Taliban Taking Over Afghanistan - Does anyone care?

[kiddiedoc]

The buck stops here!

"So you don't think this could have been handled -- this exit could have been handled better in any way, no mistakes?" Stephanopoulos asked Biden.

"No, I don't think it could have been handled in a way that, we're gonna go back in hindsight and look -- but the idea that somehow, there's a way to have gotten out without chaos ensuing, I don't know how that happens. I don't know how that happened," Biden replied.

That's leadership, baby!

 

[BP4Prez]

"We've all seen the pictures. We've seen those hundreds of people packed in a C-17. We've seen Afghans falling --"
"That was four days ago, five days ago!" Biden interjected.

2 or 3 days ago Joe.

1) he’s clearly wrong
2) he’s clearly missing the point

 

[NorthDallas40]

"We've all seen the pictures. We've seen those hundreds of people packed in a C-17. We've seen Afghans falling --"
"That was four days ago, five days ago!" Biden interjected.

2 or 3 days ago Joe.

Yeah… blurting that out really helped his stupid ass deflection from his total failure.

 

[Volaholic320]

The Iraqi/Afghan people don't care (or at least not enough)

They're too busy trying to eat and survive another day.

 

[Volaholic320]

1) he’s clearly wrong
2) he’s clearly missing the point

That is really funny

 

[C-south]

This m f er should be carving “art” in the rock wall of his cell. He is infinitely more responsible than anyone else for the current situation in Afghanistan.

Huff is the worst meme poster ever.

 

[YankeeVol]

They're too busy trying to eat and survive another day.

Spent 46 months over there. They’re helpless

 

[Volaholic320]

The Afghanistan withdraw is going to get alot of Americans killed. Watching the news, this is a complete disaster. Any person working with America is in danger.

 

[BP4Prez]

The Afghanistan withdraw is going to get alot of Americans killed. Watching the news, this is a complete disaster.

It’s going to get a lot worse. This will not end pretty.

 

[Volaholic320]

It’s going to get a lot worse. This will not end pretty.

That woke general said that that they are working with the taliban to allow safe passage for Americans. Insane.

 

[Volaholic320]

It’s going to get a lot worse. This will not end pretty.

But our kids will be forced to wear masks. Biden can do that

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Closing Bagram Airbase Was A 'recipe for disaster': Army Veteran Turned Terrorism Analyst calls for CENTCOM Commander to be Fired for 'dumpster fire' plan to choose Kabul airport to evacuate thousands of people

Abandoning Bagram air base before withdrawing American civilians and Afghan allies was a major tactical mistake, according to senior national security experts, leaving U.S. forces reliant on a civilian airport, with a single runway in the heart of a city controlled by the Taliban.

They said days of chaos could have been avoided if the U.S. evacuation plan included Bagram, 25 miles to the north.

Instead, the world was horrified to watch Afghans dropping from the sky off departing planes while Americans were being told to hunker down at home, and Taliban fighters encircled Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Bill Roggio, a former soldier and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, demanded the resignation of the Centcom Commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, who heads the Afghan mission.

Abandoning Bagram air base before withdrawing American civilians and Afghan allies was a major tactical mistake, according to senior national security experts, leaving U.S. forces reliant on a civilian airport, with a single runway in the heart of a city controlled by the Taliban

Army terrorism analyst calls for CENTCOM commander to be fired for 'dumpster fire' evacuation plan | Daily Mail Online

 

[KB5252]

Closing Bagram Airbase Was A 'recipe for disaster': Army Veteran Turned Terrorism Analyst calls for CENTCOM Commander to be Fired for 'dumpster fire' plan to choose Kabul airport to evacuate thousands of people

Abandoning Bagram air base before withdrawing American civilians and Afghan allies was a major tactical mistake, according to senior national security experts, leaving U.S. forces reliant on a civilian airport, with a single runway in the heart of a city controlled by the Taliban.

They said days of chaos could have been avoided if the U.S. evacuation plan included Bagram, 25 miles to the north.

Instead, the world was horrified to watch Afghans dropping from the sky off departing planes while Americans were being told to hunker down at home, and Taliban fighters encircled Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Bill Roggio, a former soldier and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, demanded the resignation of the Centcom Commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, who heads the Afghan mission.

Abandoning Bagram air base before withdrawing American civilians and Afghan allies was a major tactical mistake, according to senior national security experts, leaving U.S. forces reliant on a civilian airport, with a single runway in the heart of a city controlled by the Taliban

Army terrorism analyst calls for CENTCOM commander to be fired for 'dumpster fire' evacuation plan | Daily Mail Online

I know I have the benefit of hindsight but he makes some very solid points. Hard to defend some if these decisions.

 

[BreatheUT]

Article from March from the Cato Institute.



Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Clumsiness Due to Incompetence or Arrogance?

The dominant narrative in the news media is that the election of Joe Biden means that the “adults” and “professionals” are now back in charge of U.S. foreign policy after four years of dangerous, amateurish behavior by Donald Trump and his appointees. Events are proving otherwise. Several early Biden administration actions should sound alarm bells with both Congress and the American people. The only question is whether those missteps reflect incompetence or arrogance.


https://www.cato.org/commentary/bidens-foreign-policy-clumsiness-due-incompetence-or-arrogance

 

[Vol737]

Article from March from the Cato Institute.



Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Clumsiness Due to Incompetence or Arrogance?

The dominant narrative in the news media is that the election of Joe Biden means that the “adults” and “professionals” are now back in charge of U.S. foreign policy after four years of dangerous, amateurish behavior by Donald Trump and his appointees. Events are proving otherwise. Several early Biden administration actions should sound alarm bells with both Congress and the American people. The only question is whether those missteps reflect incompetence or arrogance.


https://www.cato.org/commentary/bidens-foreign-policy-clumsiness-due-incompetence-or-arrogance

I'm going with all of the above.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

Believe it or not, there are imbeciles that think just that. It’s all good with the scum of a Biden administration because .... well ... it ain’t Trump. It’s as though Trump personally snuck up behind them, pulled their little pink panties down and violated that vag of theirs. Hate and jealousy go a long ways in aiding and abetting moronic thought.
Biden could be filmed cutting off heads along side the Taliban in Afghanistan himself and you would still have the same hating fools on here trying to validate it by saying “well Trump would have sliced off more” or “Trump would have used a dull sword” As pathetic as it is, the lunacy has come that far.

^^^^ Post of the month right here.

Dark horse POTY candidate IMO

 

[OL SMOKEY]

Spent 46 months over there. They’re helpless

Thanks for your service man!!

 

[Vol737]

I know I have the benefit of hindsight but he makes some very solid points. Hard to defend some if these decisions.

My first thought when hearing the Taliban were retaking parts of Afghanistan was why would we give up a single square inch before we had everyone and everything in place for a withdrawal? The final departures should have been from both fields in order to give us options. Smartest guys in the room and all, I guess.

 

[n_huffhines]

 

[Franklin Pierce]

British Officials Fear the US Could Pull Out of Kabul within DAYS leaving thousands stranded Despite Biden's promise to stay until all US citizens are out: President Is Accused Of Keeping Closest Ally In The Dark

British officials are reportedly concerned that the U.S. could withdraw from Kabul airport any time, leaving other countries in the lurch as the world scrambles to get out of Afghanistan.

In a sign of deep distrust between the close allies, British commanders were left wondering whether the U.S. would leave without forewarning them.

Sources told The Guardian that they could not guarantee how long the U.S. would keep its contingent of 6,000 troops on the ground and cautioned that the UK could not continue the rescue without their presence.

The U.K. currently has 900 troops in Afghanistan, supervising the evacuation of the 4,000 or so U.K. citizens still in the country, and the thousands of Afghans who have helped the U.K. over the past 20 years.

British officials fear US could pull out of Kabul within DAYS as Biden accused of keeping UK in dark | Daily Mail Online

 

[508mikey]

lol Trump Jr. to Newsmax: Taliban Waited Until Weak Figure Was in the White House

 

[Weezer]

Closing Bagram Airbase Was A 'recipe for disaster': Army Veteran Turned Terrorism Analyst calls for CENTCOM Commander to be Fired for 'dumpster fire' plan to choose Kabul airport to evacuate thousands of people

Abandoning Bagram air base before withdrawing American civilians and Afghan allies was a major tactical mistake, according to senior national security experts, leaving U.S. forces reliant on a civilian airport, with a single runway in the heart of a city controlled by the Taliban.

They said days of chaos could have been avoided if the U.S. evacuation plan included Bagram, 25 miles to the north.

Instead, the world was horrified to watch Afghans dropping from the sky off departing planes while Americans were being told to hunker down at home, and Taliban fighters encircled Hamid Karzai International Airport.

Bill Roggio, a former soldier and senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, demanded the resignation of the Centcom Commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, who heads the Afghan mission.

Abandoning Bagram air base before withdrawing American civilians and Afghan allies was a major tactical mistake, according to senior national security experts, leaving U.S. forces reliant on a civilian airport, with a single runway in the heart of a city controlled by the Taliban

Army terrorism analyst calls for CENTCOM commander to be fired for 'dumpster fire' evacuation plan | Daily Mail Online

I said something similar the other day, and I'm not even one of these vaunted intelligence experts. Common sense should have made it evident.

 

[AM64]

Article from March from the Cato Institute.



Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Clumsiness Due to Incompetence or Arrogance?

The dominant narrative in the news media is that the election of Joe Biden means that the “adults” and “professionals” are now back in charge of U.S. foreign policy after four years of dangerous, amateurish behavior by Donald Trump and his appointees. Events are proving otherwise. Several early Biden administration actions should sound alarm bells with both Congress and the American people. The only question is whether those missteps reflect incompetence or arrogance.


https://www.cato.org/commentary/bidens-foreign-policy-clumsiness-due-incompetence-or-arrogance

This particular think tank may have it right this time; but, overall, they all rank right up there with the media and other political wannabes when it comes to facts and objectivity.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Not a wet blanket, it's in the interest of accuracy and the point remains. The article says it was an 11.5% decline from 2016 to 2018. That projects to a 22% reduction over 4 years, which is a huge number.

You realize that's not how percentages work, right?

 

[Franklin Pierce]

I said something similar the other day, and I'm not even one of these vaunted intelligence experts. Common sense should have made it evident.

I have listened to several so-called military and logistics experts comment on the closing of Bagram, and what a huge mistake it was.