Taliban Taking Over Afghanistan - Does anyone care?

[VolStrom]

Mapping the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan

Personally I don't care what happens there or any other crap hole in that part of the world. It's a damn shame that we wasted trillions of dollars and killed and mutilated thousands of soldiers for nothing.

The UN seems to be upset over it, so why don't they do something about it?

 

[landscapingvol]

The UN is like the NCAA. It needs to give the illusion of power and purpose

 

[Hunerwadel]

The good news is we've learned our lesson. No more limited wars on foreign soil.

 

[Grand Vol]

You should do a poll with the "Who cares, I love pie!" option.

 

[FLVOL_79]

Been there. Could care less. They get what they deserve.

 

[FLVOL_79]

The good news is we've learned our lesson. No more limited wars on foreign soil.

Its been a long lesson since Korea.

 

[MercyPercy]

No

 

[volfanhill]

Nope. We lost too many soldiers and trillions of dollars. It's an exercise in stupidity. Has been forever.

 

[VolStrom]

You should do a poll with the "Who cares, I love pie!" option.

Point made and accepted.

 

[LouderVol]

heck no. they don't care either. or else it wouldnt be happening.

 

[jvol1]

This is the "new" Taliban. They're more sensitive to the rights of women, etc. At least so the media tells me.

The Taliban head for the hills and wait it out strategy seems to have worked. I'd probably have maintained an air presence there. I think the threat of that would kept the taliban at bay indefinitely with small risk to our troops

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Been there. Could care less. They get what they deserve.

How much less could you care? Axing for a friend.

 

[KB5252]

I mean I care, any time good people are subjected to barbarism we should care. But ultimately they must decide they don't want a part of it and fight it themselves. Otherwise we just become a party to the barbaric situation.

 

[utvolpj]

Price for opium is about to go through the roof. Bet Hunter is pissed

 

[MG1968]

Nature abhors a vacuum.

 

[volinbham]

I remember when it was called "The Good War"

 

[BreatheUT]

It's not that you leave. It's how you leave. And by all signs it has been a disaster.

US considering moving embassy in Afghanistan and drawing down personnel as more cities fall to Taliban

US considering moving embassy in Afghanistan and drawing down personnel as more cities fall to Taliban - CNNPolitics

 

[utvolpj]

It's not that you leave. It's how you leave. And by all signs it has been a disaster.

No, in this case it's that we leave. Two decades and it's still going to look the same once we leave. It was a complete waste

 

[Wireless1]

Pretty soon, all our straight pedophiles will have a place to go, non-straight too but they might not be happy....

 

[BreatheUT]

No, in this case it's that we leave. Two decades and it's still going to look the same once we leave. It was a complete waste

As long as we don't go back in then I agree with this.

 

[walkenvol]

No, in this case it's that we leave. Two decades and it's still going to look the same once we leave. It was a complete waste

We helped them outlast the Russians then they turned around and outlasted us. We can’t be the world’s moral police. Help those who try to fight against tyranny and send humanitarian aid to the rest. JMO, TIFWIW, AARP

 

[Septic]

We helped them outlast the Russians then they turned around and outlasted us. We can’t be the world’s moral police. Help those who try to fight against tyranny and send humanitarian aid to the rest. JMO, TIFWIW, AARP

McDLT, TTYL, STFU, JK

 

[AshG]

We didn't have the resolve or ability to do what needed to be done in the mountainous region. Feign withdrawal, let the Taliban come out of their hiding holes, then sweep in and carpet bomb them to Kingdom come.

But for the entire country it all comes down to the people wanting to change. We offered and set up a democratic republic government for them to take control of, but tribalism is too cooked into their DNA. Until the rank and file citizens of Afghanistan decide they're tired of it enough to do the gruntwork themselves, they will stay under the thumb of religious totalitarianism.

 

[rjd970]

We don't need to go back in. Let it go - but if they poke the beast again ala another 911, we turn it into a parking lot and be done with it.

 

[AirVol]

Billions of dollars and thousands dead, thousands disabled for life all for nothing. Well, the CIA made billions and so did the contractors.