'U.S. Has Been Humbled Today' As Last Troops Leave Afghanistan - Deadline - MSNBC

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NBC News’ Richard Engel details repercussion’s of U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan. Engel said, “It will be a challenge to bring the Taliban into the international community." Aired on 08/30/2021.




Michael Beschloss Breaks Down Lessons Learned From The Afghanistan War - Deadline - MSNBC

NBC News’ Presidential Historian reacts to the official ending of the US war in Afghanistan, saying that the US came in the country “with noble motives” and realized that is “a lot harder to end a war than to get into one.”

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1. This was always the outcome. Our hubris thought we could turn a 16th century culture into a

21st Century Democracy. We should have invested the 3 TT dollars into our Democracy.

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3. Agreed. I still remember the failed Soviet invasion, but I understand now why any attempts will fail

This is not a unified country in the usual sense, it's comprised of factions and tribes, many of which don't even recognize the British-imposed borders from almost 2 centuries ago. We've expended more than enough of lives and treasure, it was long past time.

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6. Agree with you

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2. Awe geez!

Did we have to leave so soon?
We could have at least taken several million people with us.

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4. We may take that many by the time we're "done."

The "occupation" may be over, but the news guys said that the evacuation may continue for years. *sigh*

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5. That's nice of the Taliban, to let them leave.

They don’t look like nice guys, but I guess they’re in a better mood these days!

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7. The thing is, from what we've learned, it appears that any attempt at a central government will fail

And they will be better off with those allied with the U.S. out of the country. They appear to want to revert to a previous century.

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8. They didn't give a s**t about going in or getting out. It wasn't their kids fighting and dying.

Bush and Cheney want to take over the middle east and steal their natural resources. The military-industrial complex just wants to make billions replacing destroyed military equipment.

And soon it will start the sick and wounded from the last 20 years of wars fighting will have to fight and beg VA service to live up to the promises that have always been made to the enlistees.

These 20 years of wars will have their own version of agent orange. The Vietnam soldiers have had to fight for healthcare-related to exposure to agent orange.

And then there is the depleted uranium. What unknown long-term health problems are yet to be identified.

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9. Beau Biden's illness came after his service in Kosovo and Jon Stewart is advocating for veterans

Exposed to toxic "burn pits." So many of our veterans come home with debilitating illness resulting from exposure during their service.

Jon Stewart Promotes Bill To Help Veterans Exposed To Toxic Burn Pits