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Afghan Air Force pilot training program in US ends after nearly half go AWOL
STARS AND STRIPES ^ | Published: May 2, 2019 | COREY DICKSTEIN

Posted on 05/05/2019 6:20:48 AM PDT by robowombat

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To: Pollard

I didn’t know Anne Coulter was Afghanistan


41 posted on 05/05/2019 8:59:07 AM PDT by smvoice (I WILL NOT WEAR THE RIBBON)
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To: robowombat

8.4 billion spent “training” Afghan AF deserters would build a long wall against Mexican invaders.

Obola approves that spending!


42 posted on 05/05/2019 9:07:09 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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To: Vermont Lt

I agree. It’s way past time to get out of that Stone Age pest hole.


43 posted on 05/05/2019 9:13:43 AM PDT by jmacusa ("The more numerous the laws the more corrupt the government''.)
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To: gathersnomoss
"....and slowly he turned..."

...step by step...

;-) !!

44 posted on 05/05/2019 9:38:06 AM PDT by jackibutterfly (Jesus drove a Honda,but didn't talk about it:"For I did not speak of my own Accord"John 12:49(KJV))
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To: skimbell

Woof!


45 posted on 05/05/2019 9:42:00 AM PDT by Blurb2350
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To: qaz123
They should have been trained in Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, or Qatar.

That would make sense if the goal was to train Afgan pilots. The program was actually a financial transfer of taxpayer funds to politically connected defense contractors. Air flight is an optional side effect.

46 posted on 05/05/2019 10:05:05 AM PDT by jz638
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To: BeauBo

....”Call it defecting, going AWOL, or whatever - the future seems brighter elsewhere”......

If they’re sharp enough to pilot train here they’re going to surely find a way to survive in the US undetected.


47 posted on 05/05/2019 10:22:38 AM PDT by caww
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To: Lurker

““As of February, the United States has spent about $8.4 billion to support and develop the Afghan Air Force,”
$8.4 billion would build a hell of a lot of wall.

Yes, $8.4 billion would buy a heck of a lot of wall, or it would surely help our homeless vets an awful lot. But I must agree, BUILD THE WALL FIRST!


48 posted on 05/05/2019 10:23:59 AM PDT by kagnew
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To: jz638

That is something that cannot be argued, jz638. Not one bit.


49 posted on 05/05/2019 10:39:20 AM PDT by qaz123
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To: Larry Lucido

We used to have a golden retriever, and my mother used to crouch down and slowly walk towards the dog with her arms outstretched saying in a low voice “SLOWLY I turned...step...by step...” and the dog would crouch low on its haunches and wiggle backwards growling in fun as it did so!

She got to the point, all she had to do was say in that tone “SLOWLY...” and the dog, even from a deep sleep, would get right on her haunches on the ground and begin to playfully growl and crawl backwards!

I loved it...it was funny to watch. As soon as she would say it, the shape of the dog’s eyes would change and dart from side to side (owners of golden retrievers would recognize this instantly...:)


50 posted on 05/05/2019 11:24:22 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: Can't control their emotions. Can't control their actions. Deny them control of anything.)
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To: robowombat

Was this a hint?


51 posted on 08/18/2021 7:05:59 AM PDT by GOPJ (Our incompetent military brass needs to spend less time reading Marx and more time doing their jobs.)
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“As of February, the United States has spent about $8.4 billion to support and develop the Afghan Air Force,” $8.4 billion would build a hell of a lot of wall.

Drop in the bucket as it turned out...

52 posted on 08/18/2021 7:07:41 AM PDT by GOPJ (Our incompetent military brass needs to spend less time reading Marx and more time doing their jobs.)
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