You are not logged in. Please register or login.

#501 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

misterID wrote:

I'll say Trump would have got people out before withdrawing. But he would say something stupid that steps on all the good he did, then he'd tweet something really stupid, and then double down every day to every reporter he could find.

Biden made a good point about helping the Afghanis who helped us, not those who didn't. Not everyone can become an American (obviously a different stance than at our boarder). If Trump were President the media would be KILLING HIM on this right now.


Do you think the scrutiny Trump was under had anything to do with that?  I'm inclined to agree if for no other reason than Trump's staff would be focused first and foremost of the potential optics of Americans being left behind enemy lines.  The fact that this happened tells me they didn't plan for shit, which I find absurd as the first priority in any kind of operation like this is to evacuate civilians.  That's military tactics 101 that are taught to any junior officer.

True Story:  When I was at ROTC camp to finish my evaluation before getting my commission, I drew the straw to lead the last patrol at the end of our 2 weeks in the field.  The scenario was we have civilian doctors in the region we had to secure and evacuate before launching our assault.  The person RPing the doctor was a little too averse to the extraction, and one of my junior leader simulated butt stroking him with his M16 and tying him up.  I almost lost my commission because someone else caused harm to a civilian who was our top priority.  It's that big of a deal and so ingrained into the process.  And this was in training land.  How this happened at the world stage at this level is beyond my understanding.

#502 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

polluxlm wrote:
Randall Flagg wrote:
polluxlm wrote:

Am I wrong to think most of this forum is at least semi supportive of Trump? As a European that is very unusual to experience.

What do you mean by "semi supportive of Trump"?  I've made it clear for years that I was largely aligned with Trump's overall foreign policy and domestic policy, but can't stand the man.  There are many things he did I didn't like or agree with, but nothing as colossal a fuck up as what Biden has unleashed.

Depending on the topic and how it's framed from a pollster, the overwhelming majority of Americans aligned with Trump's international and domestic agenda.  But far too many people inject accusations of racism and bigotry into any topic, so it quickly gets muddled.  The overwhelming majority of Americans support state issued IDs to vote, but if you pay attention to the media and liberal provocateurs, such an idea is as bad if not worse than slavery.

Not hating him I guess. Where I come from you'd be hard pressed to find any normal people daring to voice even tacit support for him.

Me I don't like him personally either (my avatar hints at why), but compared to some other Presidents he was a breath of fresh air and seemingly competent on some important matters. From what I remember you guys were not exactly supportive of him before the election, however the tone in this thread suggests many of you have mellowed to him, or at least prefer him to what is going on now.

I think that's good to see.


I was certainly hesitant to elect a blowhard with no government experience to the office in 2016.  That's why I didn't vote for him.  But after 4 years of reality and seeing what he did versus what my worst fears and media told would manifest that didn't, it wasn't a hard choice for me in 2020.  Fuck Donald Trump.  As ID said, the dude can't take 2 steps without stepping on his own dick.  The moron couldn't even condemn white supremacy with his "Stand by" comments.  And his election shit is just as embarrassing as the fools who swore Putin had him on a leash and vast conspiracy was to be unleashed.

But I care first and foremost about American citizens and protecting our sovereignty and safety.  If you ever wanted a night and day comparison between how Trump and Biden felt about those topics and addressed them, this thread is the perfect example.

#503 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

Biden's speech didn't do much to address the fiasco, but he's right people shouldn't conflate the tens of thousands of random Afghans trying to get into the airport because Afghanistan is a shit hole, with the Americans and SIV Afghani's whom the US has an obligation to get out.  It's also worth mentioning that in part, the Taliban is responsible for keeping a mob of tens of thousands of Afghanis from destroying the airport and attempting to overwhelm US forces as we saw on Monday.

#504 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

polluxlm wrote:

Am I wrong to think most of this forum is at least semi supportive of Trump? As a European that is very unusual to experience.

What do you mean by "semi supportive of Trump"?  I've made it clear for years that I was largely aligned with Trump's overall foreign policy and domestic policy, but can't stand the man.  There are many things he did I didn't like or agree with, but nothing as colossal a fuck up as what Biden has unleashed.

Depending on the topic and how it's framed from a pollster, the overwhelming majority of Americans aligned with Trump's international and domestic agenda.  But far too many people inject accusations of racism and bigotry into any topic, so it quickly gets muddled.  The overwhelming majority of Americans support state issued IDs to vote, but if you pay attention to the media and liberal provocateurs, such an idea is as bad if not worse than slavery.

#505 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 247 weeks ago

Guess James and Smoking Guns were a few days ahead of the curve.  Biden's poll numbers are tanking.  2022 isn't going to be pretty for the Democrats.  MSNBC, Huffington Post, and The Daily Beast aren't even mentioning Afghanistan on their front pages.  Plenty of shit about Trump and January 6th though.

#506 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

mitchejw wrote:
Randall Flagg wrote:
misterID wrote:

I'm seeing a lot of Biden voters saying far more callous things. It's just the same talking points being said as what you're saying, and the stark turnaround from last year and what wasn't tolerated is just astounding. This isn't about the history of Afghanistan, the war, the last twenty years, or even refugees. There are over ten thousand Americans stranded behind enemy lines and we're not doing dick to get them. If you don't care about that, why do you care about anything?

