Posted on 08/14/2021 9:39:35 AM PDT by Trueblackman
While Biden Adminstration tries rushes 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan in the hopes of protecting the U.S. Embassy, it is my personal belief that the Embassy is already lost and surrounded!
As I told a friend the other day, "The only thing that is factual in Afghanistan is loyalty to one's clan." and with the Taliban less that 50 miles from the capital, "How long do we expect Government Officials and the laughable Afghan Security Forces to hold on to the fantasy that they can stop the Taliban?" With 1,000s of refugees are currently flooding into Kabul daily expect the security situation to crumble as the Taliban has lay siege to the city having already cut power and nearly all communications.
With all that said, "How long before those in besieged Capital City turn on Westerners, lay siege to the American Embassy and other interest and take hostages to be used as bargaining chips once the city falls?"
For those of us here who are old enough to remember Tehran 1979 this is truly possible as Islamic Security Forces, who were originally protecting the American Embassy lead protesters in the capture of American Citizens for 444 days.
For those here who say that Trump had also set a withdrawal date to end 20 years of war. Trump's plan called for a phased withdrawal of Troops as long as certain conditions were met which included the Taliban laying down their arms and taking part in a unity government.
Once the Biden Administration came in they made the choice to totally abandon Afghanistan with no conditions for the Taliban or protections for American Troops, Contractors or Western Allies.
The Regional Players will quickly accept the reality of Taliban Rule once Kabul falls, which would makes a military rescue mission all but impossible i.e. Operation Eagle Claw, so the Biden Administration will have no choice but to bribe Pakistan with millions of dollars to find a diplomatic that would include millions going directly to the Taliban and even an official apology for our past transgressions against them.
I know some of you will say, "Come on True some of this is kinda far fetched, but didn't the Obama Administration drop millions on dollars in the dead of night on the Mullahs in Iran and Biden was part of that cabal?" Remember all those same clowns are back with Sleepy Joe now!
America has been held hostage since the day the election was stolen..
Paging Hillary Clinton.
When I heard 30/50 miles a few days ago, I thought, I hope they’re on foot. But I doubt they are. Maybe waiting for more taliban to show up before taking Kabul?
More beheadings? Why it will seem like old times again. /extreme sarcasm
“rump’s plan called for a phased withdrawal of Troops as long as certain conditions were met which included the Taliban laying down their arms and taking part in a unity government.”
Dumbest and most ignorant thing. Islam is never going to lay down their arms. If they do, it is only temporary to fool the fools who think they have defeated Islam.
It may come to helicopters hovering above the American embassy in Kabul to evacuate embassy personnel.
If that happens, you can bet that the mainstream mediocres will not broadcast the videos or discuss it as it will bring back images of 1975 and the fall of Saigon. And history will blame Biden for this disaster.
State Dept has said they might need to move Embassy operations to the airport, so if not already gone, within a few days.
Well..Duh.
Sadly, I do not think what you have written here is that far fetched.
This is why Democrats have to cheat elections.
It would be fun to rake the area with AC-130 and apache gunship fire for effect. And then a couple of tactical nukes on the way out. But with these Keystone cops in charge it ain’t gonna happen.
Paging Hillary Clinton.
Planning to Airdrop her on the Tallyband ? The smell will drive them way though
We owe Afghanistan nothing, zero, nada. We have spilled our blood and spent our treasure. We have trained and armed the Afghan Army. It is time that they stand for their own freedom and we get out of Dodge. There is absolutely nothing of value in Afghanistan, and we certainly do not want people immigrating to America from such a hellhole. They have nothing in common with us and will never be Americans.
The only Afghanis that deserve to come here are those that helped us, interpreters and other personnel that worked with our military.
They will be executed by the Taliban unless we bring them out.
I am not sure what the Taliban will do, and whether they even have the discipline to control their own forces...
The “experts” will be lucky if this does not end in head-chopping and rapes.
I lived in Kabul almost 6 years and met President Ghani when he was Minister of Finance and later when Kabul University President. Sad to see the waste of resources, lives, trust, and effort.
Trump’s plan had Trump as the President and that’s the big difference. Everyone thinks you can just replace him and keep his policies (DeSantis fans). That’s not how it works. Trump’s policies work and are implementable in no small part, because of Trump.
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