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We abandoned the shiites and Kurds in 91; then they were slaughtered.
But folks worked with us in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This is driving me nuts.
Who trusts a country that won't honor its commitments when the stakes are life and death? Nobody, because honor matters.
Honor our commitments. Bring these people home. >

Some Afghans trusted us after we told the Kurds and Shiites to rise up in Iraq in 91, abandoned them and they were slaughtered.
I understand wanting to honor the deals we make but countries break deals all the time and then people still trust them.
Shitty but true 😕 >

True enough, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't expect better from our government. >

Well of course we should.
But your argument was that breaking the deal would hurt us down the road. And I demonstrated that history doesn't back that up. >

Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley is going to get these people killed. What message does that send to those in the future who would otherwise help us?