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All projections had the Afghan gvmt holding out for months, at least

Chris94 39221 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 4:30 pm on Aug 15, 2021

Planning to get our allies out was based on that projection.

We wildly overestimated the Afghan army. The army that we trained for 20 years...and that outnumbered the Taliban by more than 4 to 1.

It was reasonable to expect that they wouldn’t just melt away.

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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

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