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Remarkableriots Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Taliban say they won't allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension WWW.MSN.COM The Taliban said Tuesday that they were "not allowing the evacuation of Afghans anymore" and warned that the US must stick to next week's deadline to pull out, as a frantic Western evacuation operation at Kabul airport picked up pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 32 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: Who do you think will be the next country that we'll drum up another reason to invade in another 5 or so years so defense contractors can get rich? My money's on.... Ethiopia, why not. Defense of Taiwan is the new meme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jwheel86 said: Defense of Taiwan is the new meme I don't know if I'd go that far yet. Defense of Taiwan would start WW3. I don't think China would go there... yet. Probably in my lifetime, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mclumber1 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 The defense of Taiwan would be alright - as long as the people and government of Taiwan want to be defended. Taking the war onto mainland China would be a mistake though for a number of reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 If we were to put troops on the ground in China, it would be at most a week before all-out nuclear apocalypse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Uaarkson said: If we were to put troops on the ground in China, it would be at most a week before all-out nuclear apocalypse Well we won the Korean War against them, right? What could go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 35 minutes ago, Jason said: The "facts don't care about your feelings" crew sure love to live in a fantasy land where superhero Trump solves all the world's problems and goes back in time to convince their fathers to tell them that they loved them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 30 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: I don't know if I'd go that far yet. Defense of Taiwan would start WW3. I don't think China would go there... yet. Probably in my lifetime, though. See HK, China has been practicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 The insatiable bloodlust Americans will have when the first casualties at the hands of China come in will inevitably lead to nuclear war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: The insatiable bloodlust Americans will have when the first casualties at the hands of China come in will inevitably lead to nuclear war My concern about any war with China is someone looking at the disparity between our nuclear arsenal and their nuclear arsenal and thinking "I think we can take their counter strikes " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Fizzzzle said: Who do you think will be the next country that we'll drum up another reason to invade in another 5 or so years so defense contractors can get rich? My money's on.... Ethiopia, why not. Somewhere in Latin America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Fizzzzle said: I don't know if I'd go that far yet. Defense of Taiwan would start WW3. I don't think China would go there... yet. Probably in my lifetime, though. Not actually defending Taiwan, just buying all the stuff needed to in theory to defend Taiwan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Don't make me tap the sign: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 she should have given a higher number but 200k is good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 On 8/24/2021 at 8:07 PM, Jason said: Trump would have done the same as Biden, only he would have done it while shooting out abrasive tweets about “needing to get out of sh*thole countries”, and the right-wing—minus Lynne Cheney and the National Review crowd—would be cheering our speedy exit and his ‘straight talk.’ Honestly I had hoped the anti-military interventionist shift on the right (anti-Trump neocon holdouts aside) during the Trump years signaled a larger, authentic, long-term ideological change, but it’s clear now as I watch the broader reaction to the troop pullout that it was just taken up as part of Trump boosterism —the alt-right went along with it because, well, they’ll go along with anything just to watch Trump ‘own the libs’…even adopt the libs’ positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 The Economist published quite a few articles from these "intellectual luminaries": Niall Ferguson on why the end of America’s empire won’t be peaceful | The Economist WWW.ECONOMIST.COM As it leaves Afghanistan in chaos, America’s decline mirrors Britain’s a century ago. It may also invite wider conflict, warns a historian | By Invitation Francis Fukuyama on the end of American hegemony | The Economist WWW.ECONOMIST.COM Afghanistan does not mark the end of the American era; the challenge to its global standing is political polarisation at home, says a foreign-policy expert | By Invitation Robert D. Kaplan on why America can recover from failures like Afghanistan and Iraq | The Economist WWW.ECONOMIST.COM A favourable geography gives the United States many advantages over its rivals, including the freedom to make calamitous mistakes | By Invitation This was the appropriate response to them: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The Economist published quite a few articles from these "intellectual luminaries": Niall Ferguson on why the end of America’s empire won’t be peaceful | The Economist WWW.ECONOMIST.COM As it leaves Afghanistan in chaos, America’s decline mirrors Britain’s a century ago. It may also invite wider conflict, warns a historian | By Invitation Francis Fukuyama on the end of American hegemony | The Economist WWW.ECONOMIST.COM Afghanistan does not mark the end of the American era; the challenge to its global standing is political polarisation at home, says a foreign-policy expert | By Invitation Robert D. Kaplan on why America can recover from failures like Afghanistan and Iraq | The Economist WWW.ECONOMIST.COM A favourable geography gives the United States many advantages over its rivals, including the freedom to make calamitous mistakes | By Invitation This was the appropriate response to them: I regret ever having subscribed to this magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Quote Details of the explosion at Kabul airport remain unclear. There have been some reports of gunfire on the ground. The explosion has occurred at the Abbey gate entrance where British troops are based. It was one of three gates that had been closed followings warnings of a terrorist threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Now here's a tweet: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Quote A Taliban security source has said at least 13 people, including foreigners and children, have been killed, and Taliban guards wounded, in the explosion outside Kabul airport, Al Jazeera is reporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 From The Guardian: Quote A journalist in Kabul has translated and sent this statement from the Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid, saying the Americans had been told about a possible Isis attack on Kabul airport. “The Taliban are committed to the international community and will not allow terrorists to use Afghanistan as a base for their operations. The Taliban have warned US troops about possible terrorist groups such as ISIS,” Mujahid said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 The Taliban and America are now BFFs? Or at least as the saying goes: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: The Taliban and America are now BFFs? Or at least as the saying goes: the enemy of my enemy is my friend. We made them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Isis affiliate ISKP is prime suspect for Kabul airport suicide bomb | Afghanistan | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Analysis: Group known as Islamic State Khorasan Province poses ‘acute’ and ‘persistent’ threat, says Joe Biden’s security adviser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 McMaster was on the BBC claiming that the Taliban was behind this attack. Good Christ - Trump was right to fire his ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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