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GEN. MILLEY in June: "Bagram is not necessary, tactically or operationally for what we are going to try to do here with Afghanistan"
twitter ^ | Aug 25 | SCUBA2024

Posted on 08/26/2021 4:03:09 PM PDT by RandFan

@SCUBA2024

June 23, at budget request hearing, Austin was asked about saving Bagram but Milley needed to insert himself to say this.

"Bagram is not necessary, tactically or operationally for what we are going to try to do here with Afghanistan".

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KEYWORDS: afghanistandebacle; bagram; bideneffect; dereliction; milley; rout; surrender
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To: RandFan

The plan was:

Help the Taliban overwhelm the Afghan government before we leave by cutter the rug - Bagram’s operations - out from under the Afghan military FIRST, GIVING the Taliban Kaubul and CONTROL over our withdrawal. Perfidy.


21 posted on 08/26/2021 4:11:35 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: RandFan

It may or may not have been then....but ditching it dumps a lot of options.


22 posted on 08/26/2021 4:12:13 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: RandFan

Austin is a Retard....


23 posted on 08/26/2021 4:12:16 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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To: RandFan

They’ve done everything in reverse here.

Left a major airbase up for grabs when it should have been secured (since they knew they were going to extract, this should have been job one)

Denied the Afghan troops support while planning and implementing a graduated withdrawal.

Pulled out troops before extracting civilians.

Stuck a bunch of troops in the middle of an already surrounded airport without first securing a perimeter.

Who’s in charge of this thing, my mother in law?


24 posted on 08/26/2021 4:12:20 PM PDT by cld51860 (We’re doomed.)
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To: RandFan

Daily mail has up that pelosi is now refusing to take questions


25 posted on 08/26/2021 4:12:29 PM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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To: RandFan
"Bagram is not necessary, tactically or operationally for what we are going to try to do here with Afghanistan".

He was telling the truth here, they wanted to lose Afghanistan therefore occupying Bagram would have been counter to that plan and it worked like a charm

26 posted on 08/26/2021 4:14:05 PM PDT by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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To: RandFan

Sad that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff does not have the honor or decency to resign.


27 posted on 08/26/2021 4:14:40 PM PDT by allendale
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To: allendale

Admiral Boorda would know what to do.


28 posted on 08/26/2021 4:15:20 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RandFan

No matter how many fancy hi-tech weapons we have, if we have pussies like this “leading” our military they are useless.


29 posted on 08/26/2021 4:15:25 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: RandFan

I suppose it was his idea to work with Taliban that just stole billions of dollars of military hardware. He should be fired by now.


30 posted on 08/26/2021 4:15:30 PM PDT by cp124 (Focus on treatment and not an experimental vaccine/flu shot.)
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To: RandFan

“Bagram is not necessary, tactically or operationally for what we are going to try to do here with Afghanistan”

Well, if they were going to try to get Americans killed, he is right.


31 posted on 08/26/2021 4:16:29 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: RandFan

Translation. You are getting left behind if not out of there in 36 hours. We will try to figure out how to get you but don’t hold your breath.


32 posted on 08/26/2021 4:16:46 PM PDT by Fzob
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33 posted on 08/26/2021 4:16:56 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: RandFan; Travis McGee

I did some quick Calculating....

34 posted on 08/26/2021 4:18:00 PM PDT by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: RandFan

Thoroughly Moronic Milley


35 posted on 08/26/2021 4:18:18 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach onre)
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36 posted on 08/26/2021 4:19:30 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: RandFan
"He's got to go."

He should have already resigned. More than likely, the a-hole will retire. I hope he has a very short retirement.

37 posted on 08/26/2021 4:21:27 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: odawg

Somebody needs to send this quote to Devin Nike’s. He doesn’t think anyone in the military said that about Bagram.


38 posted on 08/26/2021 4:22:47 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (FI miss out mean tweeting, man spreading, room owning President…)
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To: RandFan

Dirty rotten ba***** needs to be booted NOW!


39 posted on 08/26/2021 4:23:54 PM PDT by Irenic ( )
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To: odawg

Somebody needs to send this quote to Devin Nike’s. He doesn’t think anyone in the military said that about Bagram.


40 posted on 08/26/2021 4:23:57 PM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (FI miss out mean tweeting, man spreading, room owning President…)
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