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.
We had a leader that wanted to clean things up but the DS insiders didn’t want to take pay cuts on their corruption. The American people listened to the media instead of their own hearts, brain and eyes. It’s not the government that has a problem it’s the average stupid Americans. We need to separate the wheat from the chaff and start over.
Is there any shame and humiliation among the currently serving "intel officers?" The author lays blame at the feet of past Presidents (understandable). Is there any left to lay at the feet of those intel officers that got out within in the last 20 years?
Worse than that even - the Pakis are no longer afraid of us, they are Taliban-friendly and have nukes and delivery systems.
Think about that. Hard.
We need to separate the wheat from the chaff and start over.
Unless we separate and start completely over from the ground up, there is absolutely no chance, every single institution is completely sick, corrupted and poisoned.
Lot of truth there except for this:
“America was whipped by a tiny rebel force and couldn’t even retreat properly.”
The Taliban didn’t whip America. Biden foolishly left the problem of a tiny rebel force up to the Afghanis. He handed off security to avoid any casualties. The Afghanis betrayed him, like always. Biden whipped himself.
Democrats are trying run away from this right now and put all the blame on Trump/Biden. Trump because he’s Trump, dangerous, and hated by the left, Biden because he’s falling apart anyway and expendable.
Anyone who wants to invade just send them to Mexico and they will walk right in. AND they will collect welfare. Biden won’t defend US soil. Why would he protect our interests any place else in the world?
“Afghanistan has shown the world — enemies & allies alike — that our military & intel assets are largely irrelevant because we can’t deploy them successfully.”
Well..... that’s what happens when corrupt traitorous scumbags are in charge.
What??? The DS hasn't done nor cared to do anything about such things since Reagan was schnookered in the amnesty deal back in the 80's. And had been a growing problem since the 60's. Why on earth would the author or his DS peers give a flying fig now?
But since when (other than Orlando) has Muslim-on-gay attacks been a problem in the States? If they take over here, sure, but as a minority, they haven't been an issue.
maybe by poisoning a ton of people with something disguised as a vaccine.
There’s 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.
America is rudderless.
And the world now knows it.
How'd you know? And their nickname for him is "NoSh!t" (because he thinks he really knows sh!t ;^)...
Note to Spook:
The Intelligence establishment is at fault, along with the entire National Security Establishment.
The problem is not enough of our warrior class is involved. Too many accountants, lawyers and other jack a moles.
Our entire NS Establishment comes from Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, Hopkins and West Point.
They are Epic Failures.
“vote for change.”
Well isn’t that precious?
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