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Afghanistan

‘We warned them for months’: Pentagon ire mounts over Biden Afghanistan pullout

2021-08-17

Focussing on the small piece that is not their fault instead of the vast majority that they own.

[IsraelTimes] ‘The process could have been handled so differently,’ senior officer says of State Department’s costly delay in setting up ad hoc structure to withdraw US allies to safety.

[TWITTER]

In case anyone is wondering how what is happening in Afghanistan is possible… in May of this year, @SecDef Lloyd Austin identified climate change as the #1 issue facing the military. #2 was countering violent extremists in the military. #3 was team work with allies and agencies.
— Wade Miller 1️⃣7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@WadeMiller_USMC) August 16, 2021

Posted by:trailing wife

LA Times: $1.7-billion payment to Iran was all in cash due to effectiveness of sanctions, White House says

But it worked so well for Soetoro, WTF happened ?

Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-17 17:24

#8 let's see if someone leaks parts of the Presidential Daily Security Briefs for July and early August

Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-08-17 17:23

#7 Probably about back to when the Pakistani Gender Studies check cleared and the new military recruitment videos were released.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-08-17 16:56

#6 a lot of Dem loyalists are going to try to blame the intel establishment for not giving Biden info

of course this is BS but for now the loyalists have to hold onto something

Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-08-17 14:41

#5 /\ Yes, and very likely with US dollars provided by the current administration in Washington. Unfortunately, our Top Men could not have predicted such an outcome befalling their feckless generosity.

Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-17 12:02

#4 Biden has no idea what happened when the Afghan War Lords caved in to the Taliban.Taliban bribed the War Lords.
Biden is dangerous.

Posted by: crazyhorse 2021-08-17 11:39

#3 *^*
Bingo !!!

With a lot more SH-T to Come
from this Pretender Administration

A Whole Barnyard Full of Manure
Both Foreign & Domestic !!!!

Posted by: Gretle Anguger1393 2021-08-17 07:55

#2 CYA leaks

IIRC the Soviets exited with more dignity.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-08-17 07:54

#1 So the Pentagon (or some part of it) is having a "you made us look bad" moment, but they'll still be ready to stomp down on all us white supremacist domestic extremist proles when their progressive masters tell them to.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-08-17 07:51

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