Why Afghanistan's security forces collapsed, according to a scathing new US government watchdog report
The report faulted “the decision by two U.S. presidents” to pull U.S. military forces out of Afghanistan.taskandpurpose.com
I have read part of this and I feel outraged at the callous and very fucking horrible way WE - CANADA - treated our Afghan allies. I still get pissed every time I think of this. THEY - the Afghans - risked there very lives to ensure our soldiers were well served.An American officer struggles with the guilt of those he left behind.
I Remember the Afghans We Left Behind
Two years after the fall of Kabul, memory still isn’t enough, but it’s all I have left to give.plus.thebulwark.com
It’s a crap show, OldSolduer!I have read part of this and I feel outraged at the callous and very fucking horrible way WE - CANADA - treated our Afghan allies. I still get pissed every time I think of this. THEY - the Afghans - risked there very lives to ensure our soldiers were well served.
FUCKING COWARDS we are.
I wish her family the best, but won’t be surprised if she finds herself up against incompetence and indifference. Sadly the attitude of those in government at many levels is ‘Afghanistan is so yesteryear…’My supervisor at the shipyards is trying hard to get her family out of Afghanistan and here to Canada, fingers crossed for her.
Yet it’s amazing we can fly others out seemingly at will.I wish her family the best, but won’t be surprised if she finds herself up against incompetence and indifference. Sadly the attitude of those in government at many levels is ‘Afghanistan is so yesteryear…’
Congratulations, President Biden. Congratulations, President Trump. Congratulations, hippies. You got what you wanted.