Posted on Aug 16, 2021
SSG Carlos Madden
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I can't say I'm surprised that this is all happening. Right now I'm just sad and frustrated.
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CPO William Stoop
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Leave it to the WEAK DEMOCRATS that are ruining our Country and our dominance around the world... They're all USELESS especially the Brain Dead Duo that are supposed to be in charge. 2022 and 2024 Can't get here soon enough to vote these Rotten Bastards out of power once and for good. Stay Strong. Stoop out...
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If the republicans can't produce a viable candidate then i will have no other choice than to vote independent or democrat.
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CPO William Stoop
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Well hopefully some strong willed Man will come to the forefront that doesn't have the last name of Trump.
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SFC Philip Warren
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This is totally on Biden, yes Trump was correct on pulling our troops out. It was time to withdraw after 20 years however this was done a cowards way. This is Biden’s fall of Saigon albatross, he said that the buck stops here. He slapped all of the gold star families and all of the 20,000 plus injured veterans. We all deserve better from our elected leaders.
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You mean trump getting 5,000 taliban prisoners freed in his "negotiations". But yeah his plan was going to work...smh.
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1SG Matthew Widner
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The US has not "won" a war since WWII. We have allowed politicians to profit from conflict while obstructing the military's ability to break our enemy's will to fight. I am not at all surprised that we lost this war. I knew the Taliban was simply playing the waiting game while the US and allies were playing the political correctness game. We should have left 15 years ago if we never had any intention to win. I am glad we are leaving now, but I believe the Biden Regime once again showed it is not qualified to run a fruit stand let alone plan an effective evacuation.
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1SG Matthew Widner
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1SG (Join to see) - we didn't win the war, we quit before they surrendered. We basically just completed a mission, but that was it.
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1SG Matthew Widner
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SPC Eduard Romanov - War was not actually declared. It was just a presidential action against communist influence.
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1SG Matthew Widner
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SPC Eduard Romanov President Regan believed otherwise.... maybe it would help to do additional research. ... here's a start. https://www.heritage.org/americas/report/behind-the-scenes-marxist-grenada
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1SG Matthew Widner
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Hence, no war.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
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It stings but comparing Afghanistan to Vietnam is a bit off. The Vietnamese were fighting for their independence, we supported the corrupt side, and North Vietnam unified the country. Afghans are more interested in man love Thursdays, opioids, and having little responsibility. I respect Vietnamese, Afghans not at all. Take away our air power and the Vietnamese could hang with us; the Taliban not even close. imagine if the men who stormed Kabul Airport had picked up a rifle.
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PO2 Sam Goforth
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Good points about the commitment of both countries Major.
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SSG Brad Moscou
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This is going to be a political meltdown. The military is just gonna be pushed aside in this and the politicians are going to use this as a jumping point for the agenda. It's been that way for over a hundred years. To be a pawn in a game means you only do what others need
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Maj Roger Wenman
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There goes Biden's second term. His foreign policy will be known as "Wheels up, Good by".
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SFC Michael Peterson
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He wouldn’t get a second term anyway. He hasn’t done a single thing right. The southern border is wide open, inflation is at an all time high and, I’m not sure what his definition of “better” is but, he’s not building anything back “better”. He’s worse than Jimmy Carter and Obama.
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Sgt George Notarpole
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As a Vietnam Vet I remember when Thieu started pulling troops back from the central highlands and just knew that he could never regroup. Then Sen. Kennedy and a few other political idiots reneged on Congress' promise to resupply arms to South Vietnam, despite North Vietnam's violation of the Paris Accords by invading the South. It then became pretty clear that we just could not be trusted as an ally as our political winds keep shifting. And here we are again. I have yet to read of any heroic resistance by Afghan troops that as vets we could rally around. When you lose your country in less than a month after 20 years of training, there' not much left to respect. Yes, we should never have gone into Afghanistan. That's pretty clear. But 20 years?
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SPC David Roberts
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It was inevitable that it would fall when we abandoned it to the corrupt and useless Afghan Army. I read their commanders had arranged in advance to surrender in exchange for bribes. Surely our intelligence people could have known this if they had got off their lazy asses and did their jobs. Why didn't we at least get our friends out of there before we abandoned it? It's just like Vietnam. While our political and to military leaders are playing silly diplomatic and bureaucratic games, the other side was dead serious about winning a war.
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MAJ Douglas Dopp
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Every RVN vet understands what happened.
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SSG Edward Tilton
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I am seeing some Taliban with American Rifles. I wonder if we trained them
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