Like I asked Baron above...how could a pullout have gone differently?

Chris94 39221 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 4:10 pm on Aug 15, 2021

And no one is more surprised by the Taliban’s success than the Taliban.

No one thought the Afghan army would melt away so fast. The question will be whether we could have done better in training them, or if they were simply untrainable.

I bet it’s the latter.

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Like I asked Baron above...how could a pullout have gone differently? Chris94 4:10pm · 8/15/21
- More than the end result at stake here. iairishcheeks 4:27pm · 8/15/21
  - All projections had the Afghan gvmt holding out for months, at least Chris94 4:30pm · 8/15/21
    - So no one is responsible for the projections? iairishcheeks 4:31pm · 8/15/21
      - Did I say that? They were obviously wrong.NT Chris94 4:35pm · 8/15/21
        
        "The blame lies entirely with the Afghan leadership, mil and civ"NT iairishcheeks 4:38pm · 8/15/21
        
        OK, blame us for thinking they had any honor. Chris94 4:44pm · 8/15/21
        
        Wowza.NT iairishcheeks 4:54pm · 8/15/21
      - Of course not. These people are experts, you rube.NT Nigel Tufnel 4:34pm · 8/15/21
        
        The great thing about being an expert in our modern world is that you don't have to be right. iairishcheeks 4:37pm · 8/15/21
        
        About anything. Even in your chosen field.NT Stark Raving Dad 7:23pm · 8/15/21
        
        Especially.NT iairishcheeks 8:23pm · 8/15/21
- Re: Like I asked Baron above...how could a pullout have gone differently? edtaliaf 4:23pm · 8/15/21

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