Originally Posted by
MVS
Afghanistan is tribal. You cannot beat that. Loyalty is whatever it takes to make it through the day. When you have power there, most tow the line.
The northern alliance fought the taliban prior to 911. Their leader was assassinated on 910 2001. Sun now runs it, but it's not what it once was.
If you have to train an army for 20 years, they aren't going to win. Did anyone really think the ANA was going to step up and rule the land.
Our own government said it was 90 days tops for them. Enough time for us to just slip away and memory hole that hole.
I support leaving. No critique there.
How it was done and the sheer brazen audacity of the lies and bullshit about the complete failure to prepare, plan or adapt is just too much.
Planned for every contingency, right Joe?
Just not the one that actually happened, I guess.
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