whiskeypickle

You’ve moved the goalposts, but no matter.

“I know you are but what am I?” is not a convincing argument. most people learn this when they’re 5. (borrowed form another comment)

Operation Enduring Freedom was sold as a war on terrorism

see, you even admit that it wasn’t about opium.

the US repeatedly cited opium as a target of the war because they claimed it funded the Taliban.

you’re welcome to cite sources to back up your claims. and I’ll be happy to point out how the timeline doesn’t support your assertions that the war was about opium, it just happened to be something the US did while we were there.

Or did you think it was retaliation for 9/11 or something?

what I think is irrelevant. that facts are what matter.

I have American friends who died defending those poppy fields. I remember it all very well.

irrelevant. present facts. not anecdotes or your feelings.

Also do feel free to explain how this is any way relevant to the conversation:

correlation ≠ causation

I have, repeatedly. your inability/refusal to understand is not my problem.

That’s not the creation of a straw man

I saw this in another comment, I think it works here:

“nuh-uh” isn’t a convincing argument. most people learn this when they’re 5.

hat is an accusation I’m making of you, specifically, based on the fact that your comment in no way addressed the idea

just because you don’t understand (or refuse to acknowledge) what I said doesn’t make me wrong or you right.

If you read my comment you’ll see that I also address your “argument” directly.

with a logical fallacy. I pointed this out

Now the goal post has been moved to WhY

wow, that’s quite the pretzel you’d twisted yourself into trying score some imaginary “point”.

The “goal post” was always the “why” and it was never to eradicate opium. Every source, every article linked here bears that out. all that’s ben proven here is:

the US didn’t give a shit about it at all

ya got me there. they did care. still doesn’t prove that it’s why the US was there, and, in fact, several of the linked sources directly state to the contrary against claims that it was.

try not to hurt yourself with more of those mental gymnastics. it’s hilarious to watch

edit: ya know, you probably wouldn’t be so outraged and angry all the time if you didn’t constant make stuff up to be outraged and angry about.

The article itself says otherwise (if you read it, you’d know), but clearly you must stubbornly defend your incorrect position.

if it did, you’d have no problem quoting where it said so rather than hurling insults because I’m not stupid enough to believe your fallacious assertions.

This flew over your head but it is heavily implied

are logical fallacies all you guys know?

person replies back with factual evidence contradicting your personal beliefs in a foreign war, “lmao, so?”

you mean an Association Fallacy that fails to prove their claims? US Maries also peed while they were there. That doesn’t prove it’s why they were there.

They were directly responding to your words, to disprove them.

except they didn’t disprove them. US Marines also peed a lot while they were there, but it’s not why they are there. it proves nothing.

Do you really not see the connection between the comments?

correlation ≠ causation

I’m unimpressed by your self-portrait

why would I admit to your fallacious argument after proving them wrong repeatedly?

wow, that’s just proof of your magical, wishful thinking not at all based in reality.

it must be easy to say whatever you want when you don’t have to worry about facts, lol