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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2021, 12:45:32 PM »
Dogmush,  thank you very much for posting that rather lengthy  thesis on Afghanistan.  You may not be an expert but you have much better insight into the dynamics of the place than I did.

Much appreciated!!! ;)
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2021, 12:53:00 PM »
Another thing to consider is if the Taliban start getting frisky with their neighbors you got Pakistan to their east with nukes but also a large number of supporters of the Taliban in their western territories and soon to have nukes Iran to their west who hates their guts. 
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2021, 02:33:59 PM »
Thanks dogmush.  Sounds like there was little of hope of achieving the goals W. Bush started even if we knew that culture very well. 
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2021, 02:35:48 PM »
The only deals I'm aware of with the Taliban were of the "We're getting ready to leave, let's have a cease-fire so we can pack up and skeddadle" variety.  Which they seem to have honored.

There were supposed to be negotiations over the formation of a new Afghani government between the Taliban and the current Afghan government.  That's obviously not happening.

Thanks for your insight on the situation over there.  It is appreciated.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2021, 09:08:50 PM »
^^^^This.  How fast "the lesson of Vietnam" was ignored and the American people shrugged and went about their day.

I have to jump in here, long before I've read the rest of the thread.

Bull-f*cking-sh!t.

"Went about their day?" Like we had a choice?  Some of us were screaming from the rooftops that a prolonged war in Afghanistan, et al., would be a complete and total clucster f*ck of epic proportions.  "The American People" didn't get a vote for this crap.  The middle east is a stew-pot of stupidity.  There never has been and never will be anyone of intelligence emerging from the sand there. 

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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2021, 10:56:13 PM »
I agree. Look at how many countries are worse now than before we got involved. Yes they would have fallen but we didn't stop it with all the blood and money left over there.

My dad, many uncles and my best friend spent time in Vietnam. I have anouther bunch of friends that played in the sand. Luckily they all come home. One was lost later.

We have not had a plan to truly win a war in my lifetime. Yes we got Iraq but with no plan after that. Granada I guess we got that one but not sure what happened after. It fell out of the news quick.

We never should have went to the desert without a total wipe them out plan. I know most people don't agree with that but the alternative is not going in and I'm fine with that. Why the hell do we pay the UN if we go in first?
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2021, 11:41:05 PM »
Either we have pie in the sky goals in the first place or the politicians get big heads and go for more after initial success.  Of course we often don't see the effect of BS rules of engagement, or  of the influence of big business looking to make money off the whole thing.  There is almost always a lot of bad advice floating around from people who have other motives. 
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #32 on: August 13, 2021, 11:49:28 PM »
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2021, 11:59:12 PM »
I guess I don't keep up with the styling of Black Hawk helicopters.  Looks like a Hind to me.  (we probably still paid for it)
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #34 on: August 14, 2021, 12:04:59 AM »
The only good thing is that it will be as useful as Iran's F-14's very soon.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #35 on: August 14, 2021, 05:50:24 AM »
I have to jump in here, long before I've read the rest of the thread.

Bull-f*cking-sh!t.

"Went about their day?" Like we had a choice?  Some of us were screaming from the rooftops that a prolonged war in Afghanistan, et al., would be a complete and total clucster f*ck of epic proportions.  "The American People" didn't get a vote for this crap.  The middle east is a stew-pot of stupidity.  There never has been and never will be anyone of intelligence emerging from the sand there.

Totally agree.  Once we whacked Osama we should of bailed out but didn’t.

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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #36 on: August 14, 2021, 07:17:26 AM »
If we actually leave Afghanistan and the Taliban secures control of all regions they will end up with something we don't have.

Their own country.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #37 on: August 14, 2021, 09:50:50 AM »
Oh no, please don't throw me in the briar patch!
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2021, 10:24:53 AM »
Racist! (gotta be old to get the above quote. Probably not allowed to read such hate filled trash these days... </Sarcasm>)

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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #39 on: August 14, 2021, 11:59:53 AM »
The only good thing is that it will be as useful as Iran's F-14's very soon.

A good friend of mine is a retired Army Blackhawk crew chief. He spent several years as a contractor in Afghanistan "training" the Afghani army Blackhawk crews. He told me it was a colossal waste of time and effort and money. The Afghanis simply weren't culturally capable of learning what needed to be learned.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #40 on: August 14, 2021, 12:07:14 PM »
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027390545/kabul-afghanistan-embassy-evacuation?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2OcWZ_qTwFECo-2rwFrFyPDcRjdy4FCnIx07mgbzpGOiVdmFUXe0OI6R0

And based on other articles I have read, it sounds as if the US Embassy there is preparing to be overrun by the Taliban.  I sure hope this does not turn into another Iranian embassy situation.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #41 on: August 14, 2021, 12:09:00 PM »
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #42 on: August 14, 2021, 12:11:34 PM »
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027390545/kabul-afghanistan-embassy-evacuation?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2OcWZ_qTwFECo-2rwFrFyPDcRjdy4FCnIx07mgbzpGOiVdmFUXe0OI6R0

And based on other articles I have read, it sounds as if the US Embassy there is preparing to be overrun by the Taliban.  I sure hope this does not turn into another Iranian embassy situation.

They need to park an AC 130 overhead along with a couple of A 10s until everyone is gone. Maybe, just maybe, everyone will have a chance of getting out then. Then they need to level the building.

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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #43 on: August 14, 2021, 01:25:10 PM »
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/13/1027390545/kabul-afghanistan-embassy-evacuation?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR2OcWZ_qTwFECo-2rwFrFyPDcRjdy4FCnIx07mgbzpGOiVdmFUXe0OI6R0

And based on other articles I have read, it sounds as if the US Embassy there is preparing to be overrun by the Taliban.  I sure hope this does not turn into another Iranian embassy situation.

Gonna be really good optics for the administration to have video of people being airlifted out of there by helo, sorta like in... Where was it again?
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #44 on: August 14, 2021, 02:24:25 PM »
Gonna be really good optics for the administration to have video of people being airlifted out of there by helo, sorta like in... Where was it again?

Chicago?  Detroit?
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #45 on: August 14, 2021, 02:26:25 PM »
Capital Building, Jan 06 2021. Most democrats suffer from PTSD induced hallucinations from the event.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #46 on: August 14, 2021, 02:32:09 PM »
Capital Building, Jan 06 2021. Most democrats suffer from PTSD induced hallucinations from the event.

Ah, yes.  I didn't think of that.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #47 on: August 15, 2021, 08:12:35 AM »
Liz Cheney just needs to go ahead and switch to the dem side of the aisle. The TDS in this remark is palpable, especially considering her last name.

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2021/08/14/rep-liz-cheney-calls-afghanistan-collapse-a-trump-biden-calamity-and-people-have-thoughts/
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« Reply #48 on: August 15, 2021, 09:22:45 AM »
https://twitter.com/i/status/1426710333264179214

Interesting press conference by Biden. While he was talking, a helo was actually leaving the embassy, which is due to be 100% evacuated in the next day or so. Further, Afghan gov leadership are all packing up and leaving the country to keep from being beheaded.

Couple this with what Dogmush said about the tribalism, and I'm guessing the "300,000 strong" Afghan army is likely effectively closer to 25% of that, and I also bet there are effectively more than 75,000 Taliban.

Also, I think as of today, the Taliban control close to 90% of the country. I saw they rolled into Bagram and freed all 5000 prisoners being held there.
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Re: Afghanistan
« Reply #49 on: August 15, 2021, 09:28:02 AM »
It's almost as if the government/news media were keeping the US citizens in a matrix of lies regarding the realities on the ground in Afghanistan.

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