Posted on 08/14/2021 9:39:35 AM PDT by Trueblackman
While Biden Adminstration tries rushes 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan in the hopes of protecting the U.S. Embassy, it is my personal belief that the Embassy is already lost and surrounded!
As I told a friend the other day, "The only thing that is factual in Afghanistan is loyalty to one's clan." and with the Taliban less that 50 miles from the capital, "How long do we expect Government Officials and the laughable Afghan Security Forces to hold on to the fantasy that they can stop the Taliban?" With 1,000s of refugees are currently flooding into Kabul daily expect the security situation to crumble as the Taliban has lay siege to the city having already cut power and nearly all communications.
With all that said, "How long before those in besieged Capital City turn on Westerners, lay siege to the American Embassy and other interest and take hostages to be used as bargaining chips once the city falls?"
For those of us here who are old enough to remember Tehran 1979 this is truly possible as Islamic Security Forces, who were originally protecting the American Embassy lead protesters in the capture of American Citizens for 444 days.
For those here who say that Trump had also set a withdrawal date to end 20 years of war. Trump's plan called for a phased withdrawal of Troops as long as certain conditions were met which included the Taliban laying down their arms and taking part in a unity government.
Once the Biden Administration came in they made the choice to totally abandon Afghanistan with no conditions for the Taliban or protections for American Troops, Contractors or Western Allies.
The Regional Players will quickly accept the reality of Taliban Rule once Kabul falls, which would makes a military rescue mission all but impossible i.e. Operation Eagle Claw, so the Biden Administration will have no choice but to bribe Pakistan with millions of dollars to find a diplomatic that would include millions going directly to the Taliban and even an official apology for our past transgressions against them.
The joint chiefs are morons, concerned only with their sybaritic pleasures and cushy retirements.
The Taliban smell blood and Victory—they will attack and take a terrible revenge on the population—It will be Rape and Plunder like the Goths who took Rome—or the Soviets who took Berlin. This is not resemble Saigon—but Nanking when the Japanese captured that Chinese Capital. I hope wiser heads realize that 3,000, 5,000 or even 10,000 US troops will not put off the horror. I think of our female soldiers and there fate if captured by the Taliban. What can stop them? Who has the will to stop them?
not quite yet.
2-4 days. Sometime before Joe’s well earned vacation is over.
China ‘is prepared to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate rulers as soon as Kabul falls’ in a blow to Biden’s strategy of international isolation and political pressure
Thanks.
I’m surprised they even gave a ‘warning’...
welcome
not sure how it works, might be a bounty too
Its like cena by all over again. 😣
We allowed Pakistan to evacuate Bin Laden and thousands of other terrorists by air!
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