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Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
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Posted on September 28, 2021
 

By Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Tuesday that the Afghan army’s sudden collapse caught the Pentagon off-guard as he acknowledged miscalculations in America’s longest war including corruption and damaged morale in Afghan ranks.

“The fact that the Afghan army we and our partners trained simply melted away – in many cases without firing a shot – took us all by surprise,” Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“It would be dishonest to claim otherwise.”

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Re: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2021, 06:59:21 pm »
It just proves military "intelligence" is an oxymoron. :im waiting:
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Re: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2021, 07:10:24 pm »
Nonsense.  Anyone paying attention would have expected it, and in fact, if I recall correctly, the then Afghani president told Biden and Krew that the Taliban were likely to take over, and Biden asked him to lie about that fact in public.

The only people surprised would most likely be a handful of North Korean peasants.
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Re: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2021, 10:34:17 pm »
If he was surprised, it's only because he's an idiot.
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Re: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2021, 11:33:24 pm »
Austin and Milley two incompetents, the only two who are less competent to fulfil their positions are Biden and Harris.
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Re: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2021, 12:46:44 am »
Quote from: GtHawk on September 28, 2021, 11:33:24 pm
Austin and Milley two incompetents, the only two who are less competent to fulfil their positions are Biden and Harris.

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« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2021, 03:04:36 am »
Gen. Milley testified that he fully expected a collapse.
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Re: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2021, 11:26:13 am »
So, covid was a surprise....
Afghan gov collapse was a surprise....
Border invasion was a surprise....
Teaching CRT was a surprise....
Inflation was a surprise....
Gas price increase was a surprise...
Supply chain collapse was a surprise...

We really have an ignorant government.. God help us if we have many more surprises...
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Re: Afghan army collapse ‘took us all by surprise,’ says U.S. defense secretary
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2021, 02:00:00 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on September 29, 2021, 03:04:36 am
Gen. Milley testified that he fully expected a collapse.
Then he is just as culpable as Biden. His lame I'm not going to resign just because the resident doesn't take my advice is crap! Grow a friggin back bone, you resign because, as you say now(was he lying before the congressional hearing or at the congressional hearing) you knew Biden's plan was shit and was going to get Americans and those who aided Americans killed! POS never gave a damn about the troops in his charge, only about protecting his chance at a big payoff in the private sector.
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2021, 01:17:48 pm »
Needs to resign.
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