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The Deep State and Afghanistan
American Thinker.com ^ | August 24, 2021 | Selwyn Duke

Posted on 08/24/2021 3:34:35 AM PDT by Kaslin

The level of incompetence apparent in the Afghanistan withdrawal has been breathtaking. Even a smart 12-year-old, after all, would know that you have to evacuate American civilians and vulnerable allies before removing your military personnel. This reality has given rise to staggering speculation, that, for example, the powers-that-be desired this messy outcome. Some have even theorized that the goal, by hate-America-first Deep Staters, is to diminish the United States.

But what if the goal is actually to damage the Joe Biden administration, something that’s already a fait accompli?

What if some people who pull strings were so angry about our Afghan exit that they said, “Okay, you want a withdrawal? We’ll give you a withdrawal you’ll never forget.”

I am one to often say, when addressing conspiracy theories especially, that you should never “attribute to malice what is better explained by stupidity.” This is generally a good guide, but the problem is that the Afghanistan fiasco is not better explained by stupidity. Oh, sure, it is true that people who believe boys can become girls, as many pseudo-elites do, aren’t exactly in touch with reality and that “the eye altering alters all” (including military operations). But as “Denton Scratch” -- the pen name of a man identified as “a retired 30-year U.S. military veteran with experience in planning for noncombatant evacuation operations” -- pointed out Saturday in “What the heck is going on with our military in Kabul?” to believe the “botched” withdrawal is mere incompetence, we have to believe that the military suddenly forgot how to perform numerous garden-variety operations that it has been performing for decades.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; wot

1 posted on 08/24/2021 3:34:35 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

My thought. The lesson learned. Let us never do another Vietnam, Iraq, Afrighanistan ever again. Let us just never again bother. South Korea was OK. Clint Eastwood did well with Grenada. I saw the movie. Let’s just not go there. We don’t want another mess.


2 posted on 08/24/2021 3:51:22 AM PDT by Trumpet 1 (US Constitution is my guide.)
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To: Kaslin

I’ve been speculating for a while that the fiasco in Afghanistan is the outcome that someone in the shadows actually desires.

It’s just too stupid to be an accident or the result of folly.


3 posted on 08/24/2021 4:09:54 AM PDT by Bobalu (The higher the monkey climbs, the more you see his ass.)
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To: Kaslin

This is the fault of the top military around Biden, not all of whom are stupid, feeling duty bound to obey orders of the Commander in Chief. Unfortunately, the CIC has never been on the right side of any military operation/decision in his life and also has dementia, so he’s listening to advice from people around him who are more concerned about politics & appearances.
If/when they’re able to get out of this mess, hopefully without disastrous loss of life, I expect 1 or 2 will resign.


4 posted on 08/24/2021 4:11:47 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: Kaslin

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5 posted on 08/24/2021 4:19:08 AM PDT by sauropod (Time is like quicksilver, smearing the years... - Bill Nelson)
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To: Kaslin

The reason for the current crisis, in my opinion, is to create a situation where the administration could import thousands of Muslims quickly and with little resistance.


6 posted on 08/24/2021 4:33:57 AM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
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To: MCF

The reason for the current crisis, in my opinion, is to create a situation where the administration could import thousands of Muslims quickly and with little resistance.

I agree, between open infected borders and this so called humanitarian lift they will overrun America with dependents Looking at the bigger picture covid and the vax has a lot to do with the culling of the herd and the re infection and future health issues of the rest. If your sick you cant fight


7 posted on 08/24/2021 4:43:15 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (t)
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To: Kaslin

It still makes no sense of why they did it this way. Unless it was done intentionally…


8 posted on 08/24/2021 5:20:03 AM PDT by glimmerman70
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To: nuconvert
I tend to agree with your position.

The police state (CIA/FBI/NSA/...) is evil incarnate but the incompetence is strong with this one.

On the other hand, China OWNS them some Bidens.

We may never know.

9 posted on 08/24/2021 5:44:04 AM PDT by Aevery_Freeman (My favorite musical instrument is the BAN JOE!)
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To: Kaslin

This was done to set up SloJoe to look so bad as to resign. The real purpose of this is a checkmate move to install Hillary as President and Big Mike as VP. Kamala would be forced to take the POTUS slot and be forced to resign due to she’s not a natural born citizen. Neither of her parents were citizens of other countries. She will resign or be impeached and removed in due haste and whala, Hillary is president.


10 posted on 08/24/2021 5:55:22 AM PDT by DownInFlames (G)
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To: MCF

I’m seeing the majority are fighting aged men. Wonder why? Could this be the recruits for a domestic army?


11 posted on 08/24/2021 5:57:29 AM PDT by DownInFlames (G)
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To: ronnie raygun

“The reason for the current crisis, in my opinion, is to create a situation where the administration could import thousands of Muslims quickly and with little resistance.“

BINGO!!!

This is just ANOTHER way to flood the USA with more illegal DEMOCRAT voters, while they simultaneously try to kill off as many LEGAL citizens as they can.
They will never have enough “insurance” in their minds.


12 posted on 08/24/2021 5:58:02 AM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: glimmerman70

But of course it was intentional.

Evidence: There is only ONE fall guy.

Cui bono? My answer would be marxists, heavily influenced by China.

But that’s just me...


13 posted on 08/24/2021 6:18:25 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: joethedrummer

I think also of all the arms that were left behind and the money that Obama flew to Iran. I think Obama is making the Muslim world stronger to fight democracies.


14 posted on 08/24/2021 6:58:19 AM PDT by Republicanprofessor
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To: glimmerman70

Unless it was done intentionally…


Bingo! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!

This was done with full on intention as this has been in the works for a period of time since BEFORE Biden was sworn into office. You can see remnants of this by what the Taliban has been saying in the press (usually its the foreign press). Therre are key things to look for that tell us talks have been ongoing for a while now.

Another reason this has been ongoing is that Trump wanted to withdrawal troops a while back and was talked out of it. The major reason why Trump was talked out of it was so that the demoncraps could be SEEN ending this long standing conflict with Afghanistan. Well, it backfired on them.

(A lie being perpetrated, by all sides demoncraps and repubes alike, is that this, Afghanistan, is America’s longest running war. Two Words. North Korea. A cease fire agreement is not an end but rather a hold, time period based or indefinite, on armed conflict. True armed fighting has stopped, but Congress has never formally ended the war with the NorKs. AND we still hold bases in South Korea which can be utilized if the NorKs try to start things back up again and invade South Korea.


15 posted on 08/24/2021 7:18:49 AM PDT by zaxtres (`)
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