Afghanistan

[Mjl]

quit painting the intelligence experts as a monolithic group, illy

there was zero consensus about the situation, exacerbated by what he afghanis were saying

There's absolutely no reason he'd continue making that claim other than the desire to argue and put the libs in their place. It's so obnoxious.

[Deleted User 863]

It's so obnoxious.

As were the last 4 years of never-ending attempts to own the righties.

Welcome to America.

[Deleted User 863]

Why would we need a deployment of troops to keep an airbase operational that was already operational? Delayed pullback od troops at that airbase? Yes. Additional deployment? No

Wasn't the Afghan Army running the base when we left? Based on their performance in keeping their country secure, I doubt we would have been wise to count on them.

https://apnews.com/article/bagram-afgha ... aaa167e623

Did you even read the article you posted? LOL

[Deleted User 863]

quit painting the intelligence experts as a monolithic group, illy

there was zero consensus about the situation, exacerbated by what he afghanis were saying

Apparently the main one's not in consensus were the President and his yes men. Because from the reports i have heard/read the rest of our military experts/intelligence experts were pretty much in agreement about what was going to occur.

[Deleted User 863]

Sure wish DC was still here. He'd be having a field day with the hypocritical lefties.

[Deleted User 89]

quit painting the intelligence experts as a monolithic group, illy

there was zero consensus about the situation, exacerbated by what he afghanis were saying

Apparently the main one's not in consensus were the President and his yes men. Because from the reports i have heard/read the rest of our military experts/intelligence experts were pretty much in agreement about what was going to occur.

which is it, military experts or intelligence community experts?

or was that an intentional conflation because you really don’t know, and won’t admit that you continue misrepresenting the situation in order to get your win?

edit: sorry, conflation is probably too big of a word for you...conflation: the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc. into one

[twocoach]

Why would we need a deployment of troops to keep an airbase operational that was already operational? Delayed pullback od troops at that airbase? Yes. Additional deployment? No

Wasn't the Afghan Army running the base when we left? Based on their performance in keeping their country secure, I doubt we would have been wise to count on them.

https://apnews.com/article/bagram-afgha ... aaa167e623

Did you even read the article you posted? LOL

I did. It stated that the handover of that Air Force Base began in April and ran through early July, when we finally left. Meaning that we no longer had staff and soldiers there to maintain it. We could have only used that air base to help with these evacuations if we moved a bunch of staff and soldiers back to the base. That was my point. I dont see anything in that article that refutes any of my points.

[twocoach]

Sure wish DC was still here. He'd be having a field day with the hypocritical lefties.

Yes, we all know how much you idolized his ability to hand out snarky zingers.

[Deleted User 863]

Sure wish DC was still here. He'd be having a field day with the hypocritical lefties.

Yes, we all know how much you idolized his ability to hand out snarky zingers.

I enjoyed his ability to put you in your place and make you look foolish. That is for sure.

[Deleted User 89]

DC could actually turn a coherent thought, and wouldn’t resort to tuning away, whataboutisms, i-know-you-are-but-what-am-i, or goal post moving when he got called out...he could/would actually defend his posts

he also understood that words have definitions, and that the words one uses actually matter

[Mjl]

DC could actually turn a coherent thought, and wouldn’t resort to tuning away, whataboutisms, i-know-you-are-but-what-am-i, or goal post moving when he got called out...he could/would actually defend his posts

he also understood that words have definitions, and that the words one uses actually matter

Ehhhh... Agreed except the whataboutism. He very very much engaged in that.

[twocoach]

Sure wish DC was still here. He'd be having a field day with the hypocritical lefties.

Yes, we all know how much you idolized his ability to hand out snarky zingers.

I enjoyed his ability to put you in your place and make you look foolish. That is for sure.

At least you admit you're just here to troll and enjoy watching others troll. It's the first step to recovery.

[ousdahl]

“when he got called out” and “could/would” being pretty huge operatives

Cuz he otherwise was all about resorting to turning away (hey there CoyDC) or whatsboutisms.

We’d be talking Trump, and DC would be dropping these zingers about some Bill Clinton shit from the 90s.

Don’t get me wrong, I miss DC too.

But geezer was right about him. And I think geezer calling DC out is why DC ultimately left

[Deleted User 902]

DC could actually turn a coherent thought, and wouldn’t resort to tuning away, whataboutisms, i-know-you-are-but-what-am-i, or goal post moving when he got called out...he could/would actually defend his posts

he also understood that words have definitions, and that the words one uses actually matter

Ehhhh... Agreed except the whataboutism. He very very much engaged in that.

Lulz

[Deleted User 863]

DC could actually turn a coherent thought, and wouldn’t resort to tuning away, whataboutisms, i-know-you-are-but-what-am-i, or goal post moving when he got called out...he could/would actually defend his posts

he also understood that words have definitions, and that the words one uses actually matter

Ya i liked him too.

Too bad some of the hysterical libtards around here chased him away so their (your?) echo chamber could continue more easily.

[ousdahl]

who knew the big fella was also such a poor little victim

[Deleted User 902]

who knew the big fella was also such a poor little victim

Lulz

[Mjl]

It would be great if there was an advisory position for the President whose entire purpose is to, based off advice from the generals, advise the President...

Wait, there is? Surely based on what Illy is saying, you know, since he read an interview with a couple military people, he advised the President that the Taliban, despite being woefully outnumbered and under-equipped compared to the Afghan army, would immediately wipe out that army?

Oh, wait, he didn't.

The buck stops with Biden, so that mistake he still owns. But the claiming that it was done maliciously and knowingly, and the claim that all the generals knew it, is just insanely stupid.

[twocoach]

DC could actually turn a coherent thought, and wouldn’t resort to tuning away, whataboutisms, i-know-you-are-but-what-am-i, or goal post moving when he got called out...he could/would actually defend his posts

he also understood that words have definitions, and that the words one uses actually matter

Ya i liked him too.

Too bad some of the hysterical libtards around here chased him away so their (your?) echo chamber could continue more easily.

It was nice having a troll who was intelligent, well read and well spoken vs. the ignorant idiocy our current batch trolls provide but I'd rather have no trolls.

People being a dick to others because they find it amusing still makes this place a less enjoyable forum.

[ousdahl]

who knew the big fella was also such a poor little victim

Lulz

Not nice.

(This place was so much cooler when have the users wuz DC socks)