Taliban in Kabul as President Flees

Yes, no safety running into mosques etc.

Of course no result when we don't even open the throttle.

There would be too many pearl clutchers here in US if we actually went after a country full force. The greatest generation is just about gone.

 

I think the financial throttle was open, not really closed. All this for ZERO (positive) result.

https://fee.org/articles/new-report-exposes-astounding-costs-of-the-afghanistan-war/

 

That would be "stop being the world's policeman", a supposed conservative value, yes.

 

Britain asks: Is America back or has it turned its back?
https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-asks-is-america-back-or-has-it-turned-its-back-2021-08-16/

 

28000 troops in korea but Biden was in a real hurry to withdraw 2500 in Afghanistan to give a speed on Sep 11.

A complete fuck up and hope he pays for it.

 

The war served the profiteers objective. To imagine that $2.2 trillion was wasted by US (and billions by other NATO allies) and no-one is held accountable is unsettling.

It actually made the situation worse than it was because now the Taliban will use US equipment to wage warfare in the region and now you have millions of refugees desperately going to EU and US.

Next time someone says "taxes help build roads and hospitals", I should use this as a perfect example of taxpayer funds being wasted without any repercussions.