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07-07-21, 07:07 AM | #121 |
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When the whole pack of cards falls, which it most surely do, I;m wondering what the Taliban will do with regards to relationships with other countries.
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07-07-21, 09:03 AM | #122 |
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From the Washington Post, this is.. well.. all well known in 2019, and long before.
"Was al-Qaeda the enemy, or the Taliban? Was Pakistan a friend or an adversary? What about the Islamic State and the bewildering array of foreign jihadists, let alone the warlords on the CIA’s payroll? According to the documents, the U.S. government never settled on an answer. As a result, in the field, U.S. troops often couldn’t tell friend from foe" Nor did other NATO forces in Afghanistan.. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...ial-documents/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...ents-database/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...01_d5_02202015
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07-07-21, 09:30 AM | #123 | |
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07-07-21, 09:34 AM | #124 | |
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Then I remembered it, it's from all these documentary about the end of the Vietnam war. If I remember correctly the retreat from Vietnam was chaotic. USA left a lot of weapon in Saigon and its surroundings. Markus
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07-07-21, 09:49 AM | #125 | |
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You make sound as if the Taliban are one cohesive organization following the rule of one leader bent on destroying Afghanistan or as if they caused or departure. Our being there has absolutely nothing to do with freedom democracy, gay rights, racism or women’s rights, not even close. We are there to block China growing influence and exploit Afghanistan mineral wealth. Sure we may hear of some mayhem as Taliban factions jockey for position and maybe the current government will fall. But regardless if that happens or not. I’m expecting to hear of large corporations begin building facilities to exploit the mineral wealth locked in Afghanistan. They use private security to get their way you know, and those private corporate mercenaries are still there and more are coming. We’ve spent twenty years teaching the Taliban chiefs about the worldly treasures locked in the ground and how they need to behave if they want to get rich.
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07-07-21, 10:00 AM | #126 |
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Well then, whichever way it goes, matters are going to be most 'interesting' in the coming weeks. months and years ahead.
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07-07-21, 10:59 AM | #127 |
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The days of marching into battle waving flags and band music is a thing of the past.
https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Portals/68/...es-and-war.pdf If war starts in Afghanistan AGAIN, it will be between various factions of Afghans supported by the major players in the international community. Accompanied by the usual headlines while we argue who’s to blame. Meanwhile the Military Industrial Complex is making money.
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07-07-21, 11:06 AM | #128 |
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Collapsing so fast just shows how dysfunctional was the whole thing, glad we left!
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Maybe the Great Game will now be China vs India?
Why did India open a back channel to the Taliban? https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2...to-the-taliban Quote:
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07-07-21, 01:04 PM | #130 |
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Is Afghanistan in any way strategic important ?
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07-07-21, 01:26 PM | #131 |
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It was in the 80’s when the Soviets invaded. Now its importance its with regards to China plus it has mineral wealth I’m sure some would love to get their hands on or keep others from getting their hands on.
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/...nsible-taliban
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07-07-21, 01:31 PM | #132 |
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Well it is next door to Iran Markus, apart from that I would say no it's not a strategic location, but, will the Taliban use Afghanistan as a terrorist safe haven again, now that should have been your question.
It would be foolhardy to say no they won't, and the Biden administration will have already discussed the possibility that it will happen, and just maybe it could be the spark that finally opens Pandora's box, a frightening scenario me thinks. Terrorist safe haven and the USA's mortal enemy next door?, don't you think that killing two birds with one stone springs to mind, I think the polishing of some unused missiles could be taking place in a couple of years.
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Shouldn't be surprised if states like Tajikistan and Turkmenistan soon will suffer from terror attacks where the sender is Taliban. Markus
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07-07-21, 04:02 PM | #134 | |
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China is moving fast
China sets targets on Afghanistan as the final US troops depart https://www.skynews.com.au/australia...bace1758e6da7e Quote:
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07-07-21, 04:17 PM | #135 |
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With which local chieftain do they negotiate?
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