“Soon, at my direction, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will witness the signing of an agreement with representatives of the Taliban”
In other words we surrender and you can attack us in our own land any time you want.
Nonsense. Nothing is being gained and getting out was one of his campaign promises I was convinced by.
Wow. Thats what you think. There is nothing left to gain in Afghanistan except more deaths. Leave now.
Have you been there?
I have. Its worlds away from anything most Americans imagine, and we gain nothing from remaining. Ever wonder what it would have been like to live in a castle during the dark ages? Thats Afghanistanheavily barricaded, small fortifications surrounded by enemies who attack sporadically. I laughed at the sensational reports about the rocket attacks on Baghdadall told not equal to a good week in Bagram, Kandahar, Kabul, much less Shorab or Tarin Kot!
Dont get me wrongwe have great troops who have fought bravely for decades. All the same, you cant win if you dont have a goal. Dont give me some bs platitude about fighting over there or bringing democracy to the masses. Unless you have some realIstic ideas about an end game.
Our allies are our worst threat and many FOBs are literally surrounded by ANA. Id rather talk with the Taliban, because at least you know where they stand.
Weve spent billions and Afghanistan is still Afghanistan. Afghanis arent coming to the states to wage jihadmost of them will never travel 100 kilometers from where they were born! Theyre illiterate and impoverished people who are skilled only at defending their lands against centuries of invaders.
If you want to talk about terroristsyou need to look at the Arab Spring states. Iraq, Syria and Libya are where we need to focus. We dont need troops on the ground there eitherwe need to just keep them out of our country!
Its past time to get out.