jeremy scahill

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jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill

In 2009, VP Biden wanted the US to move away from a large scale military presence & to instead utilize CIA/JSOC forces and drones to conduct targeted operations. He argued that was more in line with the 2001 AUMF than an occupation. In the end, Obama did both. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 4, 2021

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Joe Biden has a long history on Afghanistan. In the late-1970s & 1980s, Biden supported opening the spigot for US aid to Pakistan to combat the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He was a passionate supporter of the 2001 invasion. But as VP in 2009, Biden argued against the surge. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 4, 2021

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The Afghanistan plan, as Biden currently describes it, is similar to what Biden advocated for in 2009, albeit with U.S. “strike forces” being positioned in the region rather than inside Afghanistan. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 4, 2021