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Bored As gently caress posted:
what's cops since you mention the ANP in the very same sentence so I assume they're not the same
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Milo and POTUS posted:what's cops since you mention the ANP in the very same sentence so I assume they're not the same Combat outpost Smaller bases than FOBs. Our infantry units ran patrols out of them.
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 21:19 |
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Milo and POTUS posted:what's cops since you mention the ANP in the very same sentence so I assume they're not the same Combat Outpost e;fb
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 21:20 |
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Gotcha
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 21:22 |
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The way media coverage and social media posts shift during events like these really highlights how little attention the average American pays to international events and policy. People in this country feel 0 ownership for the actions taken in their names and moan when things arent subsequently done right. People are so loving stupid and misinformed that Im not sure how much hope exists for meaningful reform within this generation. Millennials are the largest voting bloc and things appear to be moving in the wrong direction.
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 21:42 |
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So I wonder how all the prisoners in Guantanamo feel right now.
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 21:50 |
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pantslesswithwolves posted:There’s actually some material out there by former officials where they’re very sanguine about who to blame for Afghanistan. This is one of my favorites. lmao
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pantslesswithwolves posted:There’s actually some material out there by former officials where they’re very sanguine about who to blame for Afghanistan. This is one of my favorites.
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Suicide Watch posted:Will be interesting to see China's relations with the Taliban as they share a border. If big Red cozies up with the Taliban how will it affect their handling of Xinjiang? Seems like the next big islamist target will be China and they'll eventually poke the wasp's nest in the next 20 years I remember reading a while back that China was already in talks with the Taliban weeks or months ago, and China more or less said "you can do whatever you want just don't mess with our shipments through your country." Wish I could find the article I read, but everything now is dominated with China having been first in line to recognize the Taliban as the government of Afghanistan so I'm coming up short. That said, I can't help but think your right my inner cynic is expecting before long America will finally care about the Uighurs (which we should be, but not just because it's beneficial to some hosed up geopolitical chess game) and encouraging tensions in the border regions in and around western China.
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pantslesswithwolves posted:There’s actually some material out there by former officials where they’re very sanguine about who to blame for Afghanistan. This is one of my favorites. loving bravo!
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Grip it and rip it posted:The way media coverage and social media posts shift during events like these really highlights how little attention the average American pays to international events and policy. People in this country feel 0 ownership for the actions taken in their names and moan when things arent subsequently done right. I literally believe the Americans that are angry about this and blame Biden are, in fact, angry that after 20 years of blissful ignorance they're having to hear about Afghanistan again. Like, literally as long as the US military casualties stayed to a few dozen a year they'd happily take that bargain so they could concentrate really hard on this season's American Idol
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quote:A few days after the assassination of Iran’s top general Qasem Soleimani, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of undermining the Afghan peace process by using militant groups in the country, and cautioned the Taliban to disengage themselves from the Islamic republic. He emphasized that “the Taliban’s entanglement in Iran’s dirty work will only harm the Afghan peace process.” Pompeo, however, provided no details to support his charge. February 2020
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 22:35 |
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All this poo poo reminds me of this group meeting thing at the TBI clinic just before I got out, and there was the saltiest one legged 1LT you've ever seen get into a raging argument with a bunch of NCOs over the talk of getting out of Iraq. LT didn't give two tenths of a single, solitary gently caress and was in a huge shouting match with them all. I don't remember much of it, but LT concluded it all by yelling at them that went something like "what, you got FAMILY in Iraq? You all got PEN PALS over there? I will shut the gently caress up and not say another loving word if any of you can tell me the country code you need to dial up anyone in this country you all give so much of a gently caress about". Anyway, there was a lot of silence after that and he left and I never saw him again but he became my personal military hero. Group got cancelled that day. Fin
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Ironically, Iran was cooperating with us and helping provide intel against the Taliban and AQ (and even detaining some) until douchebag in Chief said "Axis of Evil" in the SOTU speech. After that they told our intel and DOD to gently caress off. All Bush administration officials have the blood of millions on their hands.
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https://twitter.com/DougJBalloon/status/1426649836615618565?s=20
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 22:48 |
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Between this and the Kurds, no indigenous force should ever trust us ever again, and tell us to gently caress off. How we will ever get any actually loyal local partners anywhere again?
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Bored As gently caress posted:Between this and the Kurds, no indigenous force should ever trust us ever again, and tell us to gently caress off. How we will ever get any actually loyal local partners anywhere again? People like money. They'll just backstab us even more readily and frequently than usual.
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BIG HEADLINE posted:People like money. They'll just backstab us even more readily and frequently than usual. See: the US trained Mexican special forces soldiers becoming the Zetas.
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not caring here posted:All this poo poo reminds me of this group meeting thing at the TBI clinic just before I got out, and there was the saltiest one legged 1LT you've ever seen get into a raging argument with a bunch of NCOs over the talk of getting out of Iraq. That guy is awesome lol. My nuclear hot take is we pulled the bandage off early so China can make a deal with the Taliban to start extracting the country's rare earth metals. Gotta get those PS5's out by Christmas this year!
