| Submit your comments on this article | |
| Afghanistan | |
| National security expert: Blaming American public for Afghanistan collapse is 'the definition of insanity' | |
| 2021-08-23 | |
[The Hill] National security expert Lucas Kunce
U.S. Naval War College professor Tom Nichols published a piece in The Atlantic this week arguing that the American people held responsibility for the fall of Afghanistan's government due to the immense public support American military operations in the country received. Kunce, a Marine officer running as a Democrat in Missouri's U.S. Senate race, shot back at Nichols' characterization. "This is like the definition of insanity, right? They they told us forever that Afghanistan was going great and then now they're blaming the voter for supposedly it being their fault," Kunce, who is running as a Democrat in Missouri's U.S. Senate race, said on Hill.TV's "Rising." The Taliban on Sunday took control of Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul and demanded a peaceful transfer of power after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Thousands of Afghans have since attempted to escape the country, with several dying in their efforts. Kunce said the disarray in Afghanistan is reminiscent to what he saw precede the chaos in Iraq when he was part of the Marine Corps in 2007. According to Kunce, superiors forbade him from providing accurate evaluation to Iraqi forces that he trained, despite feeling that many members of the force should have received lower ratings than they did. "There was just this huge systematic lie or systematic institutional dishonesty that was perpetuated by the people in charge," Kunce said. "And in Iraq we saw them get overrun by a couple thousand guys with pickup trucks and now we're seeing the same thing in Afghanistan. | |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 Kill anyone who comes near you and anyone else within range. Channeling his inner Rob O'Neill. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-23 14:52 |
| #5 Insanity, yes but they still did it anyway. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2021-08-23 12:43 |
| #4 Only an insane person would not want endless war with no resolution. /snark |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-08-23 11:13 |
| #3 It's either insanity or the people saying it are just assholes. |
| Posted by: Raj 2021-08-23 09:54 |
| #2 Improvise, Adapt and Overcome. Not too late to turn this into an effective object lesson. Seven step or phase process follows: 1. Find ways to get the Americans and coalition partners out and get them home. 2. Ignore the deadlines. Leave a military contingent (with air support) on the ground responsible for the destruction of bridges, dams, power generating stations, cratering of airfields, cell towers, and anything of value over $1.00. 3. TCDD the poppy fields. 4. Kill all the animals. 5. Kill anyone who comes near you and anyone else within range. If it moves, kill it again. Put all survivors to flight, creating a massive refugee problem for Pakistan. 6. Ruck up, get out, but promise to return to administer a booster shot if necessary. 7. Provide media coverage of each phase. Send videos to Pakistan. If you have no questions, begin immediately. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-08-23 08:34 |
| #1 Punching down and blaming the little guy. Classic elite deep state behavior. We know for a fact they knew things were going badly and they outright lied about it. Now it's our fault this happened? Fuck you. |
| Posted by: Knuckles Slererong5344 2021-08-23 08:11 |