[Leaning Right]

Yes, I know this is from NBC. But I’m not doubting this report. Of course the Taliban will overrun the country once we leave.

No one - including the media - should blame that on Trump. He’s playing a very bad hand as best he can. Afghanistan was lost years ago.

[rktman]

Should this be under shocking news?😱

[Spruce]

On 9/12/2001, the entire region should have been reduced to a smoldering, radioactive wasteland.

[Chode]

do I really have to say it???

[Obadiah]

Just get out. Why are we there any longer? Why?

Sheesh.

[Mouton]

McCallum tried to evoke some comment from him on the Afghan war situation. Trump said we are leaving. They may not abide from the deal and when we catch them like recently when they attacked some Afghan soldiers, we will take care of them. McCallum continued to press and he said we are operating in a police roll there; that is not what our military is for. He said we could “win” easily but I do not wish to be known as the person who killed millions (reference I guess to nuking them all. She continued with Maddis saying we should not pull out. Trump, measurably but I think he was seething inside, said, we did what he wanted, we surged. That did not work. We are leaving. He threw if anyone thinks winning over there is easy, ask the Russians.

[mass55th]

The first, and most persuasive intel is that they’re muzzies.

[Capt. Tom]

The U.S. government has collected persuasive intelligence that the Taliban do not intend to honor the promises they have made in the recently signed deal with the United States, three American officials tell NBC News, undercutting what has been days of hopeful talk by President Donald Trump and his top aides.

As I have said before, the obligation of the Taliban is to do what God (Allah) wants done, and not what us worldly Infidels desire.

How long before we face up to that fact.
Another 1400 years? -Tom

[poinq]

So what. Did you think they would. They will kill people if we have troupes there. They will kill people if our troupes go home. There are facts that matter and facts that don’t. Here are some that matter. The government is not strong enough to survive without our help. We have to kill a lot of people to stop the Taliban from killing. The people are on the Talibans side. Peace and harmony are not an option. Our option is to spend billions of dollars and kill thousands of people in hopes that some people can live peacefully. Or we can do neither and let the chips fall. I prefer the latter.

[BitWielder1]

The only surprise is if anybody is surprised.

[marron]

Blackwater offered to take it over at a big discount.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Duh!

[prophetic]

but isnt this the islamist/muslim playbook? Pretend that you want peace and play along nice until you are in the position to strike the enemy?

[laconic]

I thought Dunce Bush assured us that the wonderful Afghan people were “thirsting for freedom and democracy”. After 19 wasted years, the lives of many of our best soldiers, and triliions of dollars, look at the genius who got into Yale and Harvard B School on his own “intelligence” and “credentials”.

[blueunicorn6]

The Taliban claims that we are there to conquer and take their country.

Why not, then.

Give everybody who wants to settle there 40 acres and a rifle.

Tell people there’s gold there.

[fortheDeclaration]

We can pull out the majority of our troops and still remain active with drones and military raids.

[poinq]

This will turn into a hell hole. And there are other hell holes. Maybe 50 countries around the world are hell holes. Another 50 are on the brink. We can’t send our troupes in and our weapons to stop every country from being a hell hole. We can only save a few who want to be saved. Afghanistan does not want our help. But they will take our money.

[ifinnegan]

The Taliban agreement never made sense.

I less it is to be used as a reason to utterly destroy them after they break the agreement.

We defeated them in days. Then quit and piddled about for 18 years rather than using the victory to eradicate them completely like de-Nazification after WWII.

[ModelBreaker]

They should have asked me for the intelligence. I could have told them that.

[dfwgator]

You don’t need intel to figure that out.

They’re Muslims. That’s the only “intel” you need.

[Pollster1]

The terrorist enforcers of a 7th century pedophile cult do not intend to act civilized once we leave? I’m shocked!