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FadedMullet

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24. My mistake, it was American Marines who were the last off the embassy roof the morning of April 30th 1975.
Thu Mar 5, 2026, 04:28 AM
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Why after all that has been done to the Kurds and broken promises by US - would the Kurds Pachamama Tuesday #1
Exactly my first thought. IQ45 completely hung them out to dry vs. Turkey and probably burned that bridge AZJonnie Tuesday #4
They'll gladly take all the U.S. arms the CIA gives them. sop 1 hr ago #26
Trmp abandoned the Kurds on the battlefield last time. I doubt they'll be eager allies after that. nt eppur_se_muova Tuesday #2
Jeepers, sounds like just what they did with the Jan 6th insurrectionists. bluestarone Tuesday #3
I'm sure this will thrill Turkey. NT Gore1FL Tuesday #5
Once again, arm another group to fight proxy wars and sow hatred among groups. erronis Tuesday #6
Sounds like a grand idea! Bayard Tuesday #7
Kurds know who they are dealing with Bluestocking Tuesday #8
What a fustercluck! greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #9
Some Kurds want their own country bmichaelh Tuesday #10
Didn't Bush the first screw them over in the 80s? BidenRocks Tuesday #11
Yep, GW betrayed the Iraqi Kurds... Spazito Tuesday #18
What about Alberta? usonian Tuesday #12
Isn't there a law against the CIA being involved Bev54 Tuesday #13
These are the same Kurds that we abandoned after the Iraqi war, right? In my opinion the biggest betrayal of an...... FadedMullet Tuesday #14
That wasn't the embassy. BidenRocks Tuesday #17
My mistake, it was American Marines who were the last off the embassy roof the morning of April 30th 1975. FadedMullet 8 hrs ago #24
This sort of thing has been the M.O. of the West for moniss Tuesday #15
The irony of today in this era, is that the U.S. is the LARGEST oil producer IN THE WORLD BumRushDaShow Tuesday #16
Yes and just like with Venezuela it moniss Tuesday #19
But there is another reason and it's not the "oil barons" who aren't really interested at the moment BumRushDaShow Yesterday #23
The CIA has a terrible history with IRAN thought crime Tuesday #20
Yes, especially Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA coup of the legitimately elected PM, Mohammad Mosaddegh and strengthening Celerity Yesterday #21
How do we plan to fuck these people over this time? LoveSucky Yesterday #22
In other words, "The cavalry is coming..... oasis 1 hr ago #25
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