Afghanistan

[agstar77]

The irony of the energy revolution. Afghanistan is a large source of rare earth metals which China wants. The Taliban will sell out the country to China and screw their citizens.

[burnt]

The irony of the energy revolution. Afghanistan is a large source of rare earth metals which China wants. The Taliban will sell out the country to China and screw their citizens.

Thank goodness our government would never do that.

[blackpowder]

Does anyone else remember the TV images from Saigon in 75? I sure do. Only now no one watches TV anymore.

[Taiga]

That clip from a week ago where Biden says ‘there won’t be helicopters evacuating people from embassy rooftops’ isn’t playing well right now.

[burnt]

What a lovely graphic of #UNsustainablity providing the backdrop for all this -

[shtferbrains]

Remindes me of Jimmy Carters time when the US looked like an aged out superpower and their foes generally thumbed thier noses at them.
Carter was seen as a patsy. It appears Biden has already developed that reputation as taliban is getting support from usual suspects with no fears of repercussions. Weak president = weak USA.

No Ronald Reagan in the wings to guide pull off a miracle and restore the peoples confidence.

I look for them to withdraw inward off the world stage as China takes over. Biden can be happy leading fight againt climate change as China keeps providing cheap power to grow thier dominance in manufacturing everything the rest of us need.

[fjlip]

"Biden can be happy leading fight against climate change"

As is our Crime Minister fu cking POS , definitely, obviously a Son of a bi tch!

[burnt]

The situation over there is simply gut wrenching. Over 10,000 Americans trapped by the Taliban.

Young Afghan girls, 12 years old, Afghan women being parceled out to be used by Taliban fighters like a piece of meat.

The American military - more concerned about pregnant female soldiers being comfortable and transgender personnel being made to feel accepted - well how do those 10,000 trapped Americans view that at this moment?

And Biden tottering around Camp David trying to find a pretty head to sniff...

Do you suppose the taliban animals would have pulled this off with #45, President Donald Trump in the White House?

The U.S. has just been handed the most embarrassing defeat in its entire history, jeopardizing the stability of every one of its allies...

This is a disaster of global proportions.

So ya, you progressives have really left an impression...

[jazz]

Why did the Afghan army who was trained and armed by the US fall so fast? Well now you know.

We should have left there 19 yrs ago.

[shtferbrains]

No army will fight when the commanders and higher right to the president are all corrupt and stealing thier food, pay and selling the munitions to the taliban. Totaly corrupt.

They were deserting or AWOL faster than they were recruiting for years.
Everyone knew they wern't going to fight but totally underestimated the talibans readyness.

British lost twice in about 1850 when Pakistan was one India on their border.

Tribal shithole been at war near continuous for 200 years.

No one wins there.

[WiltonRanch]

Aside from how women and girls will be treated by these animals, this is a no win situation for anyone. Even for China to come in and think they’re going to exploit resources I don’t think they’ll do well either. The place is a third world tribal shithole wrapped up in extreme Islam.

[burnt]

What a desperate, hopeless situation for Afghanis.

"You have to bow your head to live your life," Jan says. "You cannot dare oppose them. You cannot say things against them at all. If they say 'yes', you have to say 'yes'. If they say 'no', you must say 'no'."

How does a country come to this point of absolute power for the few? (rhetorical question, for the perceptive...)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58191440