The closing of Bagram Air Base was completed in early July...I'm assuming the administration wanted

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The closing of Bagram Air Base was completed in early July...I'm assuming the administration wanted

Author: TyroneIrish (16979 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)

Posted at 7:25 pm on Aug 14, 2022

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that process to not be impeded by civilian activity on the base. I"m also thinking that Kabul was where the majority of evacuees were and where our embassy was, and staff there was continuing the harrowing process of authorizing our friendly Afghan allies...makes some sense to me...what's your take on that aspect?

As for the date, Trump really set a very short fuse and Biden should be given huge credit for extending it to the end of August...thus allowing over 120,000 Afghans to leave who wouldn't have been able without that extension...surely, you can agree with that.

Any further extension was out of the question...the Taliban was increasing its attacks and ISIS-X (?) was becoming a serious threat as witnessed by the bombing in Kabul...

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/07/02/bagram-afghanistan-biden-war/

Replies to: "The closing of Bagram Air Base was completed in early July...I'm assuming the administration wanted"

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