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https://mobile.twitter.com/BetamaxPrime/status/1426907781710467089
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 23:08 |
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I don't get it, those are obviously just normal NYT columns
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 23:10 |
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The AFG collapse is a feature, not Bug out US policy. It's our freaking SOP at this point.
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Fallom posted:I don't get it, those are obviously just normal NYT columns Yeah for loving real
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bulletsponge13 posted:The AFG collapse is a feature, not Bug out US policy. It's our freaking SOP at this point. The us is so opposed to functioning government we spend trillions to export it abroad
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# ? Aug 15, 2021 23:27 |
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I did not realize that Afghanistan was divided into that many smaller regions. I knew it had to have some but not nearly that many
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I interrupt doomchat to bring one of the stupidest things I've read in a while, and a strong case that architects supercede engineers in min-maxing. https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/126061548/architects-vision-for-miq-pods-on-quail-island-in-lyttelton-harbour The whole thing is worth reading, but a couple of choice quotes: quote:“The pods can be prefabricated in Lyttelton – there is place here that can do this – and lifted onto the island by helicopter. They can be snaplocked onto timber foundations using the mechanism that secures containers onto a ship.”
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Stravag posted:I did not realize that Afghanistan was divided into that many smaller regions. I knew it had to have some but not nearly that many Out of curiosity went and looked this up - Afghanistan has slightly greater population density than Kentucky (124.5/sq mi vs 112/sq mi) but with 7 times the population (31.4 mil vs 4.4 mil). Population wise there's more people in Afghanistan than in Texas (27.5 mil).
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Well I had a nice 8 month break from the thread but here I am quoting this
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# ? Aug 16, 2021 01:11 |
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I’m just grateful for how this sub forum is handling all of this going on. One dude in D&D is just straight up jerking off to afghan death wishing the taliban moves in harder and faster while a few others are doing victory laps. I stopped reading when the idea of starting a betting pool on the fall of Kabul was met with overwhelming zeal.
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# ? Aug 16, 2021 01:41 |
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Cenen posted:I’m just grateful for how this sub forum is handling all of this going on. One dude in D&D is just straight up jerking off to afghan death wishing the taliban moves in harder and faster while a few others are doing victory laps. I stopped reading when the idea of starting a betting pool on the fall of Kabul was met with overwhelming zeal. Interpreting everything through the lens of scoring points against the Western empires sometimes leads to awkward results like praising the Taliban as liberators, followed by a Trumpian refusal to back down To their credit nobody's really playing along with that poster
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sharknado slashfic posted:Well I had a nice 8 month break from the thread but here I am quoting this Think you're too good for us huh? Well we all jeb down here
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sharknado slashfic posted:Well I had a nice 8 month break from the thread but here I am quoting this Milo and POTUS posted:Think you're too good for us huh? Well we all jeb down here I will never, ever turn down a quality Jeb! meme. It's my favorite political running joke. And for content, the sad thing about this statement is: https://twitter.com/davidgura/status/1427054256364920833 It's the first time American soldiers have had a serious, no-bullshit mission in Afghanistan since I can remember, maybe over a decade. Take full control over the airfield, hold it, enable as many flights out as possible, then leave. It's the first legitimate answer to "why are we here anyways?" that had an answer that made sense.
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# ? Aug 16, 2021 01:52 |
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Americans can't grasp a story where there are no good guys. I'm sorry so many of you went through what you did when this was pretty much going to be the outcome from the start. America (or big segments of it anyway) pretty much owes you an apology.
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# ? Aug 16, 2021 01:52 |
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https://twitter.com/starsandstripes/status/1427045633915899907?s=20 Big news on Gilbert's no-hitter on first career start
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Milo and POTUS posted:Think you're too good for us huh? Well we all jeb down here when he stepped out of the race his website was selling really nice quality clothing like patagonia fleece for 90% off retail value, but with a Jeb! monogram and I've kicked myself for not getting a fleece and softshell jacket ever since.
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# ? Aug 16, 2021 02:04 |
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20 years of bullshit just to ensure the loving Taliban becomes more entrenched than ever
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# ? Aug 16, 2021 02:25 |
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Cenen posted:I’m just grateful for how this sub forum is handling all of this going on. One dude in D&D is just straight up jerking off to afghan death wishing the taliban moves in harder and faster while a few others are doing victory laps. I stopped reading when the idea of starting a betting pool on the fall of Kabul was met with overwhelming zeal. Oh 100%, I popped in over there hoping for some insights and yup D&D is still D&D.
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Nick Soapdish posted:Big news on Gilbert's no-hitter on first career start Seriously, that’s pretty amazing. I wonder if his grandma will have that cover page framed. Hyrax Attack! posted:Oh 100%, I popped in over there hoping for some insights and yup D&D is still D&D. I popped over to the Sahara for some scuba lessons, no luck there either.
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I've been furiously posting in the Navy thread today to keep myself from posting in the D&D thread.
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