Well that was a waste of time and money
Afghanistan close to falling to the Taliban now . US and UK , possibly Canadian troops going in to cover the removal of western civilians . Would not have mattered which president was running the US as the result would be the same , time frame would have been different . What follows is what Trump has saidHad our 2020 Presidential Election not been rigged, and if I were now President, the world would find that our withdrawal from Afghanistan would be a conditions-based withdrawal. I personally had discussions with top Taliban leaders whereby they understood what they are doing now would not have been acceptable. It would have been a much different and much more successful withdrawal, and the Taliban understood that better than anyone. What is going on now is not acceptable. It should have been done much better.
Better Trumps name is not involved with the military loss in Afghanistan . Pin should have been pulled the day Bin Laden was nailed . NZ lost a few troupies up there . Brother was there in 2001 , he got RTU'ed after calling someone a fat , useless lazy punt .
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They have the blood of millions on their hands, from the Russians repatriated to the USSR right after WWII, to China since 1949, the Bay of Pigs betrayal, Southeast Asia, Central America, Iran, Southern Africa, Serbia and so many other places.
The pain and suffering that the Talibab will deal out to the public that have been sympathetic to the West is unthinkable.
Lost my respect fòr those that have decided to just withdraw unconditionally. The Taliban now has their hand on the thousands of tons of arms and ammunition that the USA left behind. Why didn't they destroy it as intel let them know that they were fighting a losing battle.
God help the abandoned civilians.
Its now 5000 troops going there . Just who will be guarding the airport when the last plane leaves , could be some short straws draw for this mission . If there are 20,000 security contractors there its hard to see how they will be getting out . The woman's got it on the clip while the MP is dancing on a pin the ignorant prat .
@op also a waste of foreign lives ... 40+Aussies 10 Kiwis
Not going to be $urprised when future
Readings indicate the "Taliban" is a joint
CIA / MI6 .. creature feature cut out.
The Afghan soldiers did not have enough back up from their own government.
I feel for all concerned but that wont help them will it.
oh jolly gosh she;s got the flu
HMS Queen Elizabeth: Covid outbreak on Navy flagship
14 July
Several other warships in the fleet accompanying it are also affected.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is about a quarter of the way through a 28-week deployment leading the Carrier Strike Group (CSG).
It has now entered the Indian Ocean, and the Royal Navy says it is due to continue on its voyage to Japan later this year.
Trained & Equipped Afghan Military FOLDS like a Vietnamese Lawn Chair in 2 WEEKS
.. maybe because sum One did a better job
Of training & equiping "the Taliban"
- Said Forrest Gump
Failure to Win enough Hearts & Minds? ... Not enough Hershey's® Bars? ...
It goes worse for a Pvt. who loses his Weapon than for a Gen. who loses a War.
Taliban fighters enter Kabul after President Ashraf Ghani leaves Afghanistan, saying he wanted to avoid bloodshed.
This is the 2nd such Event I've seen - The other bein' the fall of Saigon.
For GOD'S Sake -
You and/or M___ & W___ (grandkids) Remember This the NEXT Time the War Drums are Beating & Folks Are bein' told, "It'll be Different THIS Time!
@ 3:15 - People letting go of airborne plane plunge to their deaths ...
Even as battle raged across Afghanistan last week, Pakistan's Gwadar Port, now operated by a Chinese company, continued to ship fertilizers to the landlocked country, the Global Times learned.
Located in Pakistan's southwest province of Balochistan, Gwadar Port is a key project of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Since its operation, the port has begun to play a new role as an efficient transit stop and time-saving trade port for land-locked Afghanistan. It shipments of fertilizer started in January 2020.
According to Chinese experts, China could play a role in post-war reconstruction and development of Afghanistan, pushing forward projects under the BRI and providing investment when safety and stability are restored in the country.
Afghanistan has become the first landlocked Central Asian country to benefit from using the Gwadar Port for transshipment trade. In 2020, the country imported 43,000 tons of fertilizers through the port contributing to its agricultural development.
Yet for all those trillions, Afghanistan still has one of the smallest formal economies on the planet. Last year, President Ashraf Ghani said 90 percent of the population was living on less than $2 a day.
However to my mind most of the 2.26 trillion got paid into American sponsored enterprises and flowed start back to uncle Sam...
meanwhile
United States President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Monday that it has approved the largest permanent increase to food stamp benefits – a boost that the White House and proponents of the move hope will help low-income families afford healthier food choices when stocking their fridges and pantries.
Starting in October, average benefits for food stamps — officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — will increase more than 25 percent above pre-pandemic levels.
Some 42 million people in the US – about one in eight — currently receive SNAP benefits.
They are not living on less than $2 per day no no
The average monthly per-person benefits for qualified recipients will rise by $36, from $121 to $157, according to government figures that's around $5.30 per day