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re: Nightmare Scenario unfolding in Kabul
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:30 am to EllisD
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:30 am to EllisD
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the American diplomats inside Afghanistan are not my people. frick them.
Colonialists
Let’s be honest - if the US pulled the military out of the Old West and left citizens to fend for themselves, the Indians (Guardians?) would have done the exact thing the Taliban is doing today.
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Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:30 am to Chromdome35
What dumb arse decided to remove the military before we removed the civilians????
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:31 am to tiger91
quote:
Dear Lord I’m so sorry.
Does he work for the state department or military?? Why was he there?
He has dual citizenship, and was in the Afghan diplomatic corps.
Returned to Kabul to help rebuild the country.
And yeah, agreed. What the hell was he thinking...this was a long time coming and he should've left some time ago.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:33 am to gothamdawg
Well thanks for helping him — I’m sure he appreciates it.
Please keep us updated if you’re able.
God this is horrible.
Please keep us updated if you’re able.
God this is horrible.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:36 am to Drizzt
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:38 am to bird35
quote:Have you not seen the guys Biden has running the military and DHS? I'm being told I may be forced to vaccinate before I leave my State. Meanwhile, 100's of thousands of COVID-infected illegals are pouring across the southern border and being dropped off in cities all over the country. The military leadership pushing CRT and gender-fluidity, all the while declaring the ranks are filled with potential domestic terrorists.
What dumb arse decided to remove the military before we removed the civilians????
This is Biden's America.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:40 am to Chromdome35
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Nightmare Scenario unfolding in Kabul
I wonder exactly what it was that happened, that made these shithole countries start slapping their dicks across the face of the USA again? Seriously, I adamantly swear to you that I remember just going through a period of several years where America was not punked...
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:42 am to tiger91
Thank you.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:43 am to Figgy
Might have gotten the number wrong but it’s a running update.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:50 am to BobABooey
quote:
Let’s be honest - if the US pulled the military out of the Old West and left citizens to fend for themselves, the Indians (Guardians?) would have done the exact thing the Taliban is doing today.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 11:52 am to Chromdome35
quote:
It isn't hard to shut down an airport, that's all the Taliban have to do. 2 guys and a mortar tube can accomplish it from miles away.
The smallest mortar we use, 60mm, has a range of over 2 miles. That makes for a really big perimeter we would have to establish just to protect against those.
You are ignorant if this is your real opinion.
IDF doesn’t shut down an airfield.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:00 pm to brass2mouth
It can if they can throw shells at the runway while planes are trying to take off.
And while a 60mm wouldn't really damage the runway, I bet some of the Afghan army's 122MM D-30's would put dents in it.
And while a 60mm wouldn't really damage the runway, I bet some of the Afghan army's 122MM D-30's would put dents in it.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:11 pm to LSU0358
quote:
Ol Joe will get a combined Saigon and Tehran all wrapped in one.
Didn’t he already blame Trump?
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:13 pm to Amblin
quote:Are you kidding?
Has Biden or CNN blamed Trump yet??
Is water wet?
OF COURSE THEY ARE BLAMING TRUMP!
quote:
Biden released a statement Saturday appearing to blame the former administration for leaving the Taliban "in the strongest position militarily since 2001."
“When I came to office, I inherited a deal cut by my predecessor—which he invited the Taliban to discuss at Camp David on the eve of 9/11 of 2019—that left the Taliban in the strongest position militarily since 2001 and imposed a May 1, 2021 deadline on US forces. Shortly before he left office, he also drew US forces down to a bare minimum of 2,500,” Biden stated.
Biden said Trump’s policies gave him no choice but to either send more troops “to fight once again in another country’s civil conflict” or get the troops and allies out of the country.
LINK
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:16 pm to bird35
quote:
What dumb arse decided to remove the military before we removed the civilians????
About 60 million alive idiots and 21 million dead or made up people.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:21 pm to brass2mouth
quote:
If only we had some troops specifically trained in seizing an airfield.
Oh wait
I know. "What, the 82nd Airborne is on vacation or something?"
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:25 pm to tiger91
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As a female, that’s my thought as well. Not all there are good (like here in America) but I’m sure that there are hardworking people just like us here. Those are the ones my heart hurts for.
Yeah, I’d probably just be killed. My wife and kids though, yeah I’m just heartbroken for these people. They had a taste of freedom and it’s just gone.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:31 pm to Chromdome35
quote:
can if they can throw shells at the runway while planes are trying to take off.
Planes scramble to take off at that point.
Let’s not act like a single airfield we had in Iraq or Afghanistan were never hit with IDF. You don’t need a “2 mile perimeter “ or any of that nonsense to have an operational airfield. You may not be able to stage fighters there like before but you can def get in and get out.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:33 pm to Chromdome35
AUG. 14, 2021
quote:
Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby provided the following readout: On August 14, 2021, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III held a phone call with Canadian Minister of National Defence Harjit S. Sajjan to underscore the close, longstanding defense relationship between the United States and Canada. During the call, Secretary Austin recognized Canada’s robust contributions to Afghanistan and pledged close cooperation in the coming period. Secretary Austin thanked Minister Sajjan for Canada's commitment to resettle 20,000 civilians from Afghanistan.
Posted on 8/15/21 at 12:34 pm to brass2mouth
Hopefully, you are right and I am wrong, I guess we'll find out in the next few days.
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