whelk

They may not have heads of course

I get your point but Saddam wasn’t harmless to West. Like many despots he pushed his luck by invading Kuwait. We fucked over the Kurds then similar to what is going on in Afghanistan.

Air support is key. Taliban marched unimpeded and has lead to mass panic in Kabul. It was our moral obligation to look after the people better and if that means looking after thousands than so be it. Our sense of fair play is what sets our values and allows us (to some degree) to intervene, hopefully that we want to give countries a stable democracy. We can all be cynical and know that is not always the aim but West had values. No country should trust us anymore though. agree:

You don’t think the US could have imagined? Really? Saw exactly the same situation in Iraq and naive in extreme if you thought the US thought they would stand firm against the Taliban - on a hiding to nothing. What do you think they do in the Pentagon? And as for questioning will and courage - so that’s it is it, it’s their fault - didn’t show the British spirit in adversity?

Did you consider the Weston factor?

That is the issue. Pause a terrorist breeding ground for 20 years. Encourage them to embrace western values and then when they have done that fuck off and leave them at the mercy of butchers who abhor and want to violently punish anyone with those values. They are already marking houses, meanwhile civilians have all ditched their jeans and t shirts and trying to rapidly grow a beard. Of course no simple solution but feels could have been massively better than what is unfolding.

1-1 for a while then we collapse and lose 3-1 or 4-1

Surely there should be a thread where mods list all the banned posters so we can see their hideous crimes and heed the warnings and correct any of our own errant behaviour? As well as a moderation exercise to keep the mods in check. As it’s stands they just go missing, taken away in the night. Fucking ridiculous if SKD has been banned.

Asylum to anyone at risk? That is millions. Still this story will go away soon and no one will give a shit about their plight esp Americans. Back to bemoaning about the Stamp Duty break going and roaming charges in Europe.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/2/afghanistan-ghani-blames-abrupt-us-exit-for-worsening-security in the headline sweetpea Your posts speak for yourself pal.

I prefer to listen to eye witnesses who claim the Taliban executed the men and boys of their village. You know they have a history you must have stumbled upon in your extensive research. Quite brutal you will find. But you take submission of a petrified population as some sign that they are embracing their rule. Yes fucking stupid. Maybe try even watching the news?

You can do tests although that alone may not show you ability. It isn’t just academic achievements either.

I get all that. Aware absolutely that we have fucked it up. But we have absolutely stitched up the people and many are now terrified and no wonder.

You really are a simpleton.

You do realise it has been labelled US’s day of shame? Must be baffling you and not sure why not being the celebrated as the day Afghan rid itself of corruption?

Ohh so now the Taliban are the good guys. All very planned. Goodo

I am sure you will relate to the collaborator spirit.

Terry parks in disable parking bays. Tells you everything. Can raise his fist and call someone a black cunt though and fence his mum’s stolen goods.

Intelligent people can discern that others may be thick - way of the world I’m afraid. You take comfort from the article though mate.

It is not about winning it is about not leaving people abandoned when we have encouraged and now leave them defenceless. It’s the morality but if you don’t see it you don’t see it. Glory be to the commendable Biden.

Carry on your research sunshine makes you look v bright. Maybe I should stop reading New Yorker and plenty of other respectable analysis and listen to your whataboutery and realise it was inevitable.

Be some great comfort to the people like the lady below to tell the there was fuck all could do. This makes me sick. We caused it and have just left the poor people to a wretched situation. TBH you and Weston can call up all the apologies and wash your hands and mention parallels but morality of this is a disgrace.

Is the article saying thick cunts should never be called thick cunts?

Biden was spouting bollocks about how the Afghan army was strong enough to resist. Trump was a clown, Biden knows better.