Let's not forget that the Taliban too knew that the West would be on holiday - and the West went on holiday in the middle of the traditional Afghan fighting season.
We couldn't keep Bagram open without the support of the Americans.
Let's not forget that the Taliban too knew that the West would be on holiday - and the West went on holiday in the middle of the traditional Afghan fighting season.
We couldn't keep Bagram open without the support of the Americans.
Safely is the 'buzz' word here, you can get an LGV licence in less than a week.
This morning we were treated on CGTN to a propaganda program about the worst warmongering nation in the World. Guess who? And apparently 98% of the World's population would agree with you. The Chinese aren't going to miss an opportunity like this to rub their noses in it! Pity you can't get CGTN in the UK. US expenditure was 300 million dollars every day (2.19 trillion) whilst they were in Afghanistan whilst most of the local population were surviving on <2 dollars per day.Stanley wrote: ↑01 Sep 2021, 03:20 The spin department has been in overdrive. I'll bet there has been a stream of briefing notes and key words going out. On the verboten list will be defeat, Dunkirk, retreat, Saigon and Vietnam. This has been a strategic withdrawal and many goals have been achieved. Funny how the people who actually had to do the dirty work there use words like ashamed and disaster.
News from the US that Biden says the evacuation was a triumph and US aims were achieved as al-Qaeda was defeated. He argues that terrorism has moved on and the strategy must follow. He has a point and may be right.