To the editor:

Just an observation to Susan Rheault’s recent letter to the editor.

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John Willie
John Willie

Lets face it. Everyone made mistakes.

But the biden crime family must be imprisoned, stripped of their ill gotten gains, and aside from a brief mention in our history books, which cannot be erased, should be forgotten....

There us a light at the end of the tunnel, get out and vote in November, make your voices heard. Send the message that America is not for sale, criminals, illegally crossing the border, must be expelled, and America will be first and foremost above all .

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MEPD Ret
MEPD Ret

As per a March 2022, US DOD report to Congress, nearly $7.2 billion worth of aircraft, guns, vehicles, ammunition, and specialized equipment (night vision goggles, biometric devices, etc) remained in Afghanistan after the Allies’ calamitous withdrawal, including at least 78 aircraft, 9,524 air-to-ground munitions, over 40,000 vehicles, more than 300,000 weapons, and night vision, surveillance, communications and biometric equipment.

You might want to read the entire 24-page After Action Review submitted by DOD. If you can see past the CYA verbiage the entire operation with destined to fail due to incompetent leadership, starting at the top [POTUS].

I realize you can't help yourself, but Trump wasn't President, Biden was. He had the authority, power, and ability to defer/stop/postpone this fiasco but instead chose to do what was "politically" expedient. Now he gets to wear the consequences.

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Scott Shallcross
Scott Shallcross

The 85 billion worth of military equipment left behind is a fabrication. 82.9 billion is the total amount the United States spent on Afghanistan Security Forces and most of that money was for "sustainment" or salaries for Afghan forces. Much of the equipment left behind was "decommissioned" or destroyed. Most importantly, Trump gave the ok to Pompeo to "surrender" to the Taliban without including Karzai and the Afghan government in the negotiation. Former Secretary of Defense McMaster stated," Our Secretary of of State (Mike Pompeo) signed a surrender agreement with the Taliban. This collapse goes back to the capitulation agreement of 2020. The Taliban didn't defeat us. We defeated ourselves."

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mikerins
mikerins

It's nice to see someone actually cite facts, so thanks for that Scott. As for John Willie, you need to learn some facts. Fact one, Republicans haven't come up with a shred of evidence that Joe Biden has done anything wrong. Trump, however, has not only been found to have committed sexual assault, committed fraud, tried to overthrow our government, and is still facing a ton of felony charges, but also took millions from foreign governments, mostly China, through his businesses, a clear violation of the emoluments clause. His son-in-law Jared took $2 billion from Saudi Arabia and his family's business got a multi-billion dollar deal from China.

The MAGA crowd, blinded by their devotion to their cult leader, can't see these simple facts. They continue to make themselves laughingstocks by talking about the "Biden crime family".

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MEPD Ret
MEPD Ret

Hey there Mike,

Maybe you can explain the hundreds of millions that 'Ole Joe has made as a "Public Servert".

And, as you so aptly pointed out, Trump is innocent until proven guilty.

Of course, there is the Hunter mess to be dealt with too.

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