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Dear God, what I wouldn't give for Europe and Canada to nut up and stay if the USA pulls out.
Pipe dream though.
Not if we’re hanging out with the Northern Alliance.
Dear God, what I wouldn't give for Europe and Canada to nut up and stay if the USA pulls out.
Pipe dream though.
Genuine question for you - to what end?Dear God, what I wouldn't give for Europe and Canada to nut up and stay if the USA pulls out.
Pipe dream though.
Probably more reliable and helpful than the ANA, in all fairness.Not if we’re hanging out with the Northern Alliance.
Ya let’s nut up by pointlessly killing more of our soldiers in a country we have no business being in. It’s time for the Afghans to “nut up” and fight for themselves and their own futures instead of running away.Dear God, what I wouldn't give for Europe and Canada to nut up and stay if the USA pulls out.
Pipe dream though.
Canada better spend a little more on defence if it wants to roll anywhere as volatile as A’stan without big daddy USA in its corner. Putting that $6B into defence instead of baby sitters in Quebec would have been a decent start. You can’t have it all.Dear God, what I wouldn't give for Europe and Canada to nut up and stay if the USA pulls out.
Pipe dream though.
It's one thing to have the ANA run in fear of the taliban, it's another for Europe, North America, NATO to turn tail and run.Ya let’s nut up by pointlessly killing more of our soldiers in a country we have no business being in. It’s time for the Afghans to “nut up” and fight for themselves and their own futures instead of running away.
I did say Europe and Canada.Canada better spend a little more on defence if it wants to roll anywhere as volatile as A’stan without big daddy USA in its corner. Putting that $6B into defence instead of baby sitters in Quebec would have been a decent start. You can’t have it all.
31 Aug Biden just gave as a firm end date -- of course now the TB upped the ante and said NO MORE AFGHANS CAN LEAVE - as they are needed for "rebuilding", so it looks like the TB have called spineless Joe out (again).Lets hope this is just a rumour
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Brett Baier: US will be out of Kabul in 72 hours
Brett Baier reporting that our military is now only taking American citizens at the Kabul airport. He adds that our military is expected to be out in 72 hours... 8-24-2021rumble.com
I’m counting the days until Dostum makes an appearance back in his old stomping grounds. That old Uzbek is probably hankering for one last kick at the can before he starts pushing up daisy’s.Probably more reliable and helpful than the ANA, in all fairness.
Shame we couldn’t have snapped our fingers and replaced our ANA (mostly, there were some good troops and good units out there) - but replaced the ANA with Northern Alliance troops.
That would have made for a lot more terrain kept and professionally controlled than when we left the ANSF to run things. Que predictable train wreck![]()
China - "Welcome to the new century, and that includes a stable relationship with China. We are right next door, and can provide you with all the money, military equipment, and perks you could ask for in a stable relationship without many strings attached. We can provide you with anything you need, stay out of your internal affairs, etc - as long as you do your part and brush off the west, so they aren't bothering any of us. Have you heard of our new idea that we only extend to countries we want to be friends with? Let's talk."I think a gunfight is upcoming. Damn this is perilous.
What is China saying and what is Russia saying?
I’m counting the days until Dostum makes an appearance back in his old stomping grounds. That old Uzbek is probably hankering for one last kick at the can before he starts pushing up daisy’s.
Son of legendary Afghan commander seeks 'settlement' over last anti-Taliban stronghold
Ahmad Massoud is part of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, but is seeking to reach a deal with the Taliban
ByCampbell MacDiarmid, MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT23 August 2021 • 7:45pm
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Son of legendary Afghan commander seeks 'settlement' over last anti-Taliban stronghold
Ahmad Massoud is part of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, but is seeking to reach a deal with the Talibanwww.telegraph.co.uk
So how many Canadian and European soldiers are you willing to let die just so you can say 'Fuck You' to the taliban?It's one thing to have the ANA run in fear of the taliban, it's another for Europe, North America, NATO to turn tail and run.
Not saying stay indefinitely, but working on the timetable of the Taliban is just demeaning.
He is weak and disorganized and the Taliban are strong so he is buying time. No deal will last to long.But then there is this
I suspect he's trying to play the reasonable one on the MSM, and paint the TB as unreasonable.But then there is this
"President Joe Biden says the U.S.-led airlift from Kabul must finish by the August 31 deadline he set because of an increasing threat from a branch of the Islamic State terrorist group. There is an "acute and growing risk of an attack by a terrorist group known as ISIS-K," or Islamic State-Khorasan, the longer U.S. forces stay in the country, Biden said. "Every day we're on the ground is another day we know that ISIS-K is seeking to target the airport and attack both U.S. and allied forces," he said ..."
Must refrain from comment.Interesting rationale for not extending the deadline from POTUS46 - highlights mine ....
I don't know anything about this.Early I had asked if anyone knew anything about the Afghan troops stationed between the Tally and us at the airport, acting as a buffer zone at/near the North gate. Any sense if the US will take these guys with them on the last flights or just leave them to their fate? If leaving them, why the hell are these guys still there doing this job, why not big out now, in the chaos and hope for the best.