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Hey look, we’re throwing more money into Afghanistan, but not to get our allies out
After Biden’s botched pull out of Afghanistan last August, the country has been in more turmoil than…well…sometime in the Third Century maybe? Anywho, while we still have allies among the many people left behind when we just tucked tail, ran, and left behind billions in military equipment for the Taliban, there’s a humanitarian crisis. What does […]
…And Nobody Saw It Coming? Really?
This may cheer up some of you: Afghanistan’s economy depended heavily on the cash the US sank into it. Once we left, the money was cut off, and guess what? The Afghan economy is not just teetering, it is crashing into oblivion. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/afghanistan-heading-towards-collapse-faster-than-expected-swedish-minister-warns/ar-AAPRvc5?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnbfcL From the article: DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Afghanistan is heading towards […]
More on the 82nd Airborne’s Taliban war trophy
Jeff LPH 3 forwards to us this Task & Purpose report on MG Donahue’s war trophy we talked about earlier this week. According to the report, the 82nd Airborne’s spokesman says that nobody was ordered off an aircraft to load the truck. From the article; Col. Brett Lea, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division, […]
Redstate reports that MG Donahue ordered 50-100 people off last flight out of Kabul to take a war trophy
Poetrooper sends in that Redstate is reporting that Major General Donahue, Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division and who was the on-the-ground commander in the final days of the Kabul debacle, is said to have ordered everyone off a C-17 so that a war trophy could be loaded. Of course, when people went to […]
Two Bits To Lighten Your Day
The following is a Youtube video of Biden being booed at a ball game. It’s very noisy. I just want to warn you about that, so that you won’t fall off your chair in hysterics. From Sky News Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebD2lVI0Iu0 Does this mean he has no…. oh, never mind. His popularity seems to be rapidly […]
FBI director seeks new opportunity as Captain Obvious
Jeff LPH 3 sends in this article from The Hill; FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Tuesday that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan could inspire a new wave of extremism in the U.S. Wray testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that extremist groups have never stop plotting attacks on U.S. soil. He […]
Biden comes close to remembering 9/11 as “Some people did something”
While President Biden did appear at three 9/11 memorials today (New York City, Shanksville, and the Pentagon), he didn’t give public speeches. He briefly spoke with reporters, but as all too often happens with Biden’s ramblings, he just ended up talking about how great he himself is. “Everyone says, ‘Biden, why do you keep insisting […]
Biden caves to Taliban, will stick to the August 31, 2021, troop withdrawal
There was talk about the potential to continue evacuation operations beyond August 31, 2021. The Taliban warned that there would be “consequences” if the US military was not out by August 31, 2021. The Department of Defense looked to Joe Biden for the go-ahead to extend operations beyond that date. Joe Biden stayed firm with […]
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