Posted on Aug 12, 2021
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Government on the verge of collapse. Taliban in "take no prisoners" mode.
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Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan Afghanistan
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What we did which is leave. This isn't our problem to figure out. If the Afghan people want their country back from the Taliban they need to take it back.
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SrA Charly Mathews
exactly why should the US have do everything for the entire world. These countries need step up and start defending themselves
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SGT Pedro Belardo
Exactly. Unfortunately I think a lot of politicians are going to make this same mistake again down the road. What happened with the Army After Action Review and Center for the Army Lessons Learned?
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My personal opinion, and it might come across as harsh, but we gave them 20 years to build up governance and the military. It’s on them.
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SFC Edward Ermey
I agree, 20 years is more than enough time to get their stuff straight.
They where more than willing to have us fight their fight for them.
They where more than willing to have us fight their fight for them.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
I am starting to think the Democratic country of Afghanistan is devoid of passion. SFC Edward Ermey
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SP6 Greg Jetter
Cpl George Goodwin - My guess is the poppy trade is waning , theres more money in synthetic stuff.
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MAJ Ron Peery
It's pretty much beyond that now. We'll have to fight to keep the air corridor open, and getting people to Kabul to get them on the planes will be problematic. The people we need to save are scattered all over the country. As I see it, we have two options. Fight, or run. Personally, I hate the Taliban and would be in favor of fighting, and I'd be happy to put the uniform back on and fight. If I can find a uniform that fits. But providing heavy air support to force the Taliban to go to ground, might be a good start.
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SPC Tristan Myhre
MAJ Ron Peery - agree completely, and I have been there recently as a contractor. A clandestine effort to pull out those we can with bribery if necessary is about our only hope before the Taliban begins to enjoy the spoils of Chinese support.
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