Posted on 08/18/2021 1:56:25 PM PDT by blam
Brian Dean Wright, a former CIA Ops Officer, explains in a brief but incisive Twitter thread that “former US intelligence colleagues are angry and deeply worried at what has happened in Afghanistan.”
Wright warns that “there’s nearly universal belief that America and the world are in for one of the most dangerous, unpredictable times in modern history.”
He continues:
Afghanistan has shown the world — enemies & allies alike — that our military & intel assets are largely irrelevant because we can’t deploy them successfully.
The blame lays at the feet of multiple Presidents. The Generals. The Spies. The Congress.
America’s Elites are trash.
China knows it.
They will become emboldened, covertly & overtly. War over Taiwan and contested islands in the S. China Sea and E. China Sea is now more likely.
Russia will consider similar covert & overt moves, focused on Crimea, & former Soviet satellites.
The fear is that China & Russia will act in concert.
Why? America was whipped by a tiny rebel force and couldn’t even retreat properly.
Meanwhile, the American people are angry, COVID weary, & divided.
If there were ever a time to push American hegemony aside, this is it.
If Cold War III grows hot, America will need to quickly build up & work with foreign counterparts.
But who will trust America after Afghanistan?
Who believes we have the leadership to use our military might well?
Who will trust us when we say “We Will Stand With You”?
Beyond China/Russia, others will take gambles too.
Terror orgs like al-Qa’ida & ISIS are degraded but not dead. Their ideology is very much alive.
Iran’s Hizballah — with terror cells throughout the US — may see an opening to create chaos too.
Meanwhile, the disaster inside Afghanistan is only just beginning.
The Taliban will launch a terror campaign against American collaborators. The pictures will shock the conscience of the world, further degrading American moral authority.
Biden & Co will struggle to respond.
There’s also the nightmare of tactical weaponry now awash in Afghanistan, in the hands of the Taliban and — soon — on the global black market.
These arms will fuel chaos around the world for decades.
The Pentagon has no idea where this stuff is and no plans to destroy it.
Finally, if Afghani refugees pour into the US, there are profound implications for security, culture, the economy, & politics.
◾Are they properly vetted?
◾Do they hold Western / tolerant values re: women, gays?
◾Do they bring skills / education?
◾Which party will they support?
The existential problem is that America needs good leadership to right its ship but there is none.
Our federal bench is weak.
Biden is a corrupt old man. Impeachment is a long shot; VP Harris is an unpopular paperweight. The Legislature is a feckless cabal of empty suits.
Leadership could come from a state Governor, it’s true, but not soon enough.
The above threats by China, Russia, & Co will metastasize well before the 2024 elections, and even a heroic new President will need years to clean things up.
Again, our enemies and allies know this.
Upshot:
There is fear and outrage streaming through former intel officers over the Afghanistan debacle.
America is rudderless. And the world now knows it.
Grave dangers lie ahead, some predictable, others unimaginable.
Keep your loved ones tight. Pray. And vote for change.
I wonder. Do his colleagues call him Sherlock?
It is rarely good to live through times which you KNOW are going to be in the History books. This is certainly a defining period for the 21st century.
I had hoped for flying cars. I got Joe Biden instead.
Combat Ops produce Intel.
Columbo—without the wrinkled raincoat, the broken-down car, the sad-looking dog, and the drug store cigar...
;-)
Cue up that cartoon of that little girl soldier and her two mommies. Putin wants to laugh at it again.
These are dangerous, unpredictable times because our cultural unity has finally come completely apart. The threadbare moral fabric which has been unraveling for decades has finally been broken through. We are at risk of anything now.
If they try to embroil our sons and daughters in another doomed war because of their feckless screwups, I hope they refuse to go. The military and politicians have tied their hands behind their backs for the last 60 years, proving they don’t really GAF whether they live or die.
Captain Obvious left out the house of cards that is our financial system and the vulnerability of our basic infrastructure like electric, water, transportation etc.
◾Are they properly vetted?
No.
◾Do they hold Western / tolerant values re: women, gays?
Sadly yes.
◾Do they bring skills / education?
No.
◾Which party will they support?
Democrats!
Above stated entities were too busy attempting a coup against Trump for the last 5+ years instead of focusing on China, Al Qeada, Taliban, etc.
Empty suits are everywhere. The Lord alone has power and prudence. Thankfully, He alone is the Chief of States and the Governor of Countries.
These are dangerous, unpredictable times because our cultural unity has finally come completely apart. The threadbare moral fabric which has been unraveling for decades has finally been broken through. We are at risk of anything now.
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Correct. There is nothing good, righteous or pure about Biden’s administration,-corrupted military leadership, corrupted three letter agencies, corrupted advisors, corrupted Congress,…..the good and righteous need to make a stand, disregard ANYTHING slow Joe dictates.
Pretty decent points. Wonder however, how he feels about his former colleagues doing what they did to President Trump and the roles they played in trying to get rid of him.
Of course there’s this......
Border Patrol Chief: Suspected Terrorists Crossing U.S. Border At Levels ‘Never Seen Before’
Be careful where you and your family go. Be careful if/what sporting event you go to. Be careful where you shop.
All brought to you by Big Tech, Congress, the MSM, the US Chamber of Commerce, RINO/UNIPARTY/GOPe SCUM, Democrats, the Intel Community and a variety of NGOs and refugee resettlement companies, and a wholly disgusting immigration system.
It’s not tinfoil hat stuff anymore.
“Do they hold Western / tolerant values re: women, gays?”
To all the LGTBQWhatevers who “came out” and “went proud”, you get to worry about this, now, because [tolerant of you] Orange Man Bad.
Enjoy.
Name them. And remember, Joint Base Swampy turned their back on Trump.
◾Do they hold Western / tolerant values re: women, gays?
Sadly yes.
Since when do they tolerate gays?
Who believes we have the leadership to use our military might well?
No effin’ body.
Bad link.
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