Posted on 06/02/2022 4:59:42 AM PDT by MtnClimber
In 2001, We went into Afghanistan to destroy a terrorist safe haven and drive Al Qaida from that nation. Al Qaeda had blown up two of our embassies, almost sunk a U.S. Navy destroyer, and flown planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thousands of Americans had been killed.
We succeeded brilliantly. With relative handfuls of men on the ground, we crushed the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden had to flee for his life to Pakistan.
Then we lost our way.
We spent twenty years trying to turn Afghanistan into ‘Switzerland in Central Asia’. We paved roads, built schools and tried to teach Afghans about gender equality and liberal democracy. We lost focus, squandered blood and treasure, and made federal contractors rich.
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Al Qaida is back in Afghanistan in strength and working closely with the Taliban again. Michael Sample, a professor at Queen’s University in Belfast and an Afghanistan specialist, characterized the situation this way in a recent interview. Taliban control of Afghanistan "guarantees their [Al Qaida’s] continued personal survival and ability to reorganize the Al Qaida network.” In fact, senior Al Qaida leaders are now reportedly living openly in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul.
A recent United Nations report went into considerably more detail on the situation inside Afhganistan.
“The relationship between Al-Qaida and the Taliban remains close and is underscored by the presence, both in Afghanistan and the region, of Al-Qaida core leadership and affiliated groups, such as Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). Al-Qaida is pleased with developments in Afghanistan, which it anticipated for over 20 years. The group quickly framed the Taliban takeover as a collateral triumph for Al-Qaida. On 31 August, one day after the last United States troops had left Afghanistan, Al-Qaida celebrated the Taliban’s perseverance and highlighted historical links between the groups. It further seized the opportunity to renew its allegiance to Hibatullah Akhundzada as “leader of the faithful.”
“Al-Qaida has used the Taliban’s takeover to attract new recruits and funding and inspire Al-Qaida affiliates globally.”
They come right back like insects.
“I did that!” — LGBFJB
...or Democrats.
Of course. Decrepit Old Fool is allowing islamic extremists to build up their forces, even as he cripples this country.
But they would never risk the ire of Chomo Joe and walk in to the country across the Rio Grand.
bump for later
Why doesn’t Xao Bi-Dung import plane loads of muslims like Zer0 did?
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And they will have access to $85,000,000,000+ of US Military equipment while Marxists inside and outside the USA scheme to disarm Americans.
The UN will take charge and make them members of the human rights council.
We will pay a price, a very heavy price.
They’re an insidious virus, like cancer, and never go away.
Hopefully they go after Joe and the Ho...
They’re an insidious virus, like cancer, and never go away.
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You are referring to democrats or AlQaida”? Nevermind, same difference.
Let them concentrate in a ‘safe space’. Let their communications be eased and monitored. Let them breath easy and walk in the daytime.
For a time.
“They come right back like insects.“
About 5,000 were released from the detention center on Bagram Airbase, including core leadership, and the worst of the worst.
They were a pre-formed team, who mostly know no other work or way of living.
They should have been transferred to Gitmo to rot, as part of an orderly American withdrawal from Afghanistan. Instead they are guaranteed to be preparing their revenge against America.
This is a replay of the Obama/Biden Admin’s disastrous withdrawal from Iraq, where they released all of the monsters held in the the detention center on Camp Bucca, near Basra. After a year or two to organize, equip and train; they took Iraq into a horrific civil war, including the biggest urban battle since Stalingrad.
As predictable as the sunrise, the Al Queda released during Biden’s Afghan withdrawal will attack us, to the best of their ability.
Until we turn the ME into a sheet of glass, these roaches will always be plotting against us.
I have come along way since 911 2001.
I no longer give a rats ass if Al-Qaeda attacks New York City.
No more red blood for blue cities.
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