b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Cool stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 forgot to add this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 Lol and trump is involved because of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 This is quite something. EXCLUSIVE As U.S. prepared exit, Taliban protected foreign bases, but killed Afghans WWW.REUTERS.COM Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces by May 1, three Western officials with... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 51 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: This is quite something. EXCLUSIVE As U.S. prepared exit, Taliban protected foreign bases, but killed Afghans WWW.REUTERS.COM Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces by May 1, three Western officials... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Just now, Fizzzzle said: The Taliban guarded US/NATO bases from attack by other Islamist forces like the Islamic State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The Taliban guarded US/NATO bases from attack by other Islamist forces like the Islamic State. Well that's interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 BBC News - US and Nato start to formally withdraw troops from Afghanistan US and Nato start to formally withdraw troops from Afghanistan WWW.BBC.CO.UK The move will bring to an end the US' longest war but prompted a new warning from the Taliban. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Thank fucking christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The Taliban guarded US/NATO bases from attack by other Islamist forces like the Islamic State. Sounds like there may have been a "Well hand the country over to you as long as you don't house Al Qaeda or ISIS" deal done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 U.S. Leaves Its Last Afghan Base, Effectively Ending Operations - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM With little fanfare, Bagram Air Base — once the military’s nerve center — was handed over to the Afghans, after nearly 20 years of waging war from the hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 When will the Afghans hand over Bagram to the Taliban? Man, we really wasted 20 years in Afghanistan. If we just wanted retribution for 9/11, we would have just glassed the areas where Al Qaeda was hiding out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 22 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: When will the Afghans hand over Bagram to the Taliban? Man, we really wasted 20 years in Afghanistan. If we just wanted retribution for 9/11, we would have just glassed the areas where Al Qaeda was hiding out. From what I gather, the Taliban can just stroll right in. "Looters Ransacked Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan As Soon As US Left" Almost as soon as the US military left its biggest airbase in Afghanistan, looters rolled in WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM The Afghan government's inability to guard one of the country's most important bases doesn't bode well for Afghanistan's future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Let them have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Biden cuts off questions about Afghanistan amid growing Taliban concerns WWW.AXIOS.COM "Look, it's Fourth of July." Quote "I'm not going to answer any more questions about Afghanistan," Biden then said, moving to cut off reporters. "Look, it's Fourth of July. ... This is a holiday weekend, I'm going to celebrate it. There's great things happening." Yeah, Joe, I'm sure those Afghan interpreters, their families, and other vulnerable individuals who worked with us over the years are REALLY sorry that these questions intrude on your holiday weekend. Geriatric asshole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 I'm 1000000% about getting the fuck out of there but that included everyone who helped us who is in line for reprisal killings (which would be a list of everyone who helped us and their families). Shameful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: If 1000000% about getting the fuck out of there but that included everyone who helped us who is in line for reprisal killings. Shameful. Afghan translator says many think Biden "is lying" about not leaving them behind WWW.NEWSWEEK.COM "We think he is lying," said Omid Mahmoodi, who worked as a translator in 2018. "Time is running out." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Many would not be wrong if I had to guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Yeah, you can't recruit locals into your war machine and then when you finally leave be like "Thoughts and prayers for your health and safety!" I mean, obviously you CAN. You just shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 So after two decades and untold amounts of death and suffering, we're basically right back to where things started besides the Taliban maybe not picking fights with countries that are as rich and dumb as America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, Chris- said: So after two decades and untold amounts of death and suffering, we're basically right back to where things started besides the Taliban maybe not picking fights with countries that are as rich and dumb as America. Yes. Which was the only outcome that there ever could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Biden 'going to own' the 'ugly images' resulting from Afghanistan THEHILL.COM Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday said President Biden is “going to own” the “ugly images” resulting from the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Remarkableriots said: Biden 'going to own' the 'ugly images' resulting from Afghanistan THEHILL.COM Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Sunday said President Biden is “going to own” the “ugly images” resulting from the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 China Has a BIG Plan for Post-U.S. Afghanistan—and It’s Worth Billions WWW.THEDAILYBEAST.COM Beijing just can’t wait for the U.S. to get out of the way. Not a big surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 China will just be the latest empire to waste a ton of money in the desert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 US left Afghan airfield at night, didn't tell new commander APNEWS.COM BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base's new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans'... As foretold a decade ago: U.S. Quietly Slips Out Of Afghanistan In Dead Of Night WWW.THEONION.COM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN—In what officials said was the "only way" to move on from what has become a "sad and unpleasant" situation, all 100,000 U.S. military and intelligence personnel crept out of their barracks in the dead of night Sunday and... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Probably the smart thing to do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 The Onion nails it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Were they in Mayflower trucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 4/28/2021 at 12:53 PM, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Cool stuff This sounds like the plot to like every 80's action movie ever made. It's just missing one thing... RUSSIANS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 22 hours ago, SimpleG said: China Has a BIG Plan for Post-U.S. Afghanistan—and It’s Worth Billions WWW.THEDAILYBEAST.COM Beijing just can’t wait for the U.S. to get out of the way. Not a big surprise It will be for China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 There's a critical difference between the involvement in Afghanistan of the Chinese and previous foreign powers: the Chinese aren't looking to fundamentally change Afghan society or conquer the territory. The Chinese aren't going to scold the inevitable Taliban leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan about their human rights abuses - they're just not going to give a damn about internal matters as long as the Taliban honors the contracts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 So what happens if (the?) Taliban takes over Afghanistan? What do they even want? I mean, if they fully take over won't they then just be another government? I've never really understood what happens after it is all over assuming it could ever be all over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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