The only solution to this utter cluster fuck is to forego the deadline and go on the offense…..and hit them hard.
Fuck your rear echelon expertise.
President Biden followed the recommendations of the commanders on the ground. They opined overwhelmingly that Bagram offered limited value.
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First of all, retaking Bagram would involve an air assault. Airborne forces. The largest since Vietnam.
And it would be pointless. Unless you have a secret plan to get people 25 miles from Kabul - the same people we are having a hard time getting across town.
It would involve a big operation and big risk for no real point.
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We would have to arrange transport for them over time…..except that your idiotic regime has given our people’s name & information on a list to the Taliban.
At what point of being continuously wrong and seeing no solution to a problem do you step back and say, “you know, maybe others are right and can handle this better than I?
Despite your undoubted protestations to follow, the Taliban and ISIS would not have dared to this under Trump (or Hillary) since they know that there would have been real repercussions (Remember Soleimani, Syria, and the degree that Trump went to to get our people back that had been previously abandoned and forgotten.
They know Biden et al don’t have the stones for this, but he has to grow some quickly.
Our chance for withdrawal has been lost by this incompetent, foolish administration. We now need to go back in hard with a good size number of troops, retake Bagram which they never, ever should have abandoned, and wait for a better leader to plan and execute a withdrawal at another time.
Just to explain to you, a single field airport surrounded by a city of 4 million which includes many suicide bombers is not what is going to get the job done. A multi strip, defensible airfield not requiring the help our our fucking terrorist enemies is the answer.
Also, in case it hasn’t occurred to you yet, this is no longer just about Afghanistan anymore. The world is watching. Our allies have asked us to not go through with the withdrawal also.
We should never have exited . Based on current situation Kabul Airport, secure Bagram which would be more defensible. The Taliban may control the Base, but I believe our military, if directed so could take it back.
God bless our troops.
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Pretty much sums you up. Trump good; Biden bad.
You are not a person worthy of being taken seriously on this, I’m afraid.
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to accept the only solutions to this mess.
You should probably get busy pretzeling you’re rationalization as to why this is Trump’s fault and why Joe had no real chance to avoid this inevitable trap.
Btw, I don’t want Trump back, I want DeSantis or Haley. But I will most certainly vote for him over this clusterfuck in office as we speak as should you.