Afghanistan veteran speaks out about the fall of Kabul, Taliban taking power

1. The US military is second rate. Period.

2. Generations? I doubt the US will matter

3. https://youtu.be/b9xrHWnTaek
   US veterans should watch this WION news

4. Come on dude, everyone is a Wizard. Get real.

5. What a waste of space interview. Biden walked into this sh#t show, and what is an almost impossible situation. Trump signed off on surrender with ZERO contingencies or strategy to get the Americans and Afghan partners out in a controlled manner. Steven Miller and his gang purposely made it difficult to expedite those with proper visa/documentation from entering the US prior to this tragic situation. While Mr. Ackerman has clearly been involved and has a decent base of knowledge, I hear nothing in this interview from him on what the solution is for the present situation. Armchair quarterbacks with no helpful solution are useless. He was a Marine, what does he think is the solution or strategy to get out of this dangerous situation? I thought so. He's got nothing to contribute, while he states the obvious. Right, we need to "get the Americans and our Afghans brothers and sister out". No sh#t Sherlock. How? The Taliban control everything outside of the Airport. How did that come about? Zero contingencies for withdrawal, that's how.

6. Do you not understand yet?……is this not proof?
   Biden is owned by China……China wants in Afghanistan to mine the natural resources..
   Afghanistan has the riches deposit of minerals on the planet….both are already in meetings…
   China has banked the Democratic party in every election cycle large and small for years
   Cia told Biden NOT to withdrawl…..Pentagon told him to NOT withdrawl….but China did..
   China owns most of the larger news outlets in an indirect way….it goes on and on even on local levels
   The have banked the DNC to control the judicial system…local and national….they call the shots,..
   Its they who are creating havoc in America politics …..its they who are creating the atmosphere to make Americans ashamed for even breathing the air…..they are killing AMERICA by a thousand cuts…doing same to Australia and other countries that are in their way of global domination …….

7. Let's bring back unity to America ! Vote Kushner 2024 !

8. The fall of kabul
   Remind us to
   The fall of saigon

9. No respect for the Common Man. They weren't convinced to fight.
   The Cash Crop is Opium. It's about the Control Of Drugs! Hunter was busy.

10. ABC Anchor: "…how do you feel, seeing Afghanistan fall to the Taliban like this"
    Marine Corps vet: Read my face.

11. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ALL OF US IS DEAD

12. Just like in Vietnam the US could not defeat the Vietcong and now in Afghanistan, the US could not defeat the Taliban, not saying much for our Military?

13. Blood is on the presidents hands

14. What do you expect from a president who graduated in the bottom of his undergraduate and law school classes, who exhibits some cognitive issues and who is personally corrupt selling influence through his brother and son Hunter.

15. First of all a lot of us soldiers die for this country to be free of taliban now we leave them for good I don’t understand why this spend billion dollars and then leave them in big fear and humiliation because of this stupid president it’s a shame that this country must stand for themself without help from United state.

16. Now Afghanistan can join China's belt and road initiative to rebuild what u.s has destroyed

17. I blame Trump! He let go 5000 men of Taliban Remove troops in May 01 2021.

18. After Nam and the lessons, wisdom did not follow and again we went into avenging and revenging mode (instead of engaging differently like Sen Lee said at the time) and here we are "we reap what we sow"
    "War what is it good for? Absolutly nothing..War I dispise it means destruccion" shame would have been felt on engaging to "solve" violence with violence bloodshed with bloodshed now all EUA citizens are accountable not just the goverment who wanted to engage in WAR we are responsable learn and accept the consecuences and if fixable do the fixing not Meddling because it has devastating consequences!!

19. Biden is not taken RESPONSABILITY at all. Weak leader👎

20. anyone that is surprised by this is a fool.

21. Hello WHITEAMERIYANK. Saludos AMERIXs

22. The afghan army has always been a joke. Everything thing we are seeing now we knew was going to happen

23. I am so tired of the BS the media keeps spreading. It was the GOP who took us to war and spent trillions of dollars and lives for what? So the munitions and defense contractors can make tons of money. Those trillions could have been spent on American infrastructure roads bridges hyper loop rail jobs in America. Now these same fools are sweating us because Biden has cut the gravy train? We are dying here I live in south Houston where we cant get internet service in 2021. Stop Saving there world and save the people who are paying the bills. Now covid is killing in droves and the slave masters are still willing to allow the slaves of all races to die no room in the hospitals and you don't have money to pay. I point the finger directly at the GOP. I care about our people here in America I Don't give a damn about the Taliban in America the Taliban is the Police killing people for nothing and people keeping their mouths shut about it.

24. It’s hilarious when these “MAXIMUM OWNERSHIP” tough guys lose, blame their own commander in chief, then ask for more money.

25. Chaos happened in the Vietnam withdrawal and look at Vietnam now. It's been pretty quiet for the past 40 plus years. Comparing Afghanistan to WWII and how the U.S. handled the aftermath is not the same. The U.S. didn't declare war on Afghanistan. There was no total surrender of Afghanistan like what happened in Japan and Germany. What really sucks is the U.S. spending 10+ years and millions of dollars training Afghan soldiers to defend their own country and they laid down their arms and fled. It's sad that Afghanistan was overran in a matter of hours after all the U.S. troops that died there training these people. Spending another 10 years wouldn't make any difference. It was time to leave and to stop wasting money on nation building.

26. Sorry but I don’t buy the “we are less safe” argument. Where’s the evidence that a bunch of guys with machine guns on Toyota trucks are a threat to us?

27. Maybe more people should reconsider joining a military that cares less about its troops

28. i went from happy life till covid hit, now biden, im worried about my personal life now…………………………………………………………..

