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2021-08-31 Afghanistan

Wait – the Taliban Offered Control of Kabul to US Forces...And We Turned Them Down?

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Posted by Greck Thoque4148 2021-08-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Taliban/IEA

#1 When was the last press conference compared to when the Washington Post article came out? Why has nobody asked questions on this?

Posted by ruprecht 2021-08-31 13:30|| 2021-08-31 13:30|| Front Page Top

#2 1. The WaPo today had an editorial (not an op-ed) that was highly critical of Biden.

2. I doubt the US could have controlled Kabul with the 6k troops that were, I think, available at that time. There were hundreds of ISIS prisoners released on Aug 5 or so and these would have tried as much as they could to take out any US troops they saw.

Posted by Lord Garth 2021-08-31 17:37|| 2021-08-31 17:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Taliban didn't know how many defenders were in the city. That most likely assumed we had more or they wouldn't have made the offer. Even a few days probably would have helped.

ISIS prisoners should have been kept until after the last American was out. they could act as hostages for good behavior.

Posted by ruprecht 2021-08-31 17:45|| 2021-08-31 17:45|| Front Page Top

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