Kabul madhouse

[battlemidget]

The state dept agreement with the Tally Ban. We agreed to not leave the airport, they agreed to let Americans with passports get to the airport. This was the source of the blowup between 82nd airborne commander at the airport and Brit commander leaving the airport to rescue Brit/Irish citizens and helping Afghans. 82nd commander pissed off that the Brits would endanger the agreement. I say good on the Brit commander (and French commander too).

When they make a movie about this, the same guy that played the Chief of Station in 13 Hours should play that 82nd commander. And the Brit CO? Jason Statham, of course.

[FoxtArt]

When they make a movie about this, the same guy that played the Chief of Station in 13 Hours should play that 82nd commander. And the Brit CO? Jason Statham, of course.

Oh man this situation is going to spawn all sorts of trash movies. "Legs on a plane", "Insurgious Bastards" etc.

[hollohas]

The state dept agreement with the Tally Ban. We agreed to not leave the airport, they agreed to let Americans with passports get to the airport. This was the source of the blowup between 82nd airborne commander at the airport and Brit commander leaving the airport to rescue Brit/Irish citizens and helping Afghans. 82nd commander pissed off that the Brits would endanger the agreement. I say good on the Brit commander (and French commander too).

Whoever made that agreement is a moron.

The deal Trump proctored was blown at least as far back as April. If the US commander is worried about honoring an already broken deal, he's got his priorities wrong.

If it's a new agreement that has them stuck at the airport....then it's time to break that deal too.

[Irving]

The state dept agreement with the Tally Ban. We agreed to not leave the airport, they agreed to let Americans with passports get to the airport. This was the source of the blowup between 82nd airborne commander at the airport and Brit commander leaving the airport to rescue Brit/Irish citizens and helping Afghans. 82nd commander pissed off that the Brits would endanger the agreement. I say good on the Brit commander (and French commander too).

Sounds like the Taliban breached the contract and nullified the agreement to me.

[FoxtArt]

You can't prevail against a cheater by playing by the rules...

Which is problem #1 from the beginning.

[flogger]

Jason Stratham +1

[Irving]

Jason Stratham +1

Only if the movie is a non-US director.

[Gman]

The President works for those Americans that he's left in harms way. You'd never be able to tell by the way our political elites act.

By the way, where's the VP? Is she so busy handling the border crisis that nobody can find her?

[hollohas]

Oh, she got important business in Vietnam.

[BladesNBarrels]

Interesting commentary last night.
The Russians managed to withdraw from Afghanistan without leaving equipment and personnel behind.
Not knowing anything about the Russian withdrawal, I would have to wonder how that was done.