Taliban Taking Over Afghanistan - Does anyone care?

[EasternVol]

The blame for that disaster lays squarely on the shoulders of the American people for electing a totally incompetent self-serving buffoon as president.

Which one?

 

[dovervolz]

The blame for that disaster lays squarely on the shoulders of the American people for electing a totally incompetent self-serving buffoon as president.

No way can you blame those that didn't vote Biden in 2020. We tried to prevent it. There are just more dem votes in the graveyards than alive republicans.
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[TVOLS]

Have Americans hostage.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

BREAKING NEWS: CNN Is Ordered To Pay Millions to Afghanistan Military Veteran Zachary Young for Defamation​

CNN defamed an Afghan war veteran by falsely accusing him of running a 'black market' for Afghanistan evacuations and must pay him $5 million damages.

Jurors found the embattled network liable for defaming Zachary Young, 49, at a Florida courthouse Friday afternoon.

Young will take home even more cash than the amount so-far awarded, as it does not take into account punitive damages.


Young is a US Navy veteran turned security consultant helped evacuate Afghan people to safety following President Biden's disastrous withdrawal in 2021.

CNN ordered to pay millions to Afghanistan military veteran

CNN defamed Zachary Young by claiming he ran a 'black market' for Afghanistan evacuations.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[CagleMtnVol]

 

[EasternVol]

He's just now hearing? And that's his only solution?

 

[CagleMtnVol]

He's been on the job less than a week. If the Biden Administration knew this and never did anything about it or tried to keep it quiet then it needs to be seriously looked into.

 

[EasternVol]

He's been on the job less than a week. If the Biden Administration knew this and never did anything about it or tried to keep it quiet then it needs to be seriously looked into.

It's been scuttlebutt for a while. Yes it does need to be investigated and addressed quickly and effectively. Putting bounties on their leaders heads 'like Bin Laden' is a stupid thing to say, especially for someone in his position.

 

[Orange.]

It's been scuttlebutt for a while. …

Had it been posted here? Please link.

If it hasn’t been reported, would that make another case where the wags would ask for evidence when the evidence has been suppressed? Which would be to say that the reports were falsified by omission?

 

[EasternVol]

Had it been posted here? Please link.

If it hasn’t been reported, would that another case where the wags would ask for evidence when the evidence has been suppressed? Which would be to say that the reports were falsified?

I don't think it had been posted here and I don't recall where I'd read it but it was late last year.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Trump Encourages Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ‘Fire every single’ general involved in botched Afghanistan withdrawal​

President Trump argued on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should “fire every single” US military general involved in the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Pentagon chief was seated to Trump’s left during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, when a reporter asked about the current employment status of the generals tasked with organizing the August 2021 US exit from Afghanistan.

“I’m not going to tell this man what to do but I will say that if I had his place, I’d fire every single one of them, Pete,” Trump responded.

Hegseth jumped in to note that under his leadership, the Department of Defense is conducting “a complete review of every single aspect of what happened with the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan and plan to have full accountability.”


“We’re taking a very different view, obviously, than the previous administration,” the defense secretary continued, noting Trump’s nomination of retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Caine to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “And there will be full accountability.”

Trump encourages Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ‘fire every single’ general involved in botched Afghanistan withdrawal

“I’m not going to tell this man what to do but I will say that if I had his place, I’d fire every single one of them, Pete,” Trump said.

nypost.com

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Trump Encourages Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ‘Fire every single’ general involved in botched Afghanistan withdrawal​

President Trump argued on Wednesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should “fire every single” US military general involved in the Biden administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The Pentagon chief was seated to Trump’s left during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, when a reporter asked about the current employment status of the generals tasked with organizing the August 2021 US exit from Afghanistan.

“I’m not going to tell this man what to do but I will say that if I had his place, I’d fire every single one of them, Pete,” Trump responded.

Hegseth jumped in to note that under his leadership, the Department of Defense is conducting “a complete review of every single aspect of what happened with the botched withdrawal of Afghanistan and plan to have full accountability.”


