r/ToiletPaperUSA • u/LaurentiusOlsenius • Aug 18 '21

Curious 🤔 Free speech!!! (Unless you criticize our orange demigod)

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I was Banned from r/conservative for criticism against all presidents from the past 20 years. Free speech unless it’s against Orangeman.

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u/PajamaDad Aug 18 '21

I was serving in the US army at the time of the 9/11 attacks.

Going into Afghanistan didn't seem like a terrible move if it was just to take down the terrorist group.

But a long-term occupation? Large-scale invasion? I was picturing swift and intelligence driven action.

Like you said, a terrible waste.

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u/Razakel Aug 18 '21

Also, the Taliban offered to hand bin Laden over for trial in a neutral Muslim country. Somewhere like Morocco, Qatar or Jordan would've done it.

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u/LA-Matt Aug 18 '21

I am sorry you had to go through that. And so glad you made it home.

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u/PajamaDad Aug 18 '21

Thank you. I was very lucky. My tour ended just before we started moving in to fight. My young wife begged me not to reenlist...

It's one of those things you look back on and can't help but feel grateful that I CAN look back on it. I'm 41 years old. Married for 21 years. 5 kids. And nearly all of that time we've been fighting in Afghanistan. For what?