What are your feelings as the Taliban reclaim Afghanistan after 20 years of US involvement?

There was never a mission in Afghanistan that made sense after we killed Osama bin Laden. You set up a democracy in a place where most people don’t believe girls should learn to read, that democracy is going to yield a government that doesn’t teach girls to read. Better we get out sooner than later. I salute the heroic efforts and sacrifices of our military to get all our citizens and allies out of there safely. Thank you for your service.

It definitely feels like the Vietnam era of Saigon. I was 12 years old when the Vietnam war was going on and I recognized it and I see it happening all over again leaving people behind not caring maybe we'll also get bracelets that will let us pray for the Mia and it may not be dead maybe America just doesn't care how about that and pelosi you're all the crooks

Although I didn't go to Afghanistan, I have numerous buddies who have been there and suffered life altering injuries and death due to actions of the Taliban and it's sympathizers. To the many men and woman who did go to Afghanistan, I would say that WE (the Military) didn't fail, we as a whole did what was asked of us and made Afghanistan a much better place than it was before our arrival. Again, I can't speak as a Veteran of OEF but I can speak as a Soldier (Retired) who paid with blood, sweat and tears in Iraq. Like Iraq, our Politicians FAILED, not us. The sad part is, the Politicians will blame us for their failures and continue to profit from what they started and continued for 20 years. I know it's not easy to watch, as we see thousands of Afghan citizens who wanted us there, needed us there and helped us while there get left behind by a Career Politician who couldn't care any less about the outcome, as long as he and his party remain in power. Again, WE DIDN'T FAIL, our Politicians did. I will not call them "Leaders" because they couldn't lead themselves down an escalator going one way. It's truly sad that so many Americans (amongst other Warriors) suffered so much pain and loss just to see it thrown away because the "Powers that Be" refuse to listen to the Boots on the Ground. Our Warriors can keep their heads held high because they have earned the Honor and Respect of many for actions taken while fighting an enemy that is comprised of nothing more than COWARDS.

Where is The Mujahedeen of Afghanistan when you need them.

Do we have a general in inventory that has won a war after WWII?

My heart goes out to the families of those who gave up their lives. For what? For a lost cause? It happened because their were gutless people in command. Please God help us.

It reminds me of Vietnam. Although I agree that if the afghan military won't fight for their freedom then we should feel no obligation to help them. That being said we should have evacuated all Americans and Afghan supporters well in advance of the troop withdrawal. Poor planning by the Whitehouse and Pentagon! Now Americans are in danger of losing their lives. We need to send in the Marines, and I mean 50,000 troops with Gunships and tanks to get our Americans out. We cannot rely on the Taliban's word saying we have safe passage. GET THEM OUT Biden!!!

My feelings are we should have never been there in the first place for as long as we were. Operations to capture/kill groups associated and responsible with the initial 9/11. However that's a double edge sword. If we kill those people and be on their land, there will be just another pissed off generation to kill the "infidels" who invaded their land. Who killed and captured their father, brother, son, grandfather, siblings and gain revenge.
We should have rendered any and all equipment and arms useless, just like the Afghanistan Army. Some of those Soldiers actually did care about their country. They are scared. Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other terrorist organizations threaten the Afghan Soldiers lives, which when they leave the compound and go back home end up being slaughtered anyway for siding with the "infidels".
I believe we will see a rise in terrorist activities and training camps within the region since there will be no outside military presence and that the Afghan Army will crumble surely to not fight back since there will be no ground or air support.
It's tragic and sucks, since thousands of lives have been given fighting a war that's not our issue. We need to stop being world police and trying to help "fix" or have them "adapt" to our standards. Let them live in their own world. Let them be. We need to worry about our OWN country and how things are going on here. However, if an attack happens to U.S. personnel, you better be ready for a retaliation. We must not be looked as pushovers.

I'm feeling a little stressed and sad about leaving so many fine people over there, especially the interpreters.

I believe that POTUS is lost as for what is truly going on. I further believe he he doesn't care about our brothers and sisters gave up. However I do agree that we shouldn't fight a war when the Afghan people won't fight themselves! President Trump started the pull down and the way he did it made sense. However Biden started a shit show of epic proportion with his non-existant exit plans. WTF did he expect?