Afghanistan is the new American Vietnam

Discussion in 'Politics' started by zdreg, Aug 8, 2021.

From Vietnam to Afghanistan is the US loosing it position #1 as a fighting force?

  1. yes

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  2. no

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  3. The US is sliding down for numerous reasons

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  1. zdreg

    zdreg

    U.S. scrambles to move translators from Afghanistan while leaving many in limbo."



    By Jennifer Steinhauer




      • July 21, 2021
    An additional 4,000 Afghans who worked with American forces, many of them interpreters, had been approved to relocate to the United States with their families in light of the withdrawal of U.S. troops, State Department officials said on Wednesday.

    But officials added that evacuations were only taking place out of Kabul, the capitol, and any eligible Afghans in remote areas were on their own in figuring out how to make the difficult, and likely dangerous, journey if they wanted to take advantage of the offer.

    “In order to come on an evacuation flight, they would have to get themselves to Kabul,” a senior official, who requested anonymity in order to discuss the plan in detail, said on a call with reporters. “Obviously, we don’t have extensive U.S. military presence. We don’t have the ability to provide transportation for them.”

    “If they’re staying in the north of the country and they don’t feel safe staying in Afghanistan, they could go to a neighboring country” and finish their application process there, the official added."




    The United States also will not provide security to applicants outside Kabul, many of whom are under direct threat from the Taliban for cooperating with coalition forces during the war."

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    This fiasco could have been completely
    foreseen with a president lacking in balls and suffering from early onset of dementia.
     
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    Cuddles

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  3. zdreg

    zdreg

    ?
     
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    Cuddles

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    zdreg