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Germany has failed in Afghanistan

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Posted By: Moritz55, 8/21/2021 7:57:44 PM

"Get out of Afghanistan!" This has been a demand by Germany's Left party for 20 years — since 2001, when Germany's military mission within the framework of the NATO-led ISAF operation began. Was this just an easy and cheap demand to make because the opposition party never had to assume the responsibilities of government, and with them the responsibility for combat missions of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr? The answer is: yes and no. Yes, because fighting the Taliban and their terrorism was — at least at the beginning of the millennium — linked to a justified hope for progress and democracy benefiting the people in Afghanistan. And no, because

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Come And Take It 8/21/2021 8:00:23 PM (No. 887854)
Germany has always been a pissweak non-contributor in Afghanistan, just as they are in NATO.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: PCMM 8/21/2021 8:41:26 PM (No. 887877)
All of the talk about a western “loss” in Afghanistan feels a bit like it’s being lazily reported as a military thing. The military defeated Afghanistan in about 39 seconds. No one can withstand the full force of American might. This is a political scandal of epic proportions in that we’d already learned the lessons of Vietnam and was told this wasn’t a repeat. Not only was it a repeat, it was a repeat on steroids. Hundreds of American men, generals, politicians, lobbyists, contractors, media, et al. should be publicly executed for their crimes against the people of both nations.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Venturer 8/21/2021 9:13:17 PM (No. 887892)
The Taliban is out in the open. ISIS and Al quaeda are there with them. Now is the time to destroy them. Block off their escape to Pakistan and wipe them out. There is one problem. We don't have any leadership in either our Congress our President or our military.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Birddog 8/21/2021 9:29:25 PM (No. 887902)
Riddle me this...in EVERY country in every part of the world, universally accepted and supported is "A Nations Embassy IS that nation. It 100% belongs to THEM, and any and all means are valid in supporting and defending that patch of ground, no matter who else's territory lies around it, up and including Nukes if needed". WHY has the USA and several other countries abandoned those patches of legitimate sovereign ground, locations where ALL of their communications and contact information, for all employees and allies as well as defensive capabilities, shelter in place plans, and exfiltration plans have always resided...in exchange for the confused, indefensible and database free "Public Territory" of a mere International airport? Miller and Milley have both stated that they were only allowed enough troops to Hold 2 sites, out of Bagram, Embassy and Airport, why give away Bagram a month ago, then surrender the embassy without even attempting to hold it when the "Manure hit the Machine" leaving only a Public Airfeild?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 8/21/2021 11:20:06 PM (No. 887956)
AFAIK, the Germans did zero fighting Afghanistan.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: kono 8/22/2021 12:22:08 PM (No. 888567)
"Germany has failed in Afghanistan" Germany was in Afghanistan?
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