Taliban Taking Over Afghanistan - Does anyone care?

[RavinDave]

I'm guessing the ones left behind are republican voters, otherwise uncle Joe would nuke the Taliban to get them out.

Nah, there’s plenty of replacements on the way from Central America.

 

[rjd970]

Go ahead and be skeptical but the video just showed them taxing they didn’t lift off. Hell I know I can fire up a C-130 and I’m pretty sure I can fire up a Blackhawk, even do the main rotor fold/deploy in the Seahawk version.

Most of that equipment needs regular and in depth maintenance. They probably won’t be working in a month.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Most of that equipment needs regular and in depth maintenance. They probably won’t be working in a month.

In that we agree. Without maintenance they will eventually be inop. For once I am thankful for our military hardware’s freaking temperamental nature.

 

[headhunter15]

If ISIS attacks the airport, what happens? How do we respond? We can’t just run and hide still…

 

[NorthDallas40]

If ISIS attacks the airport, what happens? How do we respond? We can’t just run and hide still…

We will beg er… negotiate with them to stop. Duh.

Actually I’d guess the military on site would love to let off some steam and very badly break something

 

[85SugarVol]

Taliban is feared to have access to 200,000 guns, 20,000 Humvees and more than 150 aircraft supplied by US to Afghan army as Footage emerges of them Joyriding in Black Hawk helicopter

• The one-minute, shared on social media, clip shows the US-made UH-60 making a loop of the tarmac in an unknown location

Seven Black Hawk helicopters arrived in Afghanistan as late as last month

Footage has emerged showing what looks like a Taliban test of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

The Afghan military has four C-130 transport aircraft, seen above. US-provided military equipment is now in danger of falling into Taliban hands as the group takes over Afghanistan

Black Hawk up! Taliban test-fly captured Afghan air force UH-60 helicopter | Daily Mail Online

20,000 humvees? That’s crazy.

I find that a little hard to believe. Where do you park 20,000 humvees?

 

[UT_VOLS13]

20,000 humvees? That’s crazy.

I find that a little hard to believe. Where do you park 20,000 humvees?

On the ground?

 

[Carl Pickens]

I’m sure you believe all of this….

 

[Carl Pickens]

I know, I know. New variant. Accordingly, all your wildly wrong prior predictions are out the door. Know how we got all these variants escaping natural and vaccine-induced immunity? Globally, we've let this stuff spread like wildfire. You know who else also encouraged that path? Y-O-U.

Crawl back in your hole worm

 

[Carl Pickens]

And we all feel sorry for that pediatrician and can understand why he would want to fire your ass as a patient.

Probably likes the smell of cat urine

 

[85SugarVol]

On the ground?

I guess. The equivalent of about 1000 car lots.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Taliban is feared to have access to 200,000 guns, 20,000 Humvees and more than 150 aircraft supplied by US to Afghan army as Footage emerges of them Joyriding in Black Hawk helicopter

• The one-minute, shared on social media, clip shows the US-made UH-60 making a loop of the tarmac in an unknown location

Seven Black Hawk helicopters arrived in Afghanistan as late as last month

Footage has emerged showing what looks like a Taliban test of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

The Afghan military has four C-130 transport aircraft, seen above. US-provided military equipment is now in danger of falling into Taliban hands as the group takes over Afghanistan

Black Hawk up! Taliban test-fly captured Afghan air force UH-60 helicopter | Daily Mail Online

Wait till we see the amount of cash abandoned/paid to the Talibro's.

 

[AirVol]

Anyone seen an interview with a evacuated American? There should be thousands to pick from according to Joe.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

US Turns Away 500 Afghan Interpreters and Other Allies Who Made It to Kabul Airport

We’ve heard the stories about the Taliban and the other desperate Afghans making it tough for Americans and SIV/allies to get into the airport.

But now there are more troubling stories that it’s not just the Taliban — it’s the United States making it hard for people to escape.

Former CIA officer Matt Zeller helped to get a group of 500 Afghan interpreters to the airport. They’re some of the folks highest on the list to be saved and they miraculously made it to the airport with private help. But the State Department turned them away, according to the New York Times.

After they were turned away by the State Department, the Afghans were then approached by the Taliban outside the airport, who took their paperwork and told the visa holders they would not be allowed to enter. So that one decision by the State Department after the Afghans were actually in the airport, may now doom those 500 interpreters.

The reasoning that they’re concentrating on U.S. passport holders doesn’t make sense. They still need to get the interpreters out, why would you boot them from the airport? Plus, they’re not actually getting out a lot of Americans, although, yes, they should be. They’ve only gotten out about 4500 total when they’re saying that they’re getting out thousands every day, most of whom aren’t Americans. So why they turned down the interpreters’ group seems inexplicable.

US Turns Away 500 Afghan Interpreters and Other Allies Who Made It to Kabul Airport

 

[davethevol]

I’m starting to wonder if Joe’s bumbling of this is because he’s being blackmailed by China. They want into Afghanistan badly. Leaving our people behind is something only a traitorous coward would do.

 

[UT_VOLS13]

White House cuts off audio feed before Biden's response to reporter on Afghanistan question

 

[YankeeVol]

 

[ETV]

Where is Colonel Kurtz when we need him?

 

[volfanhill]

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Trump admin negotiated the release of many Taliban terrorists who were in custody. Many who are now leading the show in Afghanistan.

 

[Electric Orange]

 

[OL SMOKEY]

This is going to get even uglier. Pray for our troops and our Americans that are still there.

 

[marcusluvsvols]

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* under federal statute 867.53-09 , "...if a person should post the meme of Craig and Smokey seated and amazed; and no dialogue is stated up front, any other OG's present are bound by law to post the appropriate phrase...lest the Dimwits be sorely vexed and afraid. "

I was legally bound to finish Doc's post.

Word.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

 

[dovervolz]

Trump admin negotiated the release of many Taliban terrorists who were in custody. Many who are now leading the show in Afghanistan.

Trump's not the only one responsible releasing current Taliban members. Taliban leader was freed from Guantanamo in 2014 swap by Obama (nypost.com)

 

[NorthDallas40]

The largest airlift in history? I’d guess the Berlin Airlift still moved more tonnage maybe not people but gotta be more tonnage.