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I'm not saying it was the reason for the occupation, I'm just saying it was a thing before 9-11. Certain by 2002 Dick knew it would be impossible to protect if it were to get built. So they turned to easier fields to exploit in Iraq, traditional war profiteering in the region as well as exploiting the only real natural resource Afghanistan have.Okay, I'm the first one to ding Bush and Cheney for basic stupidity... but the Afghan war wasn't over a fucking pipeline that never got built.
It was because the Taliban sheltered Bin Laden while he plotted 9/11.c
Terrorists from Ukraine recently killed a woman in Moscow, and then fled to Estonia. Can Russia attack Estonia as well?.It was because the Taliban sheltered Bin Laden while he plotted 9/11.
Sure sure, like that was topic all the opinion shows were hawking about. What would you have them do, try and take the weapons we gave the Afghan Army away from them as we exited? But it is not uncommon. The West for example has plenty of Soviet weaponry. RayGun was able to sustain Saddam's Soviet supplied Army during the Iran/Iraq war after the Soviets boycotted them after Iraq invaded Iran. Vietnam sold spare US parts to Iran too.Any person with a normal degree of common sense worried that the weapons left in Afghanistan would probably end up in the hands of Russia or China. Likewise, all of the weapons we are sending to Ukraine are also at risk of ending up in the hands of our enemies.
Your comment is fully in line with my post.Sure sure, like that was topic all the opinion shows were hawking about. What would you have them do, try and take the weapons we gave the Afghan Army away from them as we exited? But it is not uncommon. The West for example has plenty of Soviet weaponry. RayGun was able to sustain Saddam's Soviet supplied Army during the Iran/Iraq war after the Soviets boycotted them after Iraq invaded Iran. Vietnam sold spare US parts to Iran too.
Russia and China both have their own arms industries, why would they want some broken down old HUMVEE's.Any person with a normal degree of common sense worried that the weapons left in Afghanistan would probably end up in the hands of Russia or China. Likewise, all of the weapons we are sending to Ukraine are also at risk of ending up in the hands of our enemies.
Whoever it is is a dumb ass for doing that shit in uniform. If he gets caught a dishonorable discharge later and his life is fucked.The US military has some wise soldiers
The US left more MRAP's in Afghanistan than they did HMMWV's.Russia and China both have their own arms industries, why would they want some broken down old HUMVEE's.
Since they are phasing both out, who cares?The US left more MRAP's in Afghanistan than they did HMMWV's.
Fuck it right ? It's just military assets paid for by the US tax payer now in the hands of the Taliban. No big deal.Since they are phasing both out, who cares?
Remember the $7 billion dollars worth of weapons and equipment we gifted the Taliban? Apparently Putin is negotiating with the Taliban to trade them oil and food in exchange for what President Biden left behind, most likely to be used in their war against Ukraine.
Putin plotting to ‘grab US weapons left behind during Afghan evacuation and seized by Taliban’, Kremlin insider claims
Published: 14:50 ET, Jan 24 2023
"The Russian tyrant is reportedly in the midst of negotiations with the terror group to recognise the Taliban government.
In return, Putin wants US equipment snatched from Afghanistan by the Taliban to be handed over, according to Telegram channel General SVR, which claims to be fed information by a Kremlin insider...
US troops scrambled to withdraw from Afghanistan in August 2021 as the Taliban surged across the war-torn nation in a matter of weeks.
At the same time as seizing regions, militants plundered stocks of Western artillery.
It is thought Taliban fighters may have stolen as many as half a million US weapons and up to 50,000 vehicles.
The US spent an estimated £62billion on weapons and equipment to arm the Afghan army as they propped up the government after toppling the Taliban in 2001.
US documents reveal staggering numbers of guns, vehicles and military gear were handed over to Kabul - only for the Afghan forces to be washed away against the tide of Taliban advance.
Estimates state 22,174 Humvees, 634 M1117s armoured cars, 115 Maxx Pros trucks, and 549,118 machine guns, assault rifles and pistols were given over by the US.
Some 33 Black Hawk helicopters, 23 Super Tucano fighter planes and 4 C-130 transport planes were also given to the Afghan Air Force."
Putin plotting to 'grab US weapons left in Afghan evacuation', says insider
Russia started negotiating with the Taliban back in October, 2022:
Taliban-Russia Deal A Drop In The Bucket That Could Fuel Future Trade
"The Taliban, struggling to navigate Afghanistan through an economic and humanitarian crisis as its rule over the country remains unrecognized by the world, has found willing partners in two countries whose trade is severely restricted by international sanctions -- Russia and Iran....
Afghanistan will get 1 million tons of gasoline, 1 million tons of diesel fuel, 500,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas, and 2 million tons of wheat a year, Taliban Commerce and Industry Minister Nooruddin Azizi announced last week...
What Russia will get in return from its cash-strapped partner is much less clear, but it appears that agricultural goods and the prospect of future access to Afghanistan's natural-resource wealth could be on the table."
Taliban-Russia Deal A Drop In The Bucket That Could Fuel Future Trade
Fuck it right ? It's just military assets paid for by the US tax payer now in the hands of the Taliban. No big deal.
And I don't like the fact that we left equipment in other countries. Now we've armed the Taliban so they can go back to treating women like shit. If a Republican had been in the WH and pulled out of Afghanistan the same way you would be spitting blood.Yeah, pretty much. We've dumped craploads of military equipment all over the world since the end of WWII.
Hey, you know what would have been really nice? That when the Russians invaded Afghanistan, we didn't arm a bunch of religious crazies to fight them because they were teaching girls how to read.
And I don't like the fact that we left equipment in other countries. Now we've armed the Taliban so they can go back to treating women like shit. If a Republican had been in the WH and pulled out of Afghanistan the same way you would be spitting blood.
