They were the good guys in The Living Daylights though…
(A hugely popular topic among the cunters – Day Admin)
That sounds more academic than I mean. I’m not an army person just a layman.
But it seems to me as a layman the West is laying down its arms and fucking off at an awfully rapid speed. Leaving a scene of absolute chaos.
How quickly the Taliban have moved in -everday I see on my newsfeed another town gone, another district under threat. I think the Taliban actually hold many provinces already. It’s only a matter of time surely before they have the whole country under their rule again.
But wasn’t the war on terror about dismantling terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and similar countries in the region. Have we given up on that idea?
Where is the Afghan army in all this? Where are all the ‘government forces’ that we spent so much time and money training? I thought they would be far superior to the Talliban forces equipped to the nines with the latest military gear and tech like the Americans.
Could it be argued we have abandoned the Afghan people? Nobody’s saying anything. Boris? No Biden? No. Just let the thing go it seems.
The only issue is whether we abandon the Afghan interpreters or grant them asylum. And that’s it. No more debate, no more assessments.
But what about all the coffins returning to RAF Lynenam a few years back. Then the cortege through Wootton Bassett. It went on week after week……what for?
Oh well they did their duty.
Nominated by – Miles Plastic
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And more from – Sick of It
After years of interventions and billions of dollars poured into this shit hole, the US, Uk have achieved fuck all. In just a few weeks the Taliban are back ‘capturing’ cities and areas all over the shit hole.
‘Government’ forces are getting nowhere, the country will be back to the same shit it was before the US moved in.
What sort of country in the 21st century still have Warlords ffs
The UK have advised all Brits to get the fuck out ASAP, who would want be there in the first place.
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And this from Sixdog Vomit
The US and UK governments for Afghanistan.
How many UK and US troops have been killed and maimed over the last 20 years? If we had left a stable government capable of holding sway maybe something would have been achieved. Instead we leave the Taliban ready to take over where they left off and the country in the shit.
As I type this the Taliban are taking strategic towns and cities faster than a scouse amateur mechanic can get your car up in bricks.
Some estimates put the cost to the UK at 37 billion.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/30/afghanistan-war-cost-britain-37bn-book
454 Brit service personnel have died there.
https://www.gov.uk/government/fields-of-operation/afghanistan
How many have suffered life changing physical injuries I don’t know let alone how many have been left traumatised.
Worse still all this was predictable, no one wins a long term fight with the Afghan warlords let alone the insanity of Islamic fighters who think dying is a reward in itself.
There are a generation of Afghans who believed that the western way was a better way of life and they are going to be made to suffer by the Taliban in unthinkable ways.
Oddly the BBC have no issues getting interviews with these spawn of Satan murderous fanatics.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-58156772
Inevitably some afghans are going to head our way as refugees in genuine fear of their lives and I don’t blame them, I think we (our government) owes them something.
Also inevitably some of the refugees will be fanatics intent on murder once they get here.
I wonder what Tony Blair has to say on the matter, this was your baby, your bastard love child with Bush.
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And yet more.. – Technocunt
With US and UK armed forces pulling out of Afghanistan after 20 odd years of trying to keep the peace, and failing, it made me wonder what exactly is the point of the West getting involved in any future conflicts?
I do realise that some wars – such as the Gulf/Kuwait wars of the early 90s – were probably more to do with the West’s interests in oil than the oppression of innocent civilians.
But by the same token it seems no one likes the West and there have been many calls for the West to keep out of other countries affairs. Moreover, the Left will always demonise the West for getting involved in other people’s conflicts purely out of self interest – especially to do with oil and of course Israel.
Therefore, wouldn’t it be interesting if NATO, the US, the UK and EU armed forces all agreed to keep out of conflicts, and let those countries sort out their own shit. Yes, it may mean thousands of civilian deaths, but fuck it, not our problem!
But you just know those same liberal woke cunts will moan the West isn’t doing enough to help the destitute (no doubt pulling the race card when its appropriate).
Therefore, the West can’t win. If we do get involved, the Left will moan. If we don’t get involved, ditto!
However, given that Sniffer Biden is now the Commander-in-Chief, it will be interesting what he does in terms of current and future conflicts, and how the Left will react to it.
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And another, this time from lord benny(not quite deceased, but close)
Afghanistan,
Well lets face it, its a shit, always been one always will be.
So lets look at the current “Issue’s”……..they are falling apart and shitting bricks.
After 20 years of western intervention (in that period most of the current front line troops will have been born) They have learnt fuck all.
Tribal in fighting, major corruption, Drugs, rogering livestock and little boys, No nothing has changed has it.
Yet for the past couple of days all I have heard on the radio is bleating complaints that they have been abandoned.
FFS! I had 12 years of school education and 3 months military training, they had 20 years, 20 years of having their arses wiped and protected now its gone, all those nice guns and vehicles, the pointless training? fuck that they are dropping the lot an legging it, and its our fault?
No bollocks, I have had enough, they need to sort their shit out and NO you fucking stay there and sort it out, don’t come knocking on my door because you cant be arsed to protect your own.
Guess what? Here’s yet another, Lord of the Rings
Afghanistan (and World governments)
Russia, USA, the UK. Their governments have all sent young men (and;women) into this corrupt shithole of waring tribesmen, each trying to out cunt other.
Thousands of soldiers, some were conscripted (Russians), some wanted to serve their country; maybe learn something for a job (UK), some just signed on the dotted because it’s the only job offer they were likely to get (USA & UK). Sent to be shot at, blown up, never knowing friend from foe, from simple bystander. Lose a foot, a leg, a hand, an arm, an eye, a kidney, or maybe your life.
And all for what ? Fuck all – no change, no point, no sense. The only reason the Afghan tribesmen stopped killing each other and; the general population, was because other countries politicians kindly supplied men in easily identifiable uniforms (with flags on the helmets) to be used for target practice.
Afghans have been fighting and killing each other for centuries – and they aren’t gonna stop now.
Politicians are Cunts and don’t give a fuck about the soldiers they send to die.
Make it law – if they vote to send troops, their kids have to suit up and join the army. Maybe then they’d give a flying fuck.
