A U.S. return to Bagram isn’t a bad idea

[1srelluc]

We just bombed the crap out of nuclear facilities in Iran, with planes that took off here, did their mission, than landed here, in time for dinner at the O Club.

WTF.....It was a 36 hour flight.

 

[Failzero]

Do you believe in forcing God and your idea of civil liberties on Afghanis? Exporting your values at gunpoint, does not work. Trust me. We tried it.

So why is Islam doing it to the West ? ( Again)

 

[toobfreak]

One of the worst of the long list incompetent acts of the Biden Administration

You beat me to the punchline. Trump should hold Biden by the nose while kicking him hard in the ass over and over for giving Bagram away.

Frankly, I doubt we will ever get it back; both the Afghans and Chinese both know how important it is to us. If we get it back, it will cost us a lot to get it, all thanks to Idiot Joe.

I wonder what the Taliban are using it for?

 

[White 6]

WTF.....It was a 36 hour flight.

True, but when the mission was over, they slept in their own beds. My son was stationed at Bagram for a time, doing armed escort duty. He has no wish to go back, and he was in-country for over a year. That country is run by terrorists and Opium trade, and has been forever, as far as I know. We need no part of it.

 

[toobfreak]

We just bombed the crap out of nuclear facilities in Iran, with planes that took off here, did their mission, than landed here, in time for dinner at the O Club.

Ahhh--- do you have any idea what that cost? Fuel aside, for the 30 or so aircraft directly involved in the bombing, another 300 or so aircraft had to fly along in support of the mission for various reasons, refueling, keeping airspaces open over various countries, recon, etc.

 

[White 6]

So why is Islam doing it to the West ? ( Again)

Where is their western country military base? I forget.

 

[toobfreak]

Where is their western country military base? I forget.

Isn't it split up between Dearborn Michigan, Chicago, and Minneapolis?

 

[shockedcanadian]

Do you believe in forcing God and your idea of civil liberties on Afghanis? Exporting your values at gunpoint, does not work. Trust me. We tried it.

I'm still running against the wind brother.

I believe in America. I hope they believe in me and others who want a better world for our children.

 

[toobfreak]

I'm still running against the wind brother.

Just remember to turn around if you gotta pee.

I believe in America. I hope they believe in me and others who want a better world for our children.

Americans believe in America too, which is probably why all democrats are calling for fundamental change.

 

[White 6]

Isn't it split up between Dearborn Michigan, Chicago, and Minneapolis?

If so, Bagram seems a bit of the beaten path.

 

[White 6]

I'm still running against the wind brother.

I believe in America. I hope they believe in me and others who want a better world for our children.

Have nothing against you, but don't particularly believe in you. What military strategic schools did you attend and pass? How many countries, and Corp level staffing positions, did you serve in? Do you have any military professional bonafides or just personal gut instinct?

 

[Moonglow]

The imperialist dictator speaks again...

 

[Moonglow]

Have nothing against you, but don't particularly believe in you. What military strategic schools did you attend and pass? How many countries, and Corp level staffing positions, did you serve in? Do you have any military professional bonafides or just personal gut instinct?

He did see Commando

 

[shockedcanadian]

Have nothing against you, but don't particularly believe in you. What military strategic schools did you attend and pass? How many countries, and Corp level staffing positions, did you serve in? Do you have any military professional bonafides or just personal gut instinct?

It's complicated...

Let me say this, G-d as my witness, at the height of the U.S fight against your enemies I would not be the last to risk it all to ensure liberty succeeded.

 

[Failzero]

If so, Bagram seems a bit of the beaten path.

No more than Greenland or Diego Garcia

 

[Moonglow]

No more than Greenland or Diego Garcia

That is not what Rambo said.

 

[Doc7505]

Threaten to cut off all Funding from Western Countries & Corporations and to destroy the Opium Trade .

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You left out the Hashish trade that comes from Afghanistan too...
Most of the Opium and Hashish is smuggled from Pakistan to the shipment points.
All part of the Golden Triangle..

 

[Moonglow]

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You left out the Hashish trade that comes from Afghanistan too...
Most of the Opium and Hashish is smuggled from Pakistan to the shipment points.
All part of the Golden Triangle..

I sure do miss blonde Lebanese hash.

 

[Failzero]

I sure do miss blonde Lebanese hash.

Around 1978-82 it was packaged with an AK 47 stamped on

 

[frigidweirdo]

A U.S. return to Bagram isn’t a bad idea​

The abandoned airfield in Afghanistan was once a symbol of American power. Trump wants it back.​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/20/bagram-afghanistan-trump-taliban-negotiate/

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20 Sep 2025 ~~ By Editorial Board ​

For nearly 20 years, the Bagram air base stood as the sprawling symbol of American power in Afghanistan and as the heart of the long U.S. military intervention there. The Biden administration secretly evacuated the base on July 1, 2021, a few weeks ahead of its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Afghan army left in control of the base surrendered to the Taliban.
Now, President Donald Trump says he wants Bagram back. “We gave it to them for nothing,” he said in in London on Thursday. “We’re trying to get it back, by the way. … We’re trying to get it back because they need things from us.” Good. Bagram is worth pursuing, though not at any cost.Bagram is strategically important because of its proximity to the border with China and to a nuclear testing range at Lop Nur in a remote part of Xinjiang province. The testing range was long believed abandoned, but there have been reports of increased Chinese military construction activities in the area.
An American military presence at Bagram would also allow the U.S. to conduct counterterrorism operations in a volatile region against the Islamic State-Khorasan terrorist group, which is also at war with the Taliban and has also spread its tentacles into Europe.
What the Taliban wants most from the U.S. is recognition. The country’s seat at the United Nations is still held by the former government. The Taliban would also like to access $7 billion in assets frozen in the U.S. to boost its flagging economy.
Taliban officials don’t sound eager for American troops to return to Bagram. “Afghans...”


Commentary:
One of the worst of the long list incompetent acts of the Biden Administration that cost American lives in the process, was to “evacuate Bagram” first. Trump’s plan was to keep it.
At this point, negotiating a deal would not be in the offing and the recapture of Bagram AFB would be necessary.
That would mean putting our military on the firing line once again...
I don't believe that Trump would want to take that route to retake Bagram AFB...
IMHO, the issue is mute and just a wish on Trump's part.
Former Generals Mark Milley, Lloyd Austin and those in the State Department should be held responsible and the former generals cashiered from the military for their roles in the botched evacuation of Bagram AFB and Afghanistan...

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So, you're claiming Trump wanted to keep Bagram Air Force Base. Where's the evidence of this?

The Doha Accord didn't say anything about keeping Bagram, it said the US would withdraw ALL ITS TROOPS. How would they keep the base but withdraw from the country?