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"Digital rodents and abandoned Pokemon presided over the streets of Bagram Airfield..." Is this a joke? Satire? Why? I suppose trillions of dollars later th

by throw7 5y ago

"Digital rodents and abandoned Pokemon presided over the streets of Bagram Airfield..." Is this a joke? Satire? Why? I suppose trillions of dollars later this is what we deserve. Mission Accomplished.

krapp 5y ago
Maybe you should consider reading the article past the first sentence.
- IncRnd 5y ago
  Why? The entire article reads like that. What is one newsworthy thing you read in the article?
  - jessaustin 5y ago
    Apparently, USA military is withdrawing from Afghanistan!
  - Dylan16807 5y ago
    You expected "newsworthy" things in an article about pokemon go?
bostonsre 5y ago
Maybe it's trying to make a horrible shitty situation a little less bad. There was zero right answer in this war. We don't have some corrupt cabal of leaders in our government and military. I can't recall a single American that didn't want to go into there after 911. Our soldiers have been stuck there putting their lives on the line to keep the house of cards from falling down. This power vacuum will disappear with another incredibly violent war after we leave. There will be zero way for the current government to maintain control. I don't see how it could possibly avoid becoming an isis like state that will lash out with more terrorism and I'm afraid this won't be the last time American boots will be in country.
- pjc50 5y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_anti-war_protests https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_anti-war_pr... Largest anti war protests in history. > We don't have some corrupt cabal of leaders in our government and military You have patriots, who are far more dangerous because they believe they're doing the right thing. And a certain amount of cabal willing to lie about how much of a threat Iraq was. The only winning move is not to play. -- Wargames, 1983
  - boomboomsubban 5y ago
    >Largest anti war protests in history. For the Iraq war. The Afghanistan war had very little resistance as things like the Congressional approval happened on September 14th giving the military a blank check to "capture the criminals."
  - bostonsre 5y ago
    I was talking about Afghanistan, but it's a similar situation in Iraq. The justification for the Iraq war is bs, but the situation in both countries is similar right now. There are weak governments that were allies that we are hanging out to dry. Our soldiers feel horrible about leaving the people they fought besides to die from the onslaught that is coming. The enemy is battle hardened and without mercy. I feel horrible for all involved but it seems like it will be worse in Afghanistan. I can't imagine being a father to a daughter who wanted a bright future for their child right now. They have at most, one year of schooling left before those schools are snubbed out harshly. Our previous allies that fought along side our soldiers have an even more grim future. There will be a stasi like hunt and subsequent execution of thousands for those that helped us. What would you do when you fought alongside people that became your brothers? Would you betray them and abandon them to this horrible fate? It's easy to call them useful idiots sitting thousands of miles away and safe. They are not dumb, they see the reality on the ground that we are not privy to. At the same time, our soldiers are dieing. It's ugly whatever route we take and I don't know the least horrible decision that should be made.
- throwanem 5y ago
  > I can't recall a single American that didn't want to go into there after 911. You must not have been paying attention. There were a hell of a lot of us, and we weren't quiet. Or wrong. > I'm afraid this won't be the last time American boots will be in country. Oh, of course not. We'll have left behind whole shipping containers full of the things.

by throw7 5y ago

krapp 5y ago

Maybe you should consider reading the article past the first sentence.

IncRnd 5y ago
Why? The entire article reads like that. What is one newsworthy thing you read in the article?
- jessaustin 5y ago
  Apparently, USA military is withdrawing from Afghanistan!
- Dylan16807 5y ago
  You expected "newsworthy" things in an article about pokemon go?

bostonsre 5y ago

Maybe it's trying to make a horrible shitty situation a little less bad. There was zero right answer in this war. We don't have some corrupt cabal of leaders in our government and military. I can't recall a single American that didn't want to go into there after 911. Our soldiers have been stuck there putting their lives on the line to keep the house of cards from falling down. This power vacuum will disappear with another incredibly violent war after we leave. There will be zero way for the current government to maintain control. I don't see how it could possibly avoid becoming an isis like state that will lash out with more terrorism and I'm afraid this won't be the last time American boots will be in country.

pjc50 5y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_anti-war_protests https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_February_2003_anti-war_pr... Largest anti war protests in history. > We don't have some corrupt cabal of leaders in our government and military You have patriots, who are far more dangerous because they believe they're doing the right thing. And a certain amount of cabal willing to lie about how much of a threat Iraq was. The only winning move is not to play. -- Wargames, 1983
- boomboomsubban 5y ago
  >Largest anti war protests in history. For the Iraq war. The Afghanistan war had very little resistance as things like the Congressional approval happened on September 14th giving the military a blank check to "capture the criminals."
- bostonsre 5y ago
  I was talking about Afghanistan, but it's a similar situation in Iraq. The justification for the Iraq war is bs, but the situation in both countries is similar right now. There are weak governments that were allies that we are hanging out to dry. Our soldiers feel horrible about leaving the people they fought besides to die from the onslaught that is coming. The enemy is battle hardened and without mercy. I feel horrible for all involved but it seems like it will be worse in Afghanistan. I can't imagine being a father to a daughter who wanted a bright future for their child right now. They have at most, one year of schooling left before those schools are snubbed out harshly. Our previous allies that fought along side our soldiers have an even more grim future. There will be a stasi like hunt and subsequent execution of thousands for those that helped us. What would you do when you fought alongside people that became your brothers? Would you betray them and abandon them to this horrible fate? It's easy to call them useful idiots sitting thousands of miles away and safe. They are not dumb, they see the reality on the ground that we are not privy to. At the same time, our soldiers are dieing. It's ugly whatever route we take and I don't know the least horrible decision that should be made.
throwanem 5y ago
> I can't recall a single American that didn't want to go into there after 911. You must not have been paying attention. There were a hell of a lot of us, and we weren't quiet. Or wrong. > I'm afraid this won't be the last time American boots will be in country. Oh, of course not. We'll have left behind whole shipping containers full of the things.