We Failed Afghanistan, Not the Other Way Around
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MSNBC rails against the "fantastically corrupt elite" on the ground that ruined the Afghan mission, but the real corruption was our own
How about some accountability for Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen?
During the Trump years the media wept for the poor kids in cages and ignored all the bombs he was dropping. Now the media ignore the kids in cages and weep for the poor neglected bombs.
As the U.S.'s 20-year combat mission ends in chaos, our author shares her very personal story of loss and how Afghanistan affected her life.
Did anyone expect the US war in Afghanistan to end cleanly? If so, you bought the lies all along and the cold water now is hitting sharp. While the actual ending is particularly harsh and clearly spliced together from old clips of Saigon 1975, those
Assange Described A Decade Ago How 'Endless' Afghan War Was Engineered By "Transnational Security Elite"
Amid the total unraveling of Afghanistan in the wake of the Biden-ordered US troop withdraw and ongoing severely botched evacuation effort centered at Kabul's international airport, WikiLeaks has been republishing a few of its more interesting leaks
Interview 1657 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato
With the Taliban defeat of the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the temptation will be to engage only in "smart" interventions in the future.
Alarming reports are emerging from Afghanistan that Taliban insurgents now controlling the capital city of Kabul are "collecting weapons from civilians" should underscore why so many Americans fight to protect their Second Amendment rights.
It's been 20 years since the invasion of Afghanistan following 911 and the Taliban has gained a stronghold once again in the region with special thanks to the intelligence community who funded, armed and trained these jihadist extremists.
In early July, Ron Paul penned a column titled "It's Saigon In Afghanistan," invoking the imagery of the fall of Saigon in 1975, when US military helicopters scrambled to evacuate personnel from the roof of the US embassy.
What does it mean for the world, the west, Biden, etc...
Former president Hamid Karzai formed a council with other Afghan leaders to help with the transition of power
Aug 16 – This weekend the US experienced another "Saigon moment," this time in Afghanistan. After a 20 year war that drained trillions from Americans' pockets, the capital of Afghanistan fell without a fight.
Congressman Paul urges his colleagues in Congress to bring the troops home from Afghanistan.
The drama playing out in Afghanistan right now has enormous implications for the entire planet, because it represents a colossal defeat for western globalists.
How long will the Taliban 'amnesty' allow mercy flights to leave Kabul? American forces claim to have secured the airport – but Brits admit they are operating 'with consent' and stress 'we don't take it for granted'
The blood-soaked Taliban leaders taking control of Afghanistan whose histories of jihad jar with their claims of a new more tolerant regime and 'peace for all'
Defense officials say they'll save 5,000 a day from Kabul but 'up to 40,000' Americans remain stranded: Taliban fighters close in on airport after taking ALL access points which forces US troops to negotiate with them on who gets in
Top US generals are saying that after the shocking scenes of chaos and death the world witnessed out of Hamid Karzai International Airport Monday, Kabul airfield is now "secure" - however with the Taliban just outside the gates providing its own vers
Update(4:52ET): Biden Afghanistan speech post-mortem...
Using the same deceitful tactics they pioneered in Vietnam, U.S. political and military officials repeatedly misled the country about the prospects for success in Afghanistan.
Biden Could Have Spared Afghanistan and US 6 Months of Pointless War by Just Ending It
Nobody is going to respect the power of the U.S. military after this. We spent nearly 20 years and more than 2 trillion dollars fighting the war in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani fled from the Taliban 'in four cars and a helicopter filled with cash and had to leave some behind because it wouldn't all fit in', Russians claim
The U.S. Empire is in freefall. Good. Afghanistan has reverted to nativist control as expected. The 'goat-herders' there remain unconquered. The speed of the Taliban's takeover doesn't surprise me because the groundwork for it has been in pro
According to David Halberstam, when Washington was considering escalating its presence in Vietnam, a wargame was held to test options. More bombing aircraft were put into airfields in Vietnam;
Wow, who could have seen this coming?
If, after the horrors of this week in Afghanistan, the 4-Starry-eyed generals responsible for this 20-year March of Folly are not held accountable, there will be still worse to come.