Before the event, I commented[1] on the military claiming they could hit back with "overwhelming force" if anyone attacked them: > is it actually feasible for

Before the event, I commented[1] on the military claiming they could hit back with "overwhelming force" if anyone attacked them: > is it actually feasible for the U.S. military to hit back with "overwhelming force"? > The answer to that is a solid "NO!" > To hit back with "overwhelming force", they need to figure out what they are going hit. ... > either the U.S. would have to hit Taliban forces that are now dispersed through Kabul thereby killing a whole lot of innocents or they would have to try to go after the leadership. Where are they going to find them? If they are in densely populated in Kabul and they drop a MOAB on them, who's going to be accountable for the civilian lives lost? Besides, neither of this would stop the slaughter at the airport: It would just add to the physical and propaganda victories of the Taliban. Clearly, I had not imagined them bringing up ISK to distract from the fact that they are dealing with the Taliban, but the notion that they could effectively fight a threat mingled with the population of a large, chaotic city where they had no actual eyes on the ground was a farce. They killed this guy and the little children just so they could look like they were doing something. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28221077 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28221077