Apparently this is what trillions of US tax dollars and debt spending is invested towards.
Posted on 08/15/2024 7:55:18 AM PDT by Nifty
The Taliban celebrated the three-year anniversary of returning to power in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
The regime paraded US and Soviet-era military weaponry, vehicles and equipment through a former US airbase, Bagram.
The Bagram Air Base served a vital role in American operations against the Taliban for 20 years.
Videos of the celebration were posted to X, with social media users slamming the Biden Administration’s failures.
“This is humiliating,” wrote one user.
The botched evacuation by US President Joe Biden’s administration led to the deaths of 13 United States service members.
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Amazing that they defeated both the great superpowers - USA and USSR.
And people trust the Demonrats to actually win a war.
The English Empire didn’t do too well either. Alexander the Great made some inroads however, as did the Arabs.
A “Pride Parade.”
“Amazing that they defeated both the great superpowers - USA and USSR.”
Graveyard of empires.
The families of those who made the supreme sacrifice in this American catastophre suffer the most. The physically and psychologically maimed Americans who served suffer as well. If there is any lesson to be learned is that American leaders will avoid future quagmires. People in alien lands cannot be coerced to adopt Western values and should be left entirely alone if they do no harm to America. Yet despite George Washington’s sound advice in his farewell address to avoid foreign entanglements, our leaders influenced by people who benefit financially and ideologically will continue to shed American blood and treasure in these foolish, debilitating policies.
Indeed. The great Bactrians might be the most powerful people in the world.
I am surprised they actually can keep the hardware maintained . I wonder who is helping them?
They should celebrate. They won.
We should give the $4 billion to Viet Nam that Kissinger promised. China will take notice as most of the aid will be military related. Deep state stuff we can approve of. Just push them towards an alliance towards China’s enemies.
Were they holding “Kamala Walz” posters?
Why is she not using her last name like every other presidential candidate?
Humiliating to us... but not the the Biden/Harris admin.
“Civilized” countries have lost their stomach for warfare. It is nasty business and you have to fight to win not appease and natin build.
I think the props for the parade were provided by Biden’s ill-conceived exit from the country.
If we have to use military force, we should have a clear mission objective. That's what we did with Desert Storm. We kicked Saddam's army out of Kuwait so he would not have the control of world's supply of oil. That's clear enough. Once the job was done, we got out.
They drive them till they run out of fuel and then go get another one. That’s their maintenance schedule.
“This should make people’s blood boil.”
We are also still sending them money.
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