I am reminded of the old joke. The farmer and the flood. A farmer is alongside a river, and his farm is in the flood zone. He’s listening to the radio, and a warning is broadcast that the river is going to flood. He says God will protect me. That evening the TV tells him that the river is going to flood. His Farm is well within the flood zone. He says that he is a good Man, and believes in God. God will protect me.
The waters start to rise, and he retreats to his roof. He is up there when a boat comes by. The people in the boat shout at him to come on, the river is flooding. He says no, He is a good man, he believes. God will protect him. He dies, and arrives in Heaven where he demands to know why God did not protect him.
God says. “What the hell are you doing here? I sent you a radio, a TV, and a boat.”
For months Americans in Afghanistan were told to leave. For weeks they said the end was near, and it was past time to go. We watched the Taliban taking over bases minutes after we departed. We watched the Afghan Army run and hide in Turkmenistan.
Warning went out, get out of Afghanistan. Get the hell out of Afghanistan. Additional flights were laid on.
What the hell are they still doing there? They’ve had months to get the hell out of Afghanistan. They’ve had weeks while this disaster unfolded. Why are they still there? What were they waiting for? The 82nd Airborne to show up and escort them personally to a red carpet Gulfstream jet?
