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To: drop 50 and fire for effect
That force can be scoped in size from a few hundred to tens of thousands, based on the threats the force faces.

All such plans assume that there is enough _time_ to implement them.

It looks like the Bidet gang did not figure out what was happening until it was too late.
110 posted on 08/14/2021 4:20:44 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: cgbg
All such plans assume that there is enough _time_ to implement them.

No. These plans make no assumptions about time, other than the ever present reality of crisis action planning that you will never have enough time. Time available is a critical part of determining operational or tactical feasibility when you pull a plan off the shelf and turn it into an operation. I do not know first hand, but I suspect that part of the job of the the additional forces is to buy time to accomplish the evacuation. The Taliban know full well that taking on U.S. soldiers and Marines in a prepared defense is a no-win proposition. They’ll pester them, cause casualties if they can, but they’re not stupid enough to play to our strength and fight a set piece battle.

Any plan is only a reference, as the proverb states, they never survive contact with the enemy. But it is the planning that already occurred, the information gathered and requirements identified that are priceless to those executing an operation in a crisis.

113 posted on 08/14/2021 5:10:38 PM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.")
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