiteit van de Taliban aan te tasten."
De huidige leider van ISIS-K is Shahab al-Muhajir, en volgens een VN-rapport van juni dit jaar,zou de groep tussen de 1500 en 2000 strijders in Afghanistan hebben.
De groep is "gedwongen zich te decentraliseren", aldus de VN, en bestaat voornamelijk uit cellen die over het land verspreid zijn en die autonoom optreden maar dezelfde ideologie delen.
"ISIS-K heeft moeite om voet aan de grond te krijgen in Afghanistan, maar het blijft een krachtige bedreiging en een van de belangrijkste aftakkingen van de wereldwijde ISIS-organisatie", zei Cafarella.
Hoewel ISIS-K "een aanzienlijke afname van zijn operationele capaciteit" heeft ervaren na hun oprichting, zijn ze de laatste twee jaar weer in kracht en capaciteit toegenomen en "hernieuwde het zijn geweld", voegde Jadoon eraan toe.
"Hun sterke punten blijven: de toegang tot een omvangrijke militante pool voor rekrutering, zwakke grensovergangen en een uitgebreid netwerk in Pakistan", zei ze. "ISIS-K zal het vredesakkoord blijven gebruiken als propaganda tegen de Taliban, en mogelijk ook proberen om meer radicalere leden van de Taliban of andere militanten die zich gemarginaliseerd voelen te rekruteren."
Heeft iemand samenvatting van Biden?
Op maandag 9 oktober 2023 13:31 schreef Nova het volgende:[/b]
Oh schatje, wat lief van je om dat te zeggen! Jij bent echt een prins op het witte paard voor mij. Met jou voel ik me zo geliefd en speciaal. Laten we nog lang samen genieten van sprookjesachtige avonturen en elkaar verwennen met veel knuffels en kusjes. O+ naar jou, mijn lieve prins! :*
Oh schatje, wat lief van je om dat te zeggen! Jij bent echt een prins op het witte paard voor mij. Met jou voel ik me zo geliefd en speciaal. Laten we nog lang samen genieten van sprookjesachtige avonturen en elkaar verwennen met veel knuffels en kusjes. O+ naar jou, mijn lieve prins! :*
Gidsland VS hoor.quote:Op donderdag 26 augustus 2021 23:56 schreef beantherio het volgende:
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Het zijn volgens mij gewone termen hoor. Worden ook in de antropologie maar zelfs ook in de landbouw gebruikt.
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Niet opleggen nee. Maar toen we met z'n allen een paar jaar geleden tot de conclusie kwamen dat de multiculturele samenleving mislukt was werd door enkelen (o.a. Joachim Verhagen, maar bijv. ook door Merkel in Duitsland waar hetzelfde probleem speelt) juist benadrukt dat het van belang was dat nieuwkomers zich de cultuur van het gastland zelf eigen moeten willen maken en ook trots ontwikkelen voor dat land. In de VS bestaat dat principe wel maar in veel Europese landen werkt dat veel minder.
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Slaperig blijkbaar.quote:Op donderdag 26 augustus 2021 23:59 schreef Starhopper het volgende:
Heeft iemand samenvatting van Biden?
Gastarbeiders zijn niet naar hier gekomen vanwege de geweldige kaas cultuur van de Hollanders. Ze zijn hier naar toe gekomen om hard te werken. Hard werken betekent automatisch een aandeel hebben in de wederopbouw van een land. Dankzij deze mensen heeft Nederland zich geïndustrialiseerd en een hoge welvaart bereikt.quote:
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Waarom zou je dan naar Nederland willen komen als je jezelf tegen haar cultuur afweert? Wat is de reden dat jij, of je ouders, Nederland hebben uitgekozen ?
Het is dan een beetje laf om deze mensen niet als onderdeel van Nederland te zien, puur vanwege hun afkomst.
Het is ook een marionet, je ziet hem continue ook seinen naar diegene die de autocue snelheid bepaald.quote:
Hoe die ook loopt he?
Net als zo'n NPC uit een videogame.
Vinger langzaam naar neus.
Straks nog even lachen om tante Jen
Iemand die haat heeft tegen Elon Musk gunt succesvolle Afrikanen het licht niet in de ogen en is een racist bigot.
Het is wat dat betreft de terugtrekking van de communisten in dat land all over again. Binnen een paar maanden allerhande groeperingen die de macht willen krijgen over Kabul.quote:
Wie zijn ISIS-K?
De overwinning van de Taliban op Afghanistan "legt een aanzienlijke druk op ISIS om zijn betekenis voor de wereldwijde jihad aan te tonen, wat ISIS nog gevaarlijker maakt omdat ze zichzelf zullen gaan bewijzen", volgens Jennifer Cafarella, een National Security Fellow bij het Institute for the Study of War.
