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2023-05-11 Afghanistan

‘I left my soul behind’: Afghan generals now based in Colorado reflect 20 months after leaving home

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-05-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
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#1 You f’d up; you trusted the pentagon, state department and deep state. Welcome to America, General, you will meet many soulless people who made similar mistakes

Posted by Airandee 2023-05-11 07:06|| 2023-05-11 07:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Fell for the "muh democracy" shuck, didja?

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-05-11 07:27|| 2023-05-11 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 What if he stayed behind and took his men into Kabul to kill as many Taliban fighters as they could?

Wasn't that uh...your mission for about 20 years?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-05-11 08:01|| 2023-05-11 08:01|| Front Page Top

#4 The interview is over, the General’s break is only 10 minutes. His Subway customers are hungry for their sandwiches.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-05-11 08:26|| 2023-05-11 08:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Ostensibly the Afghan Army had over 300k troops vs a Taliban figure of roughly 90k. The US spend 80 billion on an army that evaporated in weeks proceeding the debacle of the Biden Evacuation catastrophe. Somehow, I wonder what part of that 20 year corrupt looting of the American purse LTG Sammi Sadat played?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2023-05-11 11:31|| 2023-05-11 11:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe the Russians will have better luck.
Russia recruits former Afghanistan special forces soldiers to fight in Ukraine

Posted by Enver Slager8035 2023-05-11 13:06|| 2023-05-11 13:06|| Front Page Top

#7 Alternates for The Washington Generals.

Posted by swksvolFF 2023-05-11 13:46|| 2023-05-11 13:46|| Front Page Top

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