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

Was a veteran of the Balkans conflicts before deploying to Afghanistan '07 & had a concept of "Human Terrain" if you will. There was the "Elected" Govt, the Tribal Govt, Leftover Mujahidin, the Shadow Govt/Taliban, and AQM. And then the whole Pashtunwali thing. Why the F we didn't get in / keep the pressure on finding UBL / get the F out (maybe keep KAF or BAF). NO WAY were were gonna figure this tapestry out. So... Not surprised. The institutional corruption predicted the collapse. Few months ago, a FOB worker who keeps up w/ a CAT2 friend, reached out to me for assistance w/ his SIV. He did well document CERP work w mine, and the rotation before me + doc through 2013. Hammered out a letter para/line less less than 60 days ago. We're thinking its in the queue. DoS has had his paperwork for 7 YEARS and ONLY 3 MONTHS AGO told him his 2013 Endorsement Letter was not up-to-snuff. Fellow Brothers and Sisters in Arms... I don't think this was going to happen any other way. Hopefully these days character counts.

I don't watch the news so that part hasn't effected me in the least bit. I also went to Iraq and never got the chance to get over to Afghanistan before deployments because a thing of the past. I honestly don't know how to feel about it. The government started with the "9/11 revenge" goal. Then we transferred to WMDs, then it was regional stability. But we all knew that it wouldn't work. The people who would want infrastructure are in too small a number and the people who would be able to utilize it are even smaller. Folks are so spread out there they might think you're a soviet rather than from the US because that's how disconnected they are. We never went and stayed for an achievable end state and because of that we lost countless lives for what? To leave hundreds of millions of dollars in our "high tech military gear" behind for our enemies to pick apart so when we head back they have a leg up?

I feel sorry for the families who lost Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters and so on for what seems like nothing. This was inevitable and the fact it was drawn out like this is a sad representation of what we are. And why the world thinks so little of us.

I understand why the politicians feel this way but they are flat dead wrong. Afghanistan wasn't the massive battle ground it was 20 years ago. You almost never hear about US fatalities on the news anymore. Not because the press moved on because they just weren't happening anymore. The Taliban was on the verge of becoming a common place street gang. NOW they have modern military equipment and a nice new safe haven for their friends ISIS and AlQuada to hang out. Maybe all the modern Taliban want is to be left alone but they were never the real problem.

Watch out for Gomez. He will bad mouth your comments and then Block you so you can't respond. To me, this is the level of censorship that his kind purveys. Censorship is the opposite of Freedom of Speech, so you know where he is coming from. An Enemy of the Constitution.

All those wounded soldiers and marines haunt me to today. All for what?

I was not there as an active duty service member, but was there as a contractor building a facility in Mazar-e-Shafif. It sickens me to know that the special ops base we built is now in the hands of these terrorists. Our current administration is an embarrasment.

The governments of the world are committing mass genocide via the covid death shot. We need Nuremburg Trials Now. Pulling out of Afghanistan and leaving all the weapons behind instead of going scorched earth is meant to demoralize the American Veteran. This is mass psychological warfare against the American people using the government, media, and corporations to push a shot that is meant for depopulation. If you think the 2 are not related think again. The Biden regime purposely destroyed America. He is an illegitimate president with dementia. This is the plan. Wake up people.
Covid 19 is Certificate Of Vaccination ID 19 Artificial Intelligence. This is all planned, COVID is fake.

The governments of the world are committing mass Genocide via the covid death shot and need to be held accountable. These are definite crimes against humanity. We need Nuremburg Trials started immediately. This is very obvious for anyone to see.
This has nothing to do with a fake virus and everything to do with control.

Leaving Afghanistan is meant to demoralize American Veterans. We have an illegitimate president who has dementia and a pentagon who are sold out to China. The US is using mass psychological warfare against the people with the media, corporations, and the government.
Wake up people.

Withdrawal equals retreat. Retreat equals loss. I'm sadden by all of our losses.

Maybe they thought it was gonna be like Iraq, “hey it’s gonna be ok, it’ll just be like New Dawn