Is Kabul 2021 becoming Saigon 1975?

[SixFoot]

That ship is long gone. lol

[DMK]

Sounds like the crowd thinks it is hilarious.

[DMK]

@SixFoot

That kid did more chores before the sun came up that day than most American kids do in a week. The cannabis his family is growing is in the winter food garden. They prefer hash over the buds, and water bongs over pipes.

No doubt. It means survival.

[STODR]

@Supreme_War_Pig

@STODR

In this case they should not have. They completely under estimated the Taliban. The question I have did the military agree or did Biden over rule them. If the Generals agreed, they should be immediately fired and retired. Every private who has ever been there could have foreseen this.

I suspect everybody saw this as a possibility if not a probability, and Biden decided to just get it over with.

So to just get it over with he put all the American civilians in jeopardy instead of getting them out first?

[WuWei]

@Supreme_War_Pig

I suspect everybody saw this as a possibility if not a probability, and Biden decided to just get it over with.

Amazing.

[STODR]

That one definitely shows people falling.

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@STODR

@Supreme_War_Pig

@STODR

In this case they should not have. They completely under estimated the Taliban. The question I have did the military agree or did Biden over rule them. If the Generals agreed, they should be immediately fired and retired. Every private who has ever been there could have foreseen this.

I suspect everybody saw this as a possibility if not a probability, and Biden decided to just get it over with.

So to just get it over with he put all the American civilians in jeopardy instead of getting them out first?

That’s what it looks like. While I suspect that this was anticipated, I think the speed of the takeover took them by surprise.

[SixFoot]

The local guy taking the video was getting messages on Facebook. lol

[Dem]

@Supreme_War_Pig

That’s what it looks like. While I suspect that this was anticipated, I think the speed of the takeover took them by surprise.

Everybody dropped the ball on this. From the CIA missing Taliban deals being made with Afghan leaders, to the President not having a better withdraw plan.

[TheRedComet]

Over the next few days we will probably start seeing a dramatic increase in suicides from those left behind.

Better to go on your own terms with a handgun over being stoned or burned at the stake by the Taliban.

[WuWei]

Embassy Flag

[TheRedComet]

This is depressing.

[wiley8425]

So the goal was invasion and occupation all along? So much for spreading democracy.

[WuWei]

Could be worse. Could have been a Talib stomping on it.

[conan]

@STODR

That one definitely shows people falling.

Here is one where people were trying to climb on the plane as it was taxing. Not sure what they were thinking. Not sure if it’s same plane.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1427210620668203014

Either way they had to shut down the runway until they cleared the people.

[TheRedComet]

That is very true.

At least they were able to evacuate everyone and everything out of the embassy.

It wasn’t another Benghazi. But there are still hundreds of Americans, both civilian and military, who are scattered all over Kabul.

I’m assuming the tier one guys are already prepared to start hostage rescue operations.

[Camp]

Also begs the question of the ability to keep a base in a country where we are not propping up the government.

[Dem]

Looks like a resistance movement might form in Northern Afghanistan. Doubt it will go anywhere, but talks of a Northern Alliance reforming are going about.

[TheRedComet]

The cycle of violence will continue.

Afghanistan has been in a constant state of conflict since 1978. And it will be that way in 2058.

[Hexenbiest]

Nothing to see here people, a successful orderly withdrawal is happening it couldn’t have happened differently under any other leader.

Don’t look at the objects falling from the skies hanging on to the planes, those are just birds.