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  1. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Like I said, no good choices. Just should have got Osama and got out.
  2. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    They were far better than the warlords. There were no good plays, only a swift bribe and leave. Trying to fix a failed state is a fools game. Locals have to do it themselves. Should have just gotten OBL and called it good.
  3. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Uh no, the Taliban had no part in 9/11, and most can't even find New York on a map. If Bush had been smarter, he could have simply bribed the Taliban to turn OBL over as the Taliban and AQ had fundamentally different world views. Also the money belongs to the normal civilian Afghans, not the...
  4. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Yep. It won't work as this is money stolen from the Normal Afghan People and the US bears responsibility for its safe return. Till it hits Afghanistan, the US is responsible for it. Once it hits Afghanistan, then the onus is on the Taliban to not steal it.
  5. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Military Industrial Complex.
  6. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    They had nukes, were willing to pretend to fellate the US MIC, while India has standards and refused to fellate the US MIC hence we didn't work with India. Frankly so long as you make a show of fellating the US MIC, you can get away with a lot of shit.
  7. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    A reminder that ISI has no real control over the Taliban, it was very much homegrown, its leadership and fighters largely stayed in Afghanistan and only a minority came from Pakistan. Bette Dam blows the lid off the usual narratives you hear.
  8. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    So essentially depending on region and which Taliban Governor is in control, results vary. Color me shocked that a decentralized insurgency with 40,000 light motorized Infantry as its core shock troops plus 100,000 local fighters who stayed in the local areas, and 100,000+ REMFs should be so...
  9. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Japan actually creates quite realistic Loli Dolls, not going to link them, just do a search.
  10. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    FDD is just a plain propaganda Deep State Think Tank. None of its data was correct. One they relied solely on the say so of NATO and ANA spokesmen and did not do on-the-ground investigations. Most folks blown up by the NATO-ANA strikes were innocent civilians who fell afoul of some warlord or...
  11. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    11 Years After Trying to Kill Each Other, a Marine and a Talib Meet Again
  12. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    The Other Afghan Women This entire article is a long and sad tale of US Military incompetence and aiding and abetting war crimes when they weren't outright committing them themselves. So Zachowon's protestations are quite empty indeed.
  13. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Considering he was easily overthrown and popular support was more perception than actual facts on the ground, no. The real Afghanistan is the rural areas, what they think is what really matters. The city elites simply have better access to clueless naïve Westerners who don't have the bravery to...
  14. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Starting in 2002, not have been corrupt assholes and legitimized warlords preying on civilians and getting the US to do its dirty work. The Afghan State was a lost cause from the beginning. We put lawless warlords in power, who then got us to bomb civilians who refuse to pay them protection...
  15. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    The Afghan Army fought for 5 months before folding in the last 2 weeks. They had been fatally wounded in the year prior when the Taliban cut the ring road in multiple spots, essentially dividing the country into several non contiguous regions. When the Taliban began its offensive in April, they...
  16. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    NRF mostly existed on Twitter. As soon as Kabul was secured after the US left, the Taliban crushed them like bugs and they ran so fast, they forgot to take all their stolen cash with them or destroy their large depots. There is no organized resistance to the Taliban except Twitter Trolls who...
  17. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Or maybe they could pick up guns, commit 100% to victory or death and fight for the country they envision Afghanistan could be? Because what real obligation do we have for them if they can't get their shit together?
  18. Chiron

    The War in Afghanistan

    Bulk of Soviet Fixed Wing and Rotary Wing losses were from RPG-7s. Stingers as given then were ineffective as you had to be behind the target and the Soviets easily countered them. Afghans preferred the Soviet MANPADS when they could get them as you could be in front of the target and it was...
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