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While I'm generally against giving aid to foreigners when there are struggling Americans, in this case I'm fine with it as we literally destroyed their country and they risked their lives to help our war effort in Afghanistan while serving as interpreters, etc. I feel the same about support to Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War.
These "refugees" have access to their bank accounts back home. They should be paying their own way.
These "refugees" have access to their bank accounts back home. They should be paying their own way.
Are you sure about that? Many of them looked lucky to make it out of there with the clothes on their backs. Even if they did have bank accounts back in Afghanistan, I'd imagine that they do not have access to such and that returning to Afghanistan would be suicide.
While I'm generally against giving aid to foreigners when there are struggling Americans, in this case I'm fine with it as we literally destroyed their country and they risked their lives to help our war effort in Afghanistan while serving as interpreters, etc. I feel the same about support to Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War.
This. We made the mess that created the situation with these people. DIRECTLY.
WE the USA. Not me or you have aver had a vote in any of the wars, did we?
Syria we had to back away from and Iran too, Russia blocked those real well.
Ukraine is on the line, but everyone knows Putin wont blink and everyone will behave.
Are you sure about that? Many of them looked lucky to make it out of there with the clothes on their backs. Even if they did have bank accounts back in Afghanistan, I'd imagine that they do not have access to such and that returning to Afghanistan would be suicide.
Job training and language skills will allow them to get jobs and assimilate.
It's for "programs meant to provide health care and mental health, as well as services for language skills, job training and immigration legal assistance."
While I'm generally against giving aid to foreigners when there are struggling Americans, in this case I'm fine with it as we literally destroyed their country and they risked their lives to help our war effort in Afghanistan while serving as interpreters, etc. I feel the same about support to Vietnamese refugees after the Vietnam War.
No non-American on Earth should be prioritized over an American.
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