“We’re taking a very different view, obviously, than the previous administration,” the defense secretary continued, noting Trump’s nomination of retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Dan “Razin” Caine to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “And there will be full accountability.”

Trump encourages Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ‘fire every single’ general involved in botched Afghanistan withdrawal

“I’m not going to tell this man what to do but I will say that if I had his place, I’d fire every single one of them, Pete,” Trump said.

nypost.com

From what I have seen not one person was even reprimanded, let alone fired for that disaster.

 

[LSU-SIU]

From what I have seen not one person was even reprimanded, let alone fired for that disaster.

Biden didn't see anything wrong with what happened, so how would he reprimand something for what the Chief said was done as best as possible?

20 years, $2T+/-, who knows how many wounded, 2,400+ US military killed, 3,900+ contractor killed, 1110+ allied troops killed, 70,000 afgan troops/police killed, 40,000+/- civilians killed, and 50,000+/- opposition fighters killed.

That bought like 24-48 hours of pretend, and the U.S. is paying the same group.

 

[TVOLS]

Trump threatens Afghanistan with 'bad things' over Bagram Air Base | Fox News

President Trump threatens Afghanistan with unspecified consequences if Bagram Air Base isn't returned to the United States, citing its proximity to China's nuclear facilities.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Gandalf]

Trump threatens Afghanistan with 'bad things' over Bagram Air Base | Fox News

President Trump threatens Afghanistan with unspecified consequences if Bagram Air Base isn't returned to the United States, citing its proximity to China's nuclear facilities.

www.foxnews.com

I really like the inclination but obviously not worth going back to war over. Still - Trump makes it clear why that was such a strategic failure on the part of the Biden admin. Bagram projected power throughout that whole region.

 

[EasternVol]

I really like the inclination but obviously not worth going back to war over. Still - Trump makes it clear why that was such a strategic failure on the part of the Biden admin. Bagram projected power throughout that whole region.

So why did Trump sign the papers surrendering it?

 

[Gandalf]

So why did Trump sign the papers surrendering it?

Likely because the original plan was more of a loose guideline used to drive ever ongoing negotiation (which is how Trump and pretty much all Asians and Arabs see things anyway). That would have been changed on the fly "Tablibs didnt honor the deal,etc" and negotiations would have continued to ensure the Chinese didnt get mineral rights, etc. Trump operates on the assumption that no deal is ever set in stone, it depends on the balance of power.

Biden had no idea so he just tuck tale and ran like an army fleeing in the battlefield vs an organized retreat.

 

[EasternVol]

Likely because the original plan was more of a loose guideline used to drive ever ongoing negotiation (which is how Trump and pretty much all Asians and Arabs see things anyway). That would have been changed on the fly "Tablibs didnt honor the deal,etc" and negotiations would have continued to ensure the Chinese didnt get mineral rights, etc. Trump operates on the assumption that no deal is ever set in stone, it depends on the balance of power.

Biden had no idea so he just tuck tale and ran like an army fleeing in the battlefield vs an organized retreat.

I wouldn't say that's how pretty much all Asians and Arabs, who are Asian anyway, see it, and there's no defense for Biden's absolute debacle of a skedaddle. That said, Trump signed off on a bad deal and now he's whining about it and trying to put the blame elsewhere. He should look in the mirror every now and then.

 

[BeardedVol]

I really like the inclination but obviously not worth going back to war over. Still - Trump makes it clear why that was such a strategic failure on the part of the Biden admin. Bagram projected power throughout that whole region.

Strategic failure you say?

Taliban talks: US peace envoy 'not happy about' release of prisoners

Speaking to the BBC, Zalmay Khalilzad addresses the controversial release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners.

www.bbc.com

Trump ordered rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan after election loss

The memo was among the latest revelations from the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol building.

www.militarytimes.com

 

[TVOLS]

I wouldn't be surprised if Trump can't get base back after wanting to withdraw from it, then he will bomb the entire base and make it useless.

 

[LouderVol]

I wouldn't be surprised if Trump can't get base back after wanting to withdraw from it, then he will bomb the entire base and make it useless.

ah, its like we never even left.