Posted on 08/16/2021 7:28:07 PM PDT by JosephW
All of this, and China will be able to build more economic partnerships with other countries who may have these minerals and resources with the message: “We will stay with you. The US will abandon you.” They are already starting this.
The damage this disaster of an abrupt pull out did is incalculable - and will likely be felt for the rest of our lives and beyond.
Yes...outrageous. Absolutely no reason to drop the air support, intel, etc. while withdrawing our troops on the ground and after. There was zero transition to allow the Afghan army to even attempt to gain footing on their own. Just a total, abrupt pull out - left them sitting ducks, as well as our own people on the ground who were still there allowing the enemy to advance easily...and they just sat and watched without returning the air support to stop the march of their forces.
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