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Afghan Military Officers: We Fought Hard but Biden 'Abandoned' Us
Newsweek ^ | 23 Aug 2021 | SIDDHARTHYA ROY, ZENGER NEWS

Posted on 08/24/2021 1:35:18 AM PDT by blueplum

While President Joe Biden faults Afghanistan's leaders and soldiers for their own defeat, Afghan National Army officers, who vainly fought to save Kabul, say their defeat was manufactured in Washington, D.C.,,,

...These Kabul-based military officers point the finger of blame in the other direction. The U.S. made it all but impossible for the Afghans to fight, said one Afghan National Army lieutenant colonel....

...While the Afghan Army had one of Central Asia's largest fleet of choppers, he said, virtually all the mechanics and maintenance crew were U.S. contractors, many of which were withdrawn months ago. Helicopter repair facilities and spare-parts warehouses were largely located at Bagram Air Base, which was shuttered by the U.S. military several weeks before the Taliban took control. Fuel, once delivered by the U.S., was also in short supply. "The Americans abandoned us," the 36-year-old Afghan National Army lieutenant colonel told Zenger. "The plan was not to abandon a country in a situation like this."...

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: agfhanistan; bidensblunders; military; neanderthaljoe
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so..besides no withdrawal plan, there was no baton-passing, either?
1 posted on 08/24/2021 1:35:19 AM PDT by blueplum
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Stolen elections have consequences.


2 posted on 08/24/2021 1:41:46 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: blueplum

The whole “collapse” and Taliban invasion was likely orchestrated by Biden’s puppet-masters, leftist globalists in the CIA and their cadre of associated Perfumed Princes in the military. How else to explain this CF?


3 posted on 08/24/2021 1:53:35 AM PDT by House Atreides
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All the while, US commanders steadily promising the Afghans they would not betray them by abandoning them again......and look what happens. Yeah, they believe the Iranians who told them over and over this would happen, more than the US, ever again. WTG Leftist commie tards. GG.


4 posted on 08/24/2021 1:53:48 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Gene Eric

No, people who DONT RISE UP after a COUP..that has consequences.

I was hoping a general would step forward and lead the charge but it never happened.

A banana republic “election”

And that’s an insult to banana republics.


5 posted on 08/24/2021 1:56:55 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: House Atreides
I think you are correct about the Taliban takeover. That said, if the withdrawal of U.S. citizens and other Westerners had all been planned and executed better, the Left would have much better PR on the entire event.

As it is, the U.S. Left and Biden have suffered a gaping self-inflicted wound that will get significantly uglier over the next few weeks.

6 posted on 08/24/2021 2:07:42 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: dp0622

Where the hell have you been? I was beginning to think you had been whacked by the Joisey mafia.;-)


7 posted on 08/24/2021 2:10:56 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: blueplum

The Biden administration is over if News Weak has turned on him.


8 posted on 08/24/2021 2:11:30 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: dp0622

You’re alive!!!

Good to have you back in our company!


9 posted on 08/24/2021 2:13:47 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: RoosterRedux

I should be so lucky.

I was drinking while waiting for a general to step forward and start the second Revolutionary War.

When I realized that wasn’t going to happen, I figured it’s time to join the world again.

It killed me. I neither watched nor read nor heard ANY news for half a year. I just couldn’t.

But you can only keep your eyes closed for so long.

But GOD it was peaceful!

Hope you have been well brother.


10 posted on 08/24/2021 2:15:34 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: Gene Eric

Thank you. What a warm welcome from folks :)

Went into a Dark Place after the election...it was time to crawl out of it.

I hope you have been well.

Now I get to get upset all over again reading the articles on here :)

But I’m older and on BP meds so only in small doses :)


11 posted on 08/24/2021 2:17:14 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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Been well, but had--and still have--the same high anxiety over our country. Like you, waiting for the second revolution to start.

Good to see you're back.

12 posted on 08/24/2021 2:19:36 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: dp0622

Going offline makes sense. But never forget you have many FRiends here ;)


13 posted on 08/24/2021 2:21:03 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: RoosterRedux

I’ve read 3 articles and my stomach hurts already :)

It was great being in the dark for half a year.

But sooner or later we will be forced to take sides.

Because things are only going to get worse.


14 posted on 08/24/2021 2:21:35 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: Gene Eric

I didn’t think folks would recognize my name after that long.

It’s like Cheers here :)

I missed all the people, but not the politics.

But it’s time to join the fight again.

ciao


15 posted on 08/24/2021 2:23:18 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: dp0622
Well, at least that Dark Place after the election was jammed packed with Freepers. I've still got one foot in it.

The silver lining is that everything Joe touches turns to shiite...and Kamala's no better.

This has to really pump Trump up for 2024 (if there is a 2024).

16 posted on 08/24/2021 2:24:01 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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>> I didn’t think folks would recognize my name after that long.

LOL, don’t bank on that.


17 posted on 08/24/2021 2:24:20 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: RoosterRedux

Redux...it only takes 4 inner cities to CHANGE the election.

What will change before then to make them NOT create millions of votes??

PLEASE, give me a great reason to grasp to and believe in.

He wins FL by 300k and Ohio by 8 percent but he lost the election.

Who the @#$@# believes that in their heart for real?!??!


18 posted on 08/24/2021 2:27:11 AM PDT by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: dp0622
The Left stole the election from the Majority. The Majority is obviously slow to rise up, but it will. And when it does, there will be war.

Every time Joe screws up (which is daily), our side is heartened.

We are on the side of freedom--of Righteousness.

The battle will be bloody (bloody but glorious), but our side will win.

BTW, the goal of the Left is centralized government and control (i.e., bureaucracy). Bureaucracies are born losers. They can't even tie their shoes correctly.

19 posted on 08/24/2021 2:56:50 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: Gene Eric

When you see the trainies cant even get jumping jacks right after 20 years, these Cretans are mentally retarded and we have been had as tax payers of this scam


20 posted on 08/24/2021 3:20:53 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (“When the people fear the government you have tyranny, when the government fears the people you have)
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