Posted on 08/13/2021 6:57:11 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
LONDON (AP) — For a large chunk of the past 20 years, British troops fought hard to ensure that the southern Afghanistan province of Helmand did not fall into the hands of the Taliban.
Confirmation Friday that the Taliban had captured Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand, had particular resonance in Britain. The vast majority of the U.K.’s 457 casualties occurred in the province as British troops fought with American and allied NATO forces. The Camp Bastion complex in Helmand was the headquarters for British military operations from 2006 until 2014.
With the Taliban advancing rapidly and now in control of around two-thirds of Afghanistan advance, questions are being raised about why the U.K. could not have remained even after the planned departure of U.S. troops by Sept. 11.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced the timeline for the U.S. withdrawal in April, saying he was determined to end America’s longest war. His decision led the other nations in the NATO coalition, including the U.K., to announce their own departures, two decades after they first arrived in Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks.
Johnny Mercer, a former defense minister in Britain’s Conservative government and an Afghanistan veteran, said Biden made a “huge mistake” but that the U.K. did not have to follow suit and could have mustered support among other NATO allies in the International Security Assistance Force.
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Some people have a way with words, and others ... well, just don’t. You can’t expect journalists to have command of the American language when they are so busy writing propaganda.
Notice the chicken hawks are no where to be found? Where is Bolton, Mattis, and the rest who hammered Trump on pulling troops?
I am sure they are quite happy. This is exactly what they want.
It’s fascinating isn’t it? Where’s the impeachment drumbeat when Trump wanted to pull troops?
How many Taliban are there ?
My guess would be the entire country(?). I'm sure those who aren't Taliban quickly become Taliban, to save their own skin. The Taliban have been waiting nearly two decades for this day -- waiting and planning.
I hope they are all wearing a mask?
They are for something before they are against.
Evil never sleeps and is content to bide its time, but the good tend to be trusting and complacent. They have forgotten that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
I think the foreign creature named Pan Pyras is
giddy about it .
We should have pulled up stakes years ago.
FUBAR
Completely beyond all recognition.
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