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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5151641" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Actually we ran the Taliban out of the country into Pakistan.&nbsp; They regrouped there with the help of Pakistan (our ally?) and came back in.&nbsp; In some back room of the White House or the Pentagon it was decided that a lot of money could be made and even though we had satellite imagery of them coming in as well as constant caravans from the Pakistanis resupplying the Taliban we just let it happen.&nbsp; Back in the day the Afghans could&#039;ve fought the British to a win and with our help run the Soviets out.&nbsp; But today we have the technology necessary to whip primitive fighters.&nbsp; This is why Trump was unpopular in the Pentagon.&nbsp; They spent big money on defense contractors and after retirement landed plush jobs with those same contractors for very high pay.&nbsp; He upset the apple cart.&nbsp; As for those who think it would&#039;ve served some strategic value next to China, if we ever get into a nuclear war with China how long do you think those bases are going to last?&nbsp; Some seem to have no problem getting our soldiers killed and spending huge sums of money to avoid the embarrassment of losing a war to a bunch of people still living in the Dark Ages.&nbsp; Get over it, Trump did the right thing.&nbsp; But Biden fouled it up.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5151641, member: 24302"] Actually we ran the Taliban out of the country into Pakistan. They regrouped there with the help of Pakistan (our ally?) and came back in. In some back room of the White House or the Pentagon it was decided that a lot of money could be made and even though we had satellite imagery of them coming in as well as constant caravans from the Pakistanis resupplying the Taliban we just let it happen. Back in the day the Afghans could've fought the British to a win and with our help run the Soviets out. But today we have the technology necessary to whip primitive fighters. This is why Trump was unpopular in the Pentagon. They spent big money on defense contractors and after retirement landed plush jobs with those same contractors for very high pay. He upset the apple cart. As for those who think it would've served some strategic value next to China, if we ever get into a nuclear war with China how long do you think those bases are going to last? Some seem to have no problem getting our soldiers killed and spending huge sums of money to avoid the embarrassment of losing a war to a bunch of people still living in the Dark Ages. Get over it, Trump did the right thing. But Biden fouled it up. [/QUOTE]

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