Afghanistan

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(08-16-2021, 07:27 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I'm surprised this hasn't been started, already. The Taliban has taken over control of the Afghani government once again after the withdrawal of US and coalition troops. On the bright side, a deal was struck that prevented a militaristic conquering of the capital which could have killed so many more. On the downside, Afghanistan has defeated another global power. Just curious about everyone's thoughts on all of this.

Personally, I blame the administrations all the way back to G.W. Bush. None of them were able to clearly define objectives and set an end goal. They were unable to create an effective exit strategy.

I was also surprised at no topic, but I think that it can be attributed to the fact that it is pretty much agreed that this is an embarassment. While both the GOP and the Dems are already rushing to point fingers, this is a Vietnam-esque snafu that should really cause the nation as a whole to really reflect on what a disaster the last 20 plus years have been. While I'm sure that this will taint the Biden administration, the fact is that this is a collective failure that spans the last four administrations. 

It needed to end and in that regard I respect the Biden administration's decision to (not publicly) essentially admit defeat and rip off the band aid so to speak. It was time.

What a sad waste of time, money and more importantly lives. Equally for our military as well as the tens of thousands of innocent lives that this conflict has ended and the many more innocent lives that will be ruined as the Taliban retakes control.