I don’t think anybody expected this collapse

Chris94 39169 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 9:38 am on Aug 15, 2021

300,000 troops (at least on paper) with armor, an Air Force and 20+ years of training by the best alliance in world history that cost hundreds of billions of dollars.

They faced a motley group of 75K, no tech and no training.

Our efforts were totally wasted.

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I don’t think anybody expected this collapse Chris94 9:38am · 8/15/21
- Then just say and own that. Blinken and the prez are looking like weasels on this. Frank L 1:39pm · 8/15/21
  - They are going to spin it. That’s what politicians do. Chris94 1:47pm · 8/15/21
- Everyone except Biden and his Intel people expected itNT CC72 10:32am · 8/15/21
  - Oh sure. Everyone did.NT Chris94 10:57am · 8/15/21
    - Yes, everyone except those of you with your heads up your asses.NT CC72 11:01am · 8/15/21
      - I did pick the under... TakethetrainKnute 11:29am · 8/15/21
        
        So did I. I said by thanksgiving.NT Frank L 11:39am · 8/15/21
        
        I did not know that it would fall this fast...but the WH should have better info than I and should TakethetrainKnute 11:58am · 8/15/21
        
        That’s easy to say and he does own that failure. Frank L 12:07pm · 8/15/21
- We trained them to fight like us, with our military intelligence and our air support. Curly1918 10:31am · 8/15/21
- Nuking Kabul & Tora Bora was always the best optionNT MarkHarman 9:49am · 8/15/21

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