13413605, 154 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan this month
Posted by Walleye, Thu Nov-12-20 05:18 PM
The window for casualties there is going to surpass Vietnam's 1955-1975(ish) in a little more than a year.
Trump's stupid coup attempt is pretty clearly trying to mimic the Brooks Brothers' Riot of 2000.
John Roberts, Brett Kavanagh, and Amy Coney Barrett all came up in the GOP ranks working on Bush vs. Gore lawsuits.
Gina Haspel, who almost certainly supervised actual torture, is now head of the CIA.
Suicide rate among veterans is ticking back up again over the last couple months.
People who didn't benefit from the "recovery" of the last recession are now suffering the worst under our present mess.
People from New Orleans can maybe weigh in with some more.
So, I think it's probably most appropriate to leave the door open on Bush's horrifying, deadly presidency.
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