"We kunnen de komende weken en maanden spectaculaire aanslagen in Afghanistan en pogingen daartoe in het Westen gaan verwachten", voegde Cafarella eraan toe. "ISIS zal proberen het bestuur van de Taliban te verzwakken om daarna de religieuze legitimiteit van de Taliban aan te tasten."
De huidige leider van ISIS-K is Shahab al-Muhajir, en volgens een VN-rapport van juni dit jaar,zou de groep tussen de 1500 en 2000 strijders in Afghanistan hebben.
De groep is "gedwongen zich te decentraliseren", aldus de VN, en bestaat voornamelijk uit cellen die over het land verspreid zijn en die autonoom optreden maar dezelfde ideologie delen.
"ISIS-K heeft moeite om voet aan de grond te krijgen in Afghanistan, maar het blijft een krachtige bedreiging en een van de belangrijkste aftakkingen van de wereldwijde ISIS-organisatie", zei Cafarella.
Hoewel ISIS-K "een aanzienlijke afname van zijn operationele capaciteit" heeft ervaren na hun oprichting, zijn ze de laatste twee jaar weer in kracht en capaciteit toegenomen en "hernieuwde het zijn geweld", voegde Jadoon eraan toe.
"Hun sterke punten blijven: de toegang tot een omvangrijke militante pool voor rekrutering, zwakke grensovergangen en een uitgebreid netwerk in Pakistan", zei ze. "ISIS-K zal het vredesakkoord blijven gebruiken als propaganda tegen de Taliban, en mogelijk ook proberen om meer radicalere leden van de Taliban of andere militanten die zich gemarginaliseerd voelen te rekruteren."
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In de VS gaan er weer andere dingen fout maar toch is er in dat land veel meer culturele cohesie dan in landen als Nederland. Omdat ze zich in de eerste plaats manifesteren als Amerikaan en pas daarna vanuit hun oorspronkelijke achtergrond.quote:
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Je hebt altijd de kans gehad om terug te keren naar land van herkomst. (Turkije?)quote:
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Gastarbeiders zijn niet naar hier gekomen vanwege de geweldige kaas cultuur van de Hollanders. Ze zijn hier naar toe gekomen om hard te werken. Hard werken betekent automatisch een aandeel hebben in de wederopbouw van een land. Dankzij deze mensen heeft Nederland zich geïndustrialiseerd en een hoge welvaart bereikt.
Het is dan een beetje laf om deze mensen niet als onderdeel van Nederland te zien, puur vanwege hun afkomst.
Over Turkije gesproken, dat land heeft een uiterst knappe prestatie geleverd mbt assimilatie politiek zo'n 100 jaar geleden.
Niet mijn tactiek overigens. (geen fan van genocides)
Het is altijd een wisselwerking..en heeft met integratie te maken. Surinamers..Molukkers..die zijn gewoon geïntegreerd. Andere groepen wat minder en die zijn ook het minst geliefd.quote:
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Het is dan een beetje laf om deze mensen niet als onderdeel van Nederland te zien, puur vanwege hun afkomst.
Video van Biden: https://edition.cnn.com/2(...)ul-attack/index.html
Biden to Kabul attackers: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay
Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to retaliate for a terrorist attack that killed a dozen US service members outside Kabul's international airport.
"We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay," Biden said in early evening remarks from the White House. He said he's asked the US military for options to respond to the suicide blasts, which he said were carried out by the Islamic State affiliate operating in Afghanistan.
"I've also told my commanders to attack ISIS-K assets. And we will respond with precision, at our time, at a place that we choose, and the moment of our choosing," Biden said. "Here's what you need to know. These ISIS terrorists will not win."
Earlier in his remarks, Biden said the attack was one "we've been talking about, worried about" over the past days.
"We're outraged as well as heartbroken," Biden said.
The attack came after days of public and private warnings from Biden of a potential attack that could disrupt the massive airlift effort underway there.
Biden, who cleared his schedule to huddle with advisers, addressed the attacks from the East Room.
"The situation on the ground is still evolving and I'm constantly being updated," he said.
He now faces a series of decisions on how to proceed as the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan nears its bloody conclusion. He has vowed to evacuate any remaining American who wants to leave by Tuesday, but officials said the risk of further terrorist killings was exceedingly high.
At the same time, Biden is facing pressure to retaliate for the suicide attacks, which also left scores of Afghan civilians dead.
Central Command chief Gen. Frank McKenzie said during an afternoon briefing that in addition to the dozen Americans dead, 15 US service members were wounded in two separate suicide attacks near the airport and ensuing gunfights. He warned additional attacks from ISIS were still likely, including using vehicles or rockets.
"We thought this would happen sooner or later," McKenzie said.
The explosions laid bare the risks to US troops and diplomats Biden has warned about for a week as a frantic evacuation effort at the airport gained speed. The pace of evacuations has slowed over the past two days as the security situation deteriorated, and a number of western nations said their evacuation efforts were now over.