29. "How we handled this will echo out for generations"

    Vietnam: Welcome to the club

30. Blame Game is all Government knows how to do. That is their one trick pony show we've all seen a million times before. It wasn't us, it was the Russians.
    ☮❤😊☯️
    #TalkingToNoOne
    #ThinkForYourself
    #LiveLikeYourLifeDependsOnIt

31. Incompetent Joe Biden failed so badly with the pull-out of Afghanistan, that he should now be considered the father of Afghanistan's child.

32. I'd like to congratulate the Taliban for fighting off two "superpowers"

33. By the way where is Greta Thunberg, Rihana or Malala Yousef, the apostles of peace? Not a single statement against Taliban and its attrocities on women.. Shame on these hypocrites..

34. So many young American men dead for no reason. They all died trying to accomplish a failed “build nations” experiment. They were never fighting for the safety of America. Most of these wars have been to enforce international policies established by government officials that would never pull a trigger in their life. Same thing that happened in Vietnam and Korea is happening now. Why can’t America learn to get its nose out of these countries.

35. I’d like to hear I resign, Mr. Trump, you can have your job back

36. Written in Taliban:

    The first time I saw you was in the Khyber pass. You came with your technology, elite fighters fueled by revenge, and the hubris to believe you could disprove history.

    This was a war that you didn’t have the stomach to fight. But I’m glad you tried.

    We bled you the same way we bled the Soviets in our Holy Land. We bled you the same way the Vietnamese bled you in their home land. We did it patiently and deliberately.

    Patience. Something Westerners never learn.

    Our history is millennial. We don’t yearn for an early victory when the Infidel ravages our Holy Land. Our victory is celebrated decades from now. We’ve endured, then ravaged every standing military that crossed our borders. Why? How? We’re patient.

    In 30 days, we’ll be stronger, richer, and have control over precious natural resources that you need for your pathetic life that’s dictated by comfort. We will have women, riches, land, guns, and ownership of one of the greatest chapters in military history.

    You lose.

    If you want to try again, we welcome the challenge. You will fail regardless of how much money you burn in our deserts. For pity, here is free advice that may contribute to your future success; should you ever decide to invade again.

    You recruit your warriors and supporters from a drug addicted, distracted, disillusioned population that’s obsessed with comfort and entertainment. A population obsessed with altering their mundane reality. Alcohol, marijuana, pills, and our new favorite — Tide Pods. Every time your doctors prescribe opiate painkillers, you line our coffers with gold. Your population’s thirst for our pristine heroin has never been more lucrative for our warrior tribes. We will keep feeding you poison for as long as you keep your hands out.

    If your population wasn’t so spineless, undisciplined, and self loathing, then you might be able to compile a raiding party with enough tenacity to outthink ours.

    Our fighters are born into war. Raised in it. It’s a way of life that evades your “first world” nations. They live a life of such immense misery and pain that they’re willing to fight barefoot in the snow for the opportunity to martyr themselves. They yearn for the opportunity to die. When they do have the blessed opportunity to sacrifice themselves, they sit above Mohammed at the right hand of God. Blessed in Allah for eternity.

    What honors do your fighters receive? Their empty sacrifice is remembered in the form of a “three day weekend.” The majority of your population uses this sacred time to get drunk and grow more fat as a way to celebrate their fallen warriors. Sadly, we pay tribute to their death more honorably.

    The colored pieces of cloth you pin on their chests are similar to the jewelry worn by our women. What good are accolades and vanity if you don’t have the stomach to endure a fight? We don’t offer the burden of healthcare to our fighters as they often want to die for Allah. Your fighters fight to live. Their inability to reconcile the inevitable outcome of our patience leads them to kill themselves. Your medications, counselors and non-profits will never undo the pain and suffering you’ve forced them to endure. It will never remove the pain we’ve caused your broken nation. You are your own worst enemy.

    We will give your fighters credit. Some are creative, tenacious, and fierce. They outgun us in every way possible. But again, we simply wait them out. Allah is patient. You cycle them through our Holy Lands every 3 to 12 months for their combat rotations. After their tour is complete, they return to the comfort of their warm beds and endless entertainment. If you left them here, in our Holy Land, with no way out but to win, then you might of have had a chance of success. The longer you poisoned our Holy Land with your presence, your “rules of engagement” only strengthened our position. There is only one rule in war – that is to win.

    Your commanders made you fight with your hands tied behind your back. Your rules also confused our fighters too. “We’re clearly the enemy, why are they letting us go?” Thank you for your compassion as it allowed our fighters to kill more Infidels. We began to feel as if your commanders were on our side. We’re thankful your most vicious dogs were never allowed off their leash.

    Your showcase Generals make us laugh. You spend millions of dollars flying them around our country inventing new ways to win, while ignoring the guidance of our most capable foes. Your Generals make decisions to minimize risk to their fragile reputation with the ultimate goal of securing a lucrative retirement–jobs with suppliers that fuel your losing force. A self-serving circle that’s built on the backs of your youngest and most naive fighters.

    Your retired Generals “earn” tens of thousands of dollars talking to your political, industrial, and financial leaders about “teams, winning, and discipline.” It’s a mockery of the war they refused to fight. It’s a mockery of the Infidel warriors who died in our lands. We urge you to continue following their vacuumous personalities so we can further watch your once great nation collapse.

    Your statesman and elected officials are spineless, narcissistic, and more cowardly than your Generals. They crave power over you above all else. They come to our country, hide behind blast walls, and only heed the word of the indiginous leader they put in power. I believe your soldiers call this a “self licking ice cream cone.”

    They’