Rachel Maddow presents this history lesson of the countries that have tried and failed to impose their will in Afghanistan, and of course now you can add the U.S. to that list (when it aired last night, this segment contained an NBC News clip from ’89 when Russia departed, but that clip is missing here)...
...and we’ve seen plenty of “war heads” prattling on about the U.S. departure from Afghanistan at long last (including Richard Engel, who I honestly thought was better than this), but I haven’t seen much of Dem U.S. House Rep Barbara Lee of California, the ONE PERSON who was ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ALL ALONG...here is a reminder of just how well she “nailed it” way back when (and onevoicepac.og is kaput, by the way)...
...and if you really want a gut-punch over this issue, this Second Thought video gives us an idea of how we should have spent the $$$ in Afghanistan (might be the most controversial video he’s produced with a lot of tough stuff, but I can’t help but think he’s fundamentally right)...
...and Sam and Emma of The Majority Report bring us this clip of Jake Tapper speaking with Dem U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut on why exactly we needed to get the hell out (and if Tapper had taken his question a little further about regimes with human rights abuses and mentioned Saudi Arabia as one of those culprits, I would have been pretty damn shocked, but I know he has his orders, you might say)...
...and returning to this country, David Pakman tells us about Ty Garbin, one of the life forms who threatened to kidnap Dem MI Guv Gretchen Witmer, who got 6 yrs. on a plea (others are involved and are apparently going to trial, and no doubt they’re looking at longer sentences...good!)...
...and this More Perfect Union video tells us about nurses in Worcester walking out in protest of more corporate slavery from Tenet Health...
...and keeping with the theme of labor solidarity, John and Francesca tell us about Starbucks workers in New York trying to unionize (timely with the upcoming holiday, I should note...more here - Howard Schultz is the "Venti douchebag"...well played, Francesca!)...
...which makes me think of this tune.
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