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The proper order to pull out is to: 1. Remove the diplomats, embassy staff, translators and other Afghani helpers who were promised safety in return of helping
by busymom0 5y ago
The proper order to pull out is to:
1. Remove the diplomats, embassy staff, translators and other Afghani helpers who were promised safety in return of helping the Americans first.
2. Remove the military equipment - guns, drones, choppers, humvees etc second so that it doesn't fall in the Taliban's hands. At least destroy these equipment if it can't be logistically brought back. Destroy the bases so Taliban can't use them.
3. Lastly pull out the droops as all the important soft targets have already been taken out.
These 3 should have been done in winter before May (original deal was for May) because the Taliban has problems in the winter weather.
Instead of this order, they did the exact opposite. US sat on its ass, didn't remove the soft targets or even take care of those who helped the US. US just pulled out the troops and we ended up with videos of Afghanis running and falling off of aeroplanes and Taliban getting hold of humvees and choppers. And now to take out the soft targets, they have sent 9000 troops back in along with the UK. The Afghanis who had helped Americans for 2 decades got abandoned. And since summer time is when Taliban is at its easiest to move around, the airports have also been taken over.
- 908B64B197 5y ago> translators and other Afghani helpers who were promised safety in return of helping the Americans first. Assuming they didn't harbor double allegiances.
- busymom0 5y agoFair point but we are talking about thousands of people who were promised safety for their help. Safety doesn't necessarily mean a visa straight to America - it could even mean safety in safe 2nd country or something else. Even diplomats and others were left in embassy for the last moment to be taken out. This abandonment of trust is exactly what ruins the reputation and will then get used as propaganda by the Taliban.