The minimum goal of a withdrawal would be to get all of your troops and allies out safely.

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The minimum goal of a withdrawal would be to get all of your troops and allies out safely.

Author: iairishcheeks (25166 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 7:30 pm on Aug 13, 2022

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I really can't imagine how it could have gone worse, and find anyone who attempts to defend the execution, beyond help.

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/us-government-left-its-own-journalists-behind-afghanistan/

Replies to: "The minimum goal of a withdrawal would be to get all of your troops and allies out safely."

How will Joe Biden mark the one year anniversary of our orderly retreat from Afghanistan? - Iggle - 9:33am 8/13/22 (65) [View All]
- By signing landmark legislation that passed the House yesterday - conorlarkin - 1:59pm 8/13/22
  - DT was wrong but JB was wonger [NT] - Hank the Tank - 3:57pm 8/13/22
  - It was a tragic debacle that shames every American. It will hurt us for years to come. - Iggle - 2:57pm 8/13/22
    - Hey there, Iggle, we were just about to discuss the Trump admin slashing 'Special Visas' for all the - TyroneIrish - 3:34pm 8/13/22
      - "Remarkably Good" - Iggle - 4:02pm 8/13/22
        "Trump officials scramble for distance from his Taliban deal"...that's what you don't want to [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 4:48pm 8/13/22
        August 2021 it’s Trump’s fault. Hilarious Tyrone. Was the drone strike that killed the family his - MuskyTommy - 5:51pm 8/13/22
        
        I don't care about Trump. - Iggle - 5:16pm 8/13/22
        How, pray tell, should Biden have gotten 5000 Taliban back into jail? [NT] - LanceHarbor - 6:06pm 8/13/22
        Lured them there with young boys and cute goats? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:48pm 8/13/22
        
        Why would he need to do that? - Iggle - 6:46pm 8/13/22
        You wrote: "Biden...created the debacle." - LanceHarbor - 7:11pm 8/13/22
        Biden did not have to follow Trump's timetable. - Iggle - 8:04pm 8/13/22
        Right. The Taliban is usually very reasonable. - LanceHarbor - 8:23pm 8/13/22
        There is no way the outcome could have been worse - Iggle - 8:32pm 8/13/22
        Ok, Iggle, tell us what Biden should have done to get an "A+" from you on the exit...and don't - TyroneIrish - 9:43pm 8/13/22
        For starters should have kept Bagram for evacuation not Hamid Karzai International Airport (Kabul) - JarHead4ND - 1:40am 8/14/22
        The closing of Bagram Air Base was completed in early July...I'm assuming the administration wanted [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:25pm 8/14/22
        Not wanting to impede civilian activity on the base in exchange for security? [LINK] - JarHead4ND - 1:09am 8/15/22
        For just the reason you mention...i.e. disintegrating security...IMO it made sense to deploy our - TyroneIrish - 10:21am 8/15/22
        Well Ty, my opinion on security is based on a little experience I had one night. [LINK] - JarHead4ND - 12:40am 8/16/22
        Thanks for sharing that experience, JH...if I had been in your shoes, I'd definitely have flashbacks - TyroneIrish - 12:14pm 8/16/22
        
        Total crock of shit , not surprising. You are a disingenuous leftist. - notredame678 - 10:09pm 8/14/22
        
        . [NT] - LanceHarbor - 7:44pm 8/13/22
        
        The minimum goal of a withdrawal would be to get all of your troops and allies out safely. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 7:30pm 8/13/22
        I'm glad you mentioned our Afghan allies...with a May 1, 2021 exit date and drastic cut backs on - TyroneIrish - 9:39pm 8/13/22
        Are you planning to polish that turd until you can see your face in it? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:25am 8/14/22
        I'm just filling in all the BLANKS that Iggle, et al, have failed to fill in...e.g. Trump's role in - TyroneIrish - 7:54pm 8/14/22
        
        Agreed. [NT] - LanceHarbor - 7:45pm 8/13/22
        
        Translation: You only want to throw stones at Biden...exposing Trump for what he did and didn't - TyroneIrish - 6:05pm 8/13/22
        
        good comeback [NT] - Hank the Tank - 4:21pm 8/13/22
    - Nothing compared to January 6th. - conorlarkin - 3:05pm 8/13/22
      - except that we are weak [NT] - Hank the Tank - 3:44pm 8/13/22
  - The Disinformation Committee is here. Lol [NT] - ColeyO - 2:36pm 8/13/22
    - We noticed, and in abundance as usual; daft and ready to support DJTRUMP no - jimbasil - 4:07pm 8/13/22
- Sniffing Melania's panty shields taken by the FBI [NT] - irishsmashmouth - 12:39pm 8/13/22
- He's going to celebrate his huge government spending bill that will do nothing but raise prices, - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:37am 8/13/22
- AG Judy Garland has approved a midnight FBI raid of Afghanistan. [NT] - Irishize - 10:59am 8/13/22
- By ordering the withdrawal from Afghanistan… [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:49am 8/13/22
- Any time you want to get serious about the Afghanistan exit, just let me know...we can go - TyroneIrish - 10:40am 8/13/22
  - So you have been there? Know how it really works? [NT] - Frankx - 11:27am 8/13/22
  - Maybe Joe should have listened to his military advisors. Then he lied about it. [NT] [LINK] - MuskyTommy - 11:26am 8/13/22
    - Here's what actually happened...(see link)...when Biden took office there were only 2,500 troops [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 3:26pm 8/13/22
      - Good one. Trump’s fault. Joe lied you cried. [NT] - MuskyTommy - 5:47pm 8/13/22
      - you play the hand you was dealt only in polka - Hank the Tank - 3:52pm 8/13/22
        Problem here is that the Biden admin bent over backwards to get Afghanis out of there and Trump - TyroneIrish - 9:22pm 8/13/22
    - Pffft. There goes lying Ty's defense of Biden - ColeyO - 11:36am 8/13/22
  - Please, even his own people know it was - ColeyO - 11:23am 8/13/22
  - You're a credible guy, Ty. [IMAGE] - Iggle - 10:46am 8/13/22
    - "Remarkably Good" - Iggle - 10:47am 8/13/22
      - "Remarkably Good" - Iggle - 10:50am 8/13/22
      - What are you afraid of?...let's go through this step by step...are you willing to do that? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:49am 8/13/22
        It looks like he has laid it out pretty clearly. [NT] - notredame678 - 10:56am 8/13/22
        
        "Remarkably Good" [IMAGE] - Iggle - 10:52am 8/13/22
        We'll get to that...are you willing to start from the beginning and assess the totality of the - TyroneIrish - 11:00am 8/13/22
        
        "Remarkably Good" - Iggle - 10:55am 8/13/22
        Leftists can’t handle the truth. [NT] - notredame678 - 10:57am 8/13/22
        "Remarkably Good" - Iggle - 11:01am 8/13/22
        Just to "Prime the Pump"...here's what the Trump admin was doing long before there were [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:13am 8/13/22
        
        Let's analyze this right from the beginning, shall we...we'll touch on each and every point... - TyroneIrish - 11:04am 8/13/22
        Sad and pathetic that you would try to justify this, not surprising though. [NT] - notredame678 - 11:11am 8/13/22
- Play date with Harvey? [NT] - Frankx - 10:06am 8/13/22
- Raisins in his oatmeal. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:55am 8/13/22
- Play it by ear. Just like with Afghanistan. [NT] - MAS - 9:40am 8/13/22
  - "Play it by ear." My ear of been finer [NT] - Hank the Tank - 4:28pm 8/13/22