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

1. We went in to hold a status quo, not to win.
2. Army Generals are put in charge and they obviously no nothing about THE ART OF WAR" or they wouldn't keep setting bases in valleys so the enemy can shoot down on them.
3. Allowing that idiot Trump to bargain with an enemy from a position of weakness instead of strength was just plain stupid!
4. Electing a "DRAFT DOGER" and coward president was stupid. Military service should be a prerequisite for the job.

I think we should have made a big hole over there so we wouldn't have drill so far for the oil we are involved in crookedlly!!! Get all of the women and children cleared out. No women for them shall be there for its taliban, to aggravate thier system.......... then let him have it!!!!!! Christ has seen it through

It's heartbreaking to say the least. Initial thoughts I'm pissed off

Trump: Told ya so! Miss me yet?

It's both sad AND as another post stated; inevitable. God Bless those who have been there through all of this turmoil. Be well friends.

gruesome but expected

20 years! How sad and demeaning. It almost seems like a WASTE. I'm heartbroken. Good luck to the Afghans.

Super pissed. I said this was a modern Vietnam war back about 15 years ago.

If you server over there, know that your service was not in vain. However, at a certain point the Afghans need to stand up and fight for themselves. Defend whats yours

No veteran who served in Afghanistan, should be down about their service. We are not responsible fo the outcome of any activity that we have done while in the military. We as veterans can be proud as we answered the call to the colors and were faithful to that call, regardless of where we served.
We who are Vietnam veterans, often were portrayed as participants in evil, and we were disrespected. But we have honored, and do honor all who went to Afghanistan and made sure that our veterans who followed us were honored and made to feel as though they were supported.
The events that have unfolded over the last few weeks, are not the fault of any veteran of the United States as well as the other countries veterans who have been there. Every veteran carried out their duty, not matter what.
The debacle was the politicians nightmare, not ours. When we went into the service, there was not a guarantee that anything we did would be successful on a grand or small scale. All we were guaranteed was the honor of serving our nation. We were called to be faithful to our nation, and our fellow military.
AS much as we mourn the loss of Afghanistan to the Taliban, the Afghanistan ambassador to the United States till July, said that she did not want any veteran who fought in Afghanistan, to feel depressed, down or feel all was for nothing. She said that she was glad that all those who were there and fought,, deserved respect, as it gave time to develop the nation in a different way. Though she also was saddened on what has happened, and has a brother who is a professor and is not sure what will happen, yet she in a sense has said not to feel betrayed, but grateful for serving in her country and hopes that any Afghanistan veteran will take heart at serving in her country with honor as they will be remembered by many people both in Afghanistan and the United States.