Let me start off by saying that I have several family members and close friends who serve in the US military. Some of who were stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. This isn’t about them.
This is about the bigger picture.
As Joe Biden races to get the last remaining Americans out of Afghanistan, you can’t help but notice how much they’ve lied to us about.
What is happening in Afghanistan is disastrous for America and our reputation abroad.
Its disgusting.
We’ve been in Afghanistan for 20 years, and have accomplished NOTHING. So many lives lost, so much money and time wasted.
This is the largest foreign policy failure in American history.
You can argue that we should have never been involved in the Afghani Civil War. There are many valid points to be made on that front.
However it’s clear that we were never in Afghanistan to win.
We were there to make the military industrial complex rich beyond their wildest dreams.
Imagine if we spent that time, energy, and money on making America more prosperous.
Now that we’re leaving, to say that “shit is hitting the fan” is an understatement.
The Taliban is toppling the “Afghani Government” in record time.
If Biden doesn’t move quickly we’re going to have another Benghazi on our hands.
We’re scrambling to avoid a bad situation.
Our failure in Afghanistan is allowing some very bad people to gain access to large stockpiles of equipment. We (aka those money thirsty military industrial complex companies) supplied the Afghani army with weapons, vehicles, drones, and more…all of which is falling into the arms of the Taliban, and Iran.
This is just a small sample of the scenes from across the region.
This is 100X worse than Vietnam.
What the hell have we been doing for 20 years?
Granted we told the Taliban exactly when we were leaving, but after 20 years for the country to fall apart in SECONDS is nothing short of embarrassing. We failed miserably trying to force democracy via a weak propped up government.
Its sad to think about the American lives that have been lost in the Middle East for this outcome.
Keep an eye on the Middle East. We have tons of problems here at home and a huge part of the America First platform is staying away from Middle Eastern conflicts that do nothing to advance our interests. With Biden in the White House, this will impact us whether we like it or not. Watch out for an influx of REFUGEES as a result of the instability in Afghanistan.
Only time will tell what will happen in Afghanistan and what the impact to the West will be.
One thing is certain: We are not successful Nation builders and we should have brought our boys, toys, and money home a long time ago.