Afghanistan

[1DOWN4UP]

Has anyone heard where all of the missing airplanes landed at yet?

 

[funeralweb]

If they were in a secure (friendly) location, they'd be playing it up as a successful recovery.

 

[rooster]

Maybe some of those NVG’s will make their way back to america?

 

[rooster]

Here’s a video of a sample of what’s being left behind. Sickening.

 

[rhamersley]

Biden Wishing There Was Something The President Could Have Done To Prevent This Tragedy

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A sorrowful President Biden expressed deep sadness over the horrific tragedy consuming Afghanistan, wishing only that there was something the President of the United States could have possibly done.

babylonbee.com

 

[tbhausen]

I think they got the better end of that deal. That was a worse trade than Tony Perez for Woody Fryman and Nolan Ryan for Jim Fergosi combined.

This is why we don’t negotiate with terrorists, or didn’t used to…

 

[tbhausen]

Here’s a video of a sample of what’s being left behind. Sickening.

WTF? They’ve had SIX MONTHS to get all that **** out of there!

 

[Sylvain]

WTF? They’ve had SIX MONTHS to get all that **** out of there!

That's just a tiny portion ...

Between 2003 and 2016, the United States transferred 75,898 vehicles, 599,690 weapons, 162,643 pieces of communications equipment, 208 aircraft, and 16,191 pieces of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment to Afghan forces, according to a 2017 Government Accountability Office report.

From 2017 to 2019, the United States also gave Afghan forces 7,035 machine guns, 4,702 Humvees, 20,040 hand grenades, 2,520 bombs and 1,394 grenade launchers, among other equipment, according to a report last year from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).

Billions in US weaponry seized by Taliban

Billions of dollars of U.S. weapons are now in the hands of the Taliban following the quick collapse of Afghan security forces that were trained to use the military equipment.Among the items seized…

thehill.com

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Monday I offered Colt $100 for the unfilled portion of their M16A4/M4A1 contract with Afghanistan.

Still no reply.

 

[KG1]

The reason that the ANA was steamrolled by the taliban was'nt for lack of equipment.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

That's just a tiny portion ...

Billions in US weaponry seized by Taliban

Billions of dollars of U.S. weapons are now in the hands of the Taliban following the quick collapse of Afghan security forces that were trained to use the military equipment.Among the items seized…

thehill.com

From WION (India):

 

[Sylvain]

From WION (India):

$25,000 for an M4???

I guess they looked up how much it would be worth if they sold them on INGO.
Not how much Uncle Sam paid for them.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

$25,000 for an M4???

I guess they looked up how much it would be worth if they sold them on INGO.
Not how much Uncle Sam paid for them.

Perhaps they meant Rupees?

Maybe $2,500 with the accoutrement, oui? (mags, ACOG, Pelly case?)

 

[ditcherman]

Biden Wishing There Was Something The President Could Have Done To Prevent This Tragedy

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A sorrowful President Biden expressed deep sadness over the horrific tragedy consuming Afghanistan, wishing only that there was something the President of the United States could have possibly done.

babylonbee.com

This could be real. I’ve heard a few other things today that in any other time you would be sure were from the Bee. You actually can’t make this stuff up.

 

[wagyu52]

well at least we can laugh, its not too early is it?

 

[tbhausen]

You know it's bad when you've lost The Atlantic. Whoo boy. They aren't pulling punches.

"Perhaps the place to begin is by recognizing that Biden has never been an impressive strategic thinker. When talking about his strengths, those close to Biden stress his people skills: his ability to read foreign leaders, to know when to push and when to yield, when to socialize and when to turn to business. But that’s very different from having a strategic vision and a sophisticated understanding of historical events and forces.

What the Biden foreign-policy record shows, I think, is a man who behaves as if he knows much more than he does, who has far too much confidence in his own judgment in the face of contrary advice from experts. (My hunch is he’s overcompensating for an intellectual inferiority complex, which has manifested itself in his history of plagiarism, lying about his academic achievements, and other embellishments.)

On national-security matters, President Biden lacks some of the most important qualities needed in those who govern—discernment, wisdom, and prudence; the ability to anticipate unfolding events; the capacity to make the right decision based on incomplete information; and the willingness to adjust one’s analysis in light of changing circumstances.

To put it in simple terms, Joe Biden has bad judgment."

Bad judgment further clouded by dementia. I can’t even stand to listen to the man try to talk. How in the hell did we get here?

 

[rhamersley]

Bad judgment further clouded by dementia. I can’t even stand to listen to the man try to talk. How in the hell did we get here?

Orange man bad……and mass cheating.

 

[tbhausen]

Has anyone heard where all of the missing airplanes landed at yet?

I’m fearful at least one of them won’t end up landing on an airstrip. Yes, I’m thinking 9/11 all over again… somewhere…

 

[1DOWN4UP]

 

[JCSR]

Things seem normal at the airport.