Afghanistan
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:23 pm
One of the first things Biden was involved in in his long Congressional Career, was abandoning South Vietnam to the Communists.
So its no surprise he has now abandoned Afghanistan to people who are arguably much worse.
There is such a thing as a stage withdraw. Too bad Biden didn't go this route. I hope that we will at least get those people out who collaborated with us (like the interpreters). The Taliban will torture them to death otherwise.
"Nation Building" in these non-western countries does not work, and never stood a chance. Our best bet (after taking out the original terrorist accommodating rulers) was to build a large base, keep ANYONE more than 20 miles away from it (meaning a "death zone" where anyone in it is liable to be shot/bombed), and use it to attack the indigenous government and its military should they involve themselves in terrorism or other acts of war.
So its no surprise he has now abandoned Afghanistan to people who are arguably much worse.
There is such a thing as a stage withdraw. Too bad Biden didn't go this route. I hope that we will at least get those people out who collaborated with us (like the interpreters). The Taliban will torture them to death otherwise.
"Nation Building" in these non-western countries does not work, and never stood a chance. Our best bet (after taking out the original terrorist accommodating rulers) was to build a large base, keep ANYONE more than 20 miles away from it (meaning a "death zone" where anyone in it is liable to be shot/bombed), and use it to attack the indigenous government and its military should they involve themselves in terrorism or other acts of war.