Afghanistan Falls To The Taliban After US Withdrawal

[CountValentine]

Does the Taliban have the upper hand on this deadline?
They want the US out ASAP. Would they risk attacking the US after the 8/31 deadline which would drag this out even longer?

[yesitsme]

CNN reports President decided to pull out all troops by 8/31 deadline.

After talibans said the end date is non negotiable

[CountValentine]

After talibans said the end date is non negotiable

The military needed a decision by today.
Taliban says a lot of things.

[yesitsme]

Does the Taliban have the upper hand on this deadline?
They want the US out ASAP. Would they risk attacking the US after the 8/31 deadline which would drag this out even longer?

Does Russia have an upper hand? With President yes

[CountValentine]

Does Russia have an upper hand? With President yes

We have move past the last admin. 

[Moshe123]

USA Today/Suffolk poll:
Approve - 41% (32% among independents)
Disapprove - 55%

39% approval on the economy, 50% on COVID. 62% disapproval of how withdrawal has gone. 71% oppose recognizing Taliban. 84-10% support for translators.

Just… brutal.

https://t.co/tjlj5LXGlk

[TimT]

We have move past the last admin. 

Try telling it to this guy.

I can see why this admin would not want to say. The last admin should be all over this saying xx Americans are stuck there and can't get out.

Unconditional surrender was the agreement the last admin made. He did what others could not. Not even your hero.
Your opinion is duly noted. 

OK just found this, a direct quote from last admins senior advisor for policy and White House director of speechwriting to President Donald Trump.

[zh cohen]

which would drag this out even longer?

Would it? Biden has shown that the only thing he cares about is getting out. Why do you think that he would stay in longer if the Taliban attacked?

[CountValentine]

Would it? Biden has shown that the only thing he cares about is getting out. Why do you think that he would stay in longer if the Taliban attacked?

If Americans are killed I don't think he would have any choice.

[CountValentine]

Try telling it to this guy.

Do I have to explain the jokes? 

[zh cohen]

If Americans are killed I don't think he would have any choice.

How do you think Biden would respond if Americans were killed? My guess is that he would just drop a couple of bombs from the air. Maybe drone some Taliban leaders.

[yesitsme]

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/1430210630414442499

[CountValentine]

How do you think Biden would respond if Americans were killed? My guess is that he would just drop a couple of bombs from the air. Maybe drone some Taliban leaders.

That would be my guess if it happens after we pull out. If it happens before I am not sure.

[CountValentine]

21k+ evacuated in last 24 hours. A+ for this part of the job.
F- for the pull out. Does this average out to a "C"?

[yeshivabucher]

21k+ evacuated in last 24 hours. A+ for this part of the job.
F- for the pull out. Does this average out to a "C"?

100 and 2 average out to 51 still F-

[CountValentine]

100 and 2 average out to 51 still F-

Not at my school I went to. 

[Afrages6]

CNN reports President decided to pull out all troops by 8/31 deadline.

https://twitter.com/thejcoop/status/1430221258722062342?s=21

[CountValentine]

They can stay.

[aygart]

Not at my school I went to. 

wow they fudged numbers already then?

[CountValentine]

wow they fudged numbers already then?

Nope, it was the standard scale at the time.