The Pentagon said Thursday that despite the attack, flights were continuing to take Americans and others out of the country.
"Despite this attack, we are continuing the mission," McKenzie said.
He also said the US was prepared to retaliate for the killings -- the first hostile action deaths in Afghanistan since February 2020.
"If we can find who is associated with this, we will go after them," he said. "We are working very hard right now to determine attribution, to determine who is associated with this cowardly attack and we are prepared to take action against them."
Over the past days, the risks of a terror attack at the airport seemed to grow by the hour. The extremely high threat from ISIS caused the US, along with the UK and Australia, to warn people to move away from the airport gates late Wednesday eastern time.
The risk of potential terror attacks from the Islamic State affiliate operating in Afghanistan worried American and Western officials from nearly the moment it became clear that the Taliban would take over the country on August 15.
Once crowds began massing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, the fear among officials monitoring the situation became acute of an attack meant to create mayhem and fear among those trying to escape the country.
That is what happened on Thursday. McKenzie said he suspected the suicide bomber was being searched by American servicemen at the airport before detonating the explosive.
The attacks quickly consumed Biden's schedule. He was in the basement Situation Room with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley for a pre-scheduled briefing when first word of the blasts arrived.
Vice President Kamala Harris also took part in the meeting via video conference while she was in the air traveling between Vietnam and Guam. She canceled a planned campaign appearance in California, and will instead return to Washington.
As the scale of the attack became clear, the President's schedule was cleared, including a meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that was rescheduled for Friday.
After Biden's meeting with his national security team concluded, he continued to be briefed in the Oval Office, according to the White House. The White House press briefing, initially scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET, was delayed and the President's virtual meeting with governors on Afghan refugees, which was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, was been canceled.
Biden had raised the possibility of an attack — not from the Taliban, but from the ISIS group — last Friday.
"We're also keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport, including from the ISIS affiliates in Afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons were emptied," he said.
On Tuesday, explaining his decision to stick with an August 31 deadline for withdrawing all US troops from the country, Biden offered a more dire picture of the security threat.
"The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan -- which is the sworn enemy of the Taliban as well -- every day we're on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both US and allied forces and innocent civilians," Biden said.
Biden to Kabul attackers: 'We will hunt you down and make you pay
Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to retaliate for a terrorist attack that killed a dozen US service members outside Kabul's international airport.
"We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay," Biden said in early evening remarks from the White House. He said he's asked the US military for options to respond to the suicide blasts, which he said were carried out by the Islamic State affiliate operating in Afghanistan.
"I've also told my commanders to attack ISIS-K assets. And we will respond with precision, at our time, at a place that we choose, and the moment of our choosing," Biden said. "Here's what you need to know. These ISIS terrorists will not win."
Earlier in his remarks, Biden said the attack was one "we've been talking about, worried about" over the past days.
"We're outraged as well as heartbroken," Biden said.
The attack came after days of public and private warnings from Biden of a potential attack that could disrupt the massive airlift effort underway there.
Biden, who cleared his schedule to huddle with advisers, addressed the attacks from the East Room.
"The situation on the ground is still evolving and I'm constantly being updated," he said.
He now faces a series of decisions on how to proceed as the nearly 20-year war in Afghanistan nears its bloody conclusion. He has vowed to evacuate any remaining American who wants to leave by Tuesday, but officials said the risk of further terrorist killings was exceedingly high.
At the same time, Biden is facing pressure to retaliate for the suicide attacks, which also left scores of Afghan civilians dead.
Central Command chief Gen. Frank McKenzie said during an afternoon briefing that in addition to the dozen Americans dead, 15 US service members were wounded in two separate suicide attacks near the airport and ensuing gunfights. He warned additional attacks from ISIS were still likely, including using vehicles or rockets.
"We thought this would happen sooner or later," McKenzie said.
The explosions laid bare the risks to US troops and diplomats Biden has warned about for a week as a frantic evacuation effort at the airport gained speed. The pace of evacuations has slowed over the past two days as the security situation deteriorated, and a number of western nations said their evacuation efforts were now over.
The Pentagon said Thursday that despite the attack, flights were continuing to take Americans and others out of the country.
"Despite this attack, we are continuing the mission," McKenzie said.
He also said the US was prepared to retaliate for the killings -- the first hostile action deaths in Afghanistan since February 2020.
"If we can find who is associated with this, we will go after them," he said. "We are working very hard right now to determine attribution, to determine who is associated with this cowardly attack and we are prepared to take action against them."
Over the past days, the risks of a terror attack at the airport seemed to grow by the hour. The extremely high threat from ISIS caused the US, along with the UK and Australia, to warn people to move away from the airport gates late Wednesday eastern time.
