Taliban in Kabul as President Flees

TreeFrogTrader · Aug 18, 2021

UsualName said:
Why would you find the taliban scary? Aren’t you all about:

Open carry assault rifles
Religion in government and schools
Against LGBTQ in society
Telling women what to do
Storming the government

Afghanistan is your Disney World.
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Yeh, you biden bootlickers here and elsewhere are lost in space now trying to find some comments to help you deal with the AFG disaster and exposure of total incompetence by Biden's "most experienced team in American history."

But you and your tard buddies here are disgracing yourself with your flaccid attempts to make it all go away.

You got nothing to work with. Dems in congress and the senate have cut their tv appearances down to the absolute minimum, turning down invitations left and right.

UsualName · Aug 18, 2021

TreeFrogTrader said:
Yeh, you biden bootlickers here and elsewhere are lost in space now trying to find some comments to help you deal with the AFG disaster and exposure of total incompetent by Biden's "most experienced team in American history."

But you and your tard buddies here are disgracing yourself with your flaccid attempts to make it all go away.

You got nothing to work with. Dems in congress and the senate have cut their tv appearances down to the absolute minimum, turning down invitations left and right.
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Yeah ok.

An American liberal looks at another liberal country and says it’s not so bad.

An American conservative looks at another conservative country and runs like a chicken.

Does anyone in the class see something wrong here?

gwb-trading · Aug 18, 2021

How bad does your withdrawal have to be... for even the Taliban to be ashamed at the botched American withdrawal.

CNN's Clarissa Ward tells Colbert the Taliban believes the Kabul airport chaos 'looks really bad for them'
https://theweek.com/afghanistan-war...olbert-the-taliban-believes-the-kabul-airport

gwb-trading · Aug 18, 2021

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani emerges in the UAE
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/18/asia/afghanistan-taliban-ashraf-ghani-intl/index.html

Snarkhund · Aug 18, 2021

TreeFrogTrader said:
Yeh, you biden bootlickers here and elsewhere are lost in space now trying to find some comments to help you deal with the AFG disaster and exposure of total incompetence by Biden's "most experienced team in American history."

But you and your tard buddies here are disgracing yourself with your flaccid attempts to make it all go away.

You got nothing to work with. Dems in congress and the senate have cut their tv appearances down to the absolute minimum, turning down invitations left and right.
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Where is Kamala?

She is gonna need to step up to the plate soon. First woman President... by Article 25.

gwb-trading · Aug 18, 2021

Snarkhund said:
Where is Kamala?

She is gonna need to step up to the plate soon. First woman President... by Article 25.
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She's in Vietnam - how appropriate...

Kamala Harris plans Vietnam visit – just as Afghanistan draws comparisons to fall of Saigon
As of Monday, Harris had no plans to cancel her upcoming trip to Singapore and Vietnam, a report said
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-vietnam-afghanistan-comparisons-fall-of-saigon

Snarkhund · Aug 18, 2021

Apparently Trump would win a re-vote if held today:

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...iden-for-afghanistan-trump-would-win-re-vote/

" when asked, “If the next presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?” Trump now beats Biden by 43 to 37 percent."

Oh dear.

Arnie · Aug 18, 2021

vanzandt said:
Chinese Military Infringes on US-Backed Territory in Aggressive Provocation

BEIJING/TAIPEI, Aug 17 (Reuters) - China carried out assault drills near Taiwan on Tuesday, with warships and fighter jets exercising off the southwest and southeast of the island in what the country's armed forces said was a response to "external interference" and "provocations".

Taiwan, which Beijing claims as Chinese territory, has complained of repeated People's Liberation Army (PLA) drills in its vicinity in the past two years or so, part of a pressure campaign to force the island to accept China's sovereignty.

In a brief statement, the PLA's Eastern Theatre Command said warships, anti-submarine aircraft and fighter jets had been dispatched close to Taiwan to carry out "joint fire assault and other drills using actual troops".

It did not give details.

A senior official familiar with Taiwan's security planning told Reuters that China's air force had carried out a "capturing air supremacy" drill, using their advanced J-16 fighters.

"In addition to seeking air supremacy over Taiwan, they have also been conducting frequent electronic reconnaissance and electronic interference operations," the person said.

Taiwan believes China is trying to gather electronic signals from U.S. and Japanese aircraft so that they can "paralyse reinforcing aircraft including F-35s in a war", the source said, referring to the U.S.-operated stealth fighter.

Taiwan's Defence Ministry said 11 Chinese aircraft entered its air defence zone, including two nuclear-capable H-6K bombers and six J-16 fighters, and that it had scrambled jets to warn China's planes away.

While the Chinese statement gave no exact location for the drills, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said the aircraft flew in an area between mainland Taiwan and the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands at the top part of the South China Sea.

Some of the aircraft also briefly entered the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan that leads to the Pacific, according to a map provided by the ministry.

"The nation's military has a full grasp and has made a full assessment of the situation in the Taiwan Strait region, as well as related developments at sea and in the air, and is prepared for various responses," it added.

The PLA statement noted that recently, the United States and Taiwan have "repeatedly colluded in provocation and sent serious wrong signals, severely infringing upon China's sovereignty, and severely undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait".

"This exercise is a necessary action based on the current security situation across the Taiwan Strait and the need to safeguard national sovereignty. It is a solemn response to external interference and provocations by Taiwan independence forces."

It was not immediately clear what set off the flurry of Chinese military activity, though earlier this month, the United States approved a new arms sale package to Taiwan, an artillery system valued at up to $750 million.

China believes Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is a separatist bent on a formal declaration of independence, a red line for Beijing. Tsai said Taiwan is already an independent country called the Republic of China, its formal name.

Washington has expressed its concern about China's pattern of intimidation in the region, including towards Taiwan, reiterating that U.S. commitment to Taiwan is "rock solid".

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Tick... tock.
Tick...........tock.

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The danger here is that when the CCP does make a move on Taiwan, Baiden et al will over react to try to make up for their shit show in Afghanistan.

gwb-trading · Aug 18, 2021

Snarkhund said:
Apparently Trump would win a re-vote if held today:

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...iden-for-afghanistan-trump-would-win-re-vote/

" when asked, “If the next presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?” Trump now beats Biden by 43 to 37 percent."

Oh dear.
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I am sure the people of Afghanistan would vote from Trump over Biden -- after all Trump is closely aligned with their Taliban leadership.

vanzandt · Aug 18, 2021

Arnie said:
The danger here is that when the CCP does make a move on Taiwan, Baiden et al will over react to try to make up for their shit show in Afghanistan.
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they're just sabre rattling. China won't move on Taiwan.
If anything they're gaming the stock market.