Afghanistan deadline

[Skybird]

A strong picture. Look at the expression on the Afghan man's face.



Neal, it was naive to pump all that much money into Afghanistan, and to pay all those local warlords. They took the money - and then? Regional warlords did not use it to build infrastructure and schools, but kept it for themselves, and build palaces for themselves. And the last "president" is said to have fled from kabul in a helicopter packed full with - money.

And yes. One can argue that Afghanistan is not a country, not a nation. The lack of feeling a national identity and a resulting sense of loyalty, as was to be seen in the Afghan army, speaks volumes. Its a tribal society. "Nation" plays no role there. The influence and power of any government in Kabul, since I was at school, always ended at the city walls.
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Biden must accept technical responsiblity for the circumstances of the situation now. The time pressure he was under, is Trump's work, Trump and his damn shallow careless "deals". The mess in all completeness is the work of four different administrations, all of them tapped blindly around in the Afghan maze. The only illumination was the shine of their enlightened illusions.