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VIDEO: Afghanistan veteran MP says Taliban takeover has caused "anger, grief and rage" - BBC News ("We can not be dependent on the decisions of a single ally, a single leader...")
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Posted on 08/19/2021 8:07:17 AM PDT by dead

Afghanistan veteran MP says Taliban takeover has caused "anger, grief and rage" - BBC News

Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat, a veteran who served in Afghanistan, told MPs in the UK's House of Commons about his fears of a "forever war". He told MPs the past week felt like "the abandonment of not just a country but the sacrifice that my friends made".

Mr Tugendhat has been among the most critical British politicians in recent days, raising concerns about the speed of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

He says it is not just soldiers but aid workers and diplomats "who feel the same".


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: afghanistandebacle; bideneffect; bidensfault; contempt; parliament; tugendhat; ukmp
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To: dfwgator

Taliban Joe is going under the bus! The amazing thing to behold is that this is such a huge debacle that the Dem-media propagandists cannot possibly run interference for this senile old Moron any longer.
The curtain has been pulled back and the wizard is exposed.


21 posted on 08/19/2021 10:18:34 AM PDT by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: dead

How stable is NATO after this debacle?


22 posted on 08/19/2021 10:59:36 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: magna carta

>> He needs to be removed from power<<

He should never have been in power.


23 posted on 08/19/2021 11:01:36 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: dead

Sorry ubt its not like you didn’t have 20 years and a trillion dollars to get your Sh!t together. 300,000 soldiers overran by 75,000 dead goat tick eaters?

Same thing for Taiwan. 75 years is enough time to have counter offenses ready and a military to prepare for the inevitable invasion. When they hit you, hit Shanghi, Wuhan lab (lightly to unleash their virus fun) and 3 Gorges dam. Then level your microchip factories and give these Commies nothing but total regret!


24 posted on 08/19/2021 11:49:06 AM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less)
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To: dfwgator

I’m not because Trump wouldn’t have left and let the Taliban takeover.


25 posted on 08/19/2021 1:28:51 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: dead

Parliament voted contempt for Biden. He did not even take phone calls for 38 hours. Some adult is back in the room , right?


26 posted on 08/19/2021 8:26:31 PM PDT by Nateman (If the Left is not screaming , you are doing it wrong.)
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To: 353FMG

“How stable is NATO after this debacle?”

Who cares? The UK and Western Europe preferred Biden. Well, they got him.

Between the stolen election, the fake Capitol “riot” and this latest cluster, the world can burn for all I care.

In the words of Phil Collins: “I don’t care anymore”.


27 posted on 08/19/2021 9:39:59 PM PDT by CrimsonTidegirl (“The fate of all mankind, I see, is in the hands of fools.”- King Crimson)
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To: dead

Time to start building your own armies and defending yourselves, Eurotrash.


28 posted on 08/19/2021 9:48:09 PM PDT by Clemenza (Elon Musk: wealthiest welfare queen in history )
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To: CrimsonTidegirl

I understand your sentiment but you should consider the possibility of the Taliban trying to establish Muslim hegemony worldwide and that their main target has become the US. After their defeat of the US in Afghanistan, they may just be convinced that they can do the same in continental US especially when they now know that Americans will not make use of their weaponry available at home. They now know that the use of the 2nd A is an idle threat. They relish the idea of seeing American women handing their babies to foreign troops. With our clown president at the helm, expect the unimaginable to happen at home. Hell, after this debacle we may become the greatest beneficiary of a strong NATO.


29 posted on 08/20/2021 11:28:08 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: magna carta

As long as Joe is in the WH, the US will remain a target to the Taliban. Imagine the prestige they gain by attacking a DC target. We cannot afford to have Joe as president — he makes us vulnerable to Taliban attack because of easy access through our open border policy and by disarming the American populace.


30 posted on 08/20/2021 11:38:04 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: MtnClimber

Showing utter contempt for our fearless leader.


31 posted on 08/20/2021 11:41:27 AM PDT by 353FMG
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To: 353FMG

Keep him in power and ride the whirlwind to hell.


32 posted on 08/20/2021 11:44:59 AM PDT by 353FMG
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