CNN had an “analysis” earlier that was titled “When did you last think of Afghanistan?”


https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/19/opinions … index.html

This organization along with many others earned their audience preaching fear and telling them that Trump would bring WW3. He ended ISIS and withdrew the bulk of American forces, leaving small contingents as we have in Iraq since 2011. He got 3 or 4 Arab nations to recognize Israel. He held talks with Kim and got the guy to quit shooting rockets over Japan. No one is talking about North Korean nukes. He negotiated a deal to stop combat operations with the Taliban, and set a time table for a full withdrawal.

The American media can’t hide what a collosal fuck up this is, but they’re bending over themselves to make excuses on how they’re not looking like fools for soft balling and singing praise of this administration. Even going so far as to tell us Afghanistan and this colossal fuck up don’t really matter, cause it’s just Afghanistan. It was already fucked, so botching a withdrawal and putting 10k Americans at the direct mercy of the Taliban, who we just learned Biden is engaged in daily negotiations with, isn’t worth much consideration, culpability, and accountability.

After the scrutiny and tone directed at the former President for his international relations, you have to be a real sycophant to not find issue with the current President and the direct danger he’s directly responsible for putting 10k+ of his citizens in.

To say this isn’t important or worth caring about…. Jesus Christ.

So what are you saying? We shouldn't have left? This should go on in perpetuity?

No, what I'm saying is what you're doing cartwheels to avoid addressing.  We should have gotten out of Afghanistan.  We could have even done it on Biden's timeline.  He just should have had a plan to secure/force citizens out of the country before pulling back.  It's not a hard problem to identify, but you're here to stir the pot and play sycophant to Biden.  Biden and Biden alone was responsible for the timeline, resources, and coordination to extract Americans and the few Afghan's who qualified for a special visa for years of work collaborating with the US.  He didn't account for any of that, and now 10-15k Americans are in direct danger of being slaughtered by the Taliban. 

I understand you can't have an intelligent discussion, and refuse to acknowledge any of your dear leader's short comings.  But 15k Americans are trapped between Taliban forces only because of a decision and plan made by Joe Biden.  No one else.

Please just leave the conversation.  You're not contributing anything, admitted you don't care, and refuse to get informed.  Find a thread you can post in.  Or better just tweet.

#508 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

misterID wrote:

I'm seeing a lot of Biden voters saying far more callous things. It's just the same talking points being said as what you're saying, and the stark turnaround from last year and what wasn't tolerated is just astounding. This isn't about the history of Afghanistan, the war, the last twenty years, or even refugees. There are over ten thousand Americans stranded behind enemy lines and we're not doing dick to get them. If you don't care about that, why do you care about anything?

CNN had an “analysis” earlier that was titled “When did you last think of Afghanistan?”


https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/19/opinions … index.html

This organization along with many others earned their audience preaching fear and telling them that Trump would bring WW3. He ended ISIS and withdrew the bulk of American forces, leaving small contingents as we have in Iraq since 2011. He got 3 or 4 Arab nations to recognize Israel. He held talks with Kim and got the guy to quit shooting rockets over Japan. No one is talking about North Korean nukes. He negotiated a deal to stop combat operations with the Taliban, and set a time table for a full withdrawal.

The American media can’t hide what a collosal fuck up this is, but they’re bending over themselves to make excuses on how they’re not looking like fools for soft balling and singing praise of this administration. Even going so far as to tell us Afghanistan and this colossal fuck up don’t really matter, cause it’s just Afghanistan. It was already fucked, so botching a withdrawal and putting 10k Americans at the direct mercy of the Taliban, who we just learned Biden is engaged in daily negotiations with, isn’t worth much consideration, culpability, and accountability.

After the scrutiny and tone directed at the former President for his international relations, you have to be a real sycophant to not find issue with the current President and the direct danger he’s directly responsible for putting 10k+ of his citizens in.

To say this isn’t important or worth caring about…. Jesus Christ.

#509 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

The fact that British forces are leaving the wire and going to rescue their people, while American soldiers are ordered to stand guard is obscene.  The media was blasting Trump because 500 kids couldn't be reunited with their parents because DHS couldn't get ahold of them or the parents didn't want them.   Biden used this in his campaign, yet 10-15k Americans are left to the mercy of the Taliban because Joe doesn't want to look bad?  This is bigger than Saigon, we got our people out of Vietnam.  All that talk about America's international reputation....

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentag … ul-airport

#510 Re: The Garden » Taliban control of Afghanistan on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 » 247 weeks ago

polluxlm wrote:

Question, who has been supplying the Taliban with weapons all these years?

You know the answer.  The US has been supplying Afghanistan with weapons since the 1980s.  As have the Russians/Soviets and Pakistan.  Anyone paying attention knows Afghanistan is just football kicked around by the world powers who inevitably give rise to their new enemy.

Board footer

Powered by FluxBB