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We should also destroy all of the military equipment the Taliban will be getting. I cannot believe we had no idea the Taliban would be taking over in a matter of days. |
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Likely, the future for Afghanistan involves civil war. And maybe even a war with Pakistan. It will be curious to see if Russia or China end up AHEAD because of this chaos? |
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I suspect that to defoliate the poppy fields we would have to fly in at low altitude and low speed and have a pattern. I suspect that whatever aircraft we used would just be easy targets for shoulder-fired and other low-tech missiles.
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"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth." Plato “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” Thomas Paine |
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I don't know what the point of a post is that thanks someone that will never read it...
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Do you know that a VP about that time opposed the raid on the home in Pakistan that held bin Laden and resulted in his death? Maybe that accounted for the hesitation. Poor judgement.
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Cannot bring myself to “thank” or even acknowledge such a terrorist organization, but appreciate their help in getting folks to the airport and out. And thanks to those who negotiated this exit.
Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US - CNNPolitics |
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War in Afghanistan | Global Conflict Tracker
Not sure about how many Taliban soldiers there are in Afghanistan but they are not the same as the people of Afghanistan. |
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Taliban - Wikipedia
Not sure how up-to-date this is. It estimates the Taliban military size of 75,000. |
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Washington Post ——————————- Can the U.S. Recover From the Afghanistan Debacle? - … https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/can-the-us... Aug 20, 2021 · President Joe Biden’s defense of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was callous, self-serving and deeply unconvincing. Above all, it was beside the point. The question is no longer whether U.S ... |
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Your link goes nowhere....does not exist. But I can find the words in a Bloomberg editorial. Will not go into the actual editorial, as I was put “on the bench” for linking almost exactly the same words a few times in the last few years. But laws matter not to some. |
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