Intrigued that the Taliban (atm) are working in cooperation with the Uk troops keeping the crowds calm and quiet, as they try and sort out who can and cannot be processed.Another update from Sky News
That's a really nice ideaIntrigued that the Taliban (atm) are working in cooperation with the Uk troops keeping the crowds calm and quiet, as they try and sort out who can and cannot be processed.
If i may- another wacky idea to help with crowd control- seeing the big blank white walls in the posted ^ video, wondered if they could project peaceful images and important instructions in various languages, gee even throw on a (culturally appropriate) cartoon for the kids. imo.
No offense but it sounds like they're making a lot of excuses, blaming the last two US presidents. If Congress approved a plan for us to get out of Afghanistan several years ago, why were we still there for so long? We certainly could have saved a whole lot of money if we'd left then, even more if we hadn't invaded at all.
We waged war inside thst country for nearly 20 years. That's crazy, IMO. Never should have happened and we shouldn't be surprised that the natives of that country are happy to see us go. We killed millions of their citizens.
Polling in the US suggests the people (not media folk or NGOs or contractors or those wishing to make political hay) want out, even if they don't like the mess. So if a grand coalition of forces and funding is provided...maybe. But Biden has been pretty adamant so far. We'll see.
Polling in the US suggests the people (not media folk or NGOs or contractors or those wishing to make political hay) want out, even if they don't like the mess. So if a grand coalition of forces and funding is provided...maybe. But Biden has been pretty adamant so far. We'll see.
And this poll is from data collected 5 days ago. I'm guessing it's gotten even worse since then. jmo
Only 25 Percent of Americans Approve Biden's Handling of Afghanistan: Poll
From the link:
Just a quarter of Americans say the approve of President Joe Biden's handling of Afghanistan, as the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country faces widespread criticism.
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The swift Taliban takeover took the U.S. off guard. Military and intelligence analysts had reportedly believed it was possible that the U.S.-backed Afghan government could fall with a month to 90 days. Biden and other administration officials had publicly downplayed those reports, with the president insisting the Taliban returning to power was "not inevitable."
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The NBC News polling results align with those of a separate survey conducted by Morning Consult/Politico this month. That poll found that just 25 percent of registered voters believed the Afghanistan withdrawal going "very" or "somewhat" well. Meanwhile, 57 percent said that it was not going too well or not well at all.
Antony Blinken won't dispute U.S. has to ask Taliban for PERMISSION to evacuate Americans | Daily Mail Online
Secretary of State Antony Blinken didn't deny on Sunday that the U.S. has to ask the Taliban for permission to get Americans out of Afghanistan as the developing situation in Kabul continues to present obstacles for evacuations.
'Someone in our audience might listen to you, Mr. Secretary, and say, 'Oh, so we have to ask the Taliban for permission for American citizens to leave.' True or not true?' CBS News' Face the Nation fill in host Major Garrett asked Blinken of the 'agreement' between the Islamic militant group and Washington.
'They are in control of Kabul. That is the reality,' Blinken responded without denying the claim Garrett detailed.
'That's the reality that we have to deal with,' he added.
'How comfortable are you with that, Mr. Secretary?' the host questioned the State Department chief.
He continued to deflect in saying: 'What I am focused on, what we're all focused on, is getting people out and making sure that we're doing everything possible to do that.'
'And in this case, it is, I think, a requirement of the job to be in contact with the Taliban, which controls Kabul,' Blinken explained.
Ah, the Daily Mail... these are the terms of surrender, the deal that the Trump administration signed in 2020 (Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war). The Taliban has not attacked US forces (yet, but I doubt they will), and so we can't force our way through the country sweeping up people, unless we want to surge our forces, then stick around for a decade or so to stabilize. This is why people were encouraged to start leaving in April (US sending 3K troops for partial Afghan embassy evacuation). We now need to work with them and use special operations to whatever extent that we can.