The risk of potential terror attacks from the Islamic State affiliate operating in Afghanistan worried American and Western officials from nearly the moment it became clear that the Taliban would take over the country on August 15.
Once crowds began massing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport, the fear among officials monitoring the situation became acute of an attack meant to create mayhem and fear among those trying to escape the country.
That is what happened on Thursday. McKenzie said he suspected the suicide bomber was being searched by American servicemen at the airport before detonating the explosive.
The attacks quickly consumed Biden's schedule. He was in the basement Situation Room with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley for a pre-scheduled briefing when first word of the blasts arrived.
Vice President Kamala Harris also took part in the meeting via video conference while she was in the air traveling between Vietnam and Guam. She canceled a planned campaign appearance in California, and will instead return to Washington.
As the scale of the attack became clear, the President's schedule was cleared, including a meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that was rescheduled for Friday.
After Biden's meeting with his national security team concluded, he continued to be briefed in the Oval Office, according to the White House. The White House press briefing, initially scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET, was delayed and the President's virtual meeting with governors on Afghan refugees, which was scheduled for 3 p.m. ET, was been canceled.
Biden had raised the possibility of an attack — not from the Taliban, but from the ISIS group — last Friday.
"We're also keeping a close watch on any potential terrorist threat at or around the airport, including from the ISIS affiliates in Afghanistan who were released from prison when the prisons were emptied," he said.
On Tuesday, explaining his decision to stick with an August 31 deadline for withdrawing all US troops from the country, Biden offered a more dire picture of the security threat.
"The longer we stay, starting with the acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan -- which is the sworn enemy of the Taliban as well -- every day we're on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both US and allied forces and innocent civilians," Biden said.
Dood door schuld?! Wie is er dood en wie heeft er schuld?quote:
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He kijk, dood door schuld. De tering he
“That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.”― George Carlin
En, om maar te herhalen, er is daar al vanaf het begin meer onveiligheid, armoede, ongezondheid, criminaliteit en ongelijkheid dan in Europa.quote:
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In de VS gaan er weer andere dingen fout maar toch is er in dat land veel meer culturele cohesie dan in landen als Nederland. Omdat ze zich in de eerste plaats manifesteren als Amerikaan en pas daarna vanuit hun oorspronkelijke achtergrond.
Ofwel: laat dat vlaggetje maar zitten.
Omnibus in omnibus.
Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam
Ja, zo wil men het graag doen geloven inderdaad. Ga maar eens bij de latino bevolking op bezoek in de grenssteden, vergelijk de criminaliteitscijfers eens en durf te beweren dat men het hier slechter doet.quote:
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In de VS gaan er weer andere dingen fout maar toch is er in dat land veel meer culturele cohesie dan in landen als Nederland. Omdat ze zich in de eerste plaats manifesteren als Amerikaan en pas daarna vanuit hun oorspronkelijke achtergrond.
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quote:
Heeft iemand samenvatting van Biden?
Ik vond dat echt indruk maken, juist omdat hij niet bepaald een intimiderende verschijning is.quote:We will not forgive,
We will not forget,
We will hunt. you. down.
Totaal ondergesneeuwd nieuws natuurlijk:
https://www.timesofisrael(...)deadly-kabul-attack/
Bennett-Biden meeting delayed to Friday due to deadly Kabul attacks
Bennett came with four primary goals for the trip, a Bennett staffer noted Wednesday evening: to forge a direct connection and rapport with Biden; to help the US understand the prime minister's approach regarding Iran; to ensure US commitment to replenishing stocks for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system; and to move forward on a visa waiver agreement for Israelis looking to enter the US.
https://www.timesofisrael(...)deadly-kabul-attack/
Bennett-Biden meeting delayed to Friday due to deadly Kabul attacks
Bennett came with four primary goals for the trip, a Bennett staffer noted Wednesday evening: to forge a direct connection and rapport with Biden; to help the US understand the prime minister's approach regarding Iran; to ensure US commitment to replenishing stocks for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system; and to move forward on a visa waiver agreement for Israelis looking to enter the US.
Toen waren die nog niet echt in beeldquote:
Samenwerken met de Taliban
Werkte ook goed de vorige keer met de Russen
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W-w-w-w-e will huuuu-huuu-huuuuunt you d-d-down and p-p-p-pay for it.quote:
Heeft iemand samenvatting van Biden?
Zuiger van het FOK!-OMT
Hé wat? Het Midden-Oosten is geen land.quote:
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Ze zouden het Midden-Oosten moeten binnenvallen. In 20 jaar heb je dat land zo weer op de rails.
“That's why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it.”― George Carlin
Als je ziet dat de Russen en Amerikanen het al niet lukte met één schamel landje in het midden-oosten lijkt het me geen heel goed idee ook.quote:
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Hé wat? Het Midden-Oosten is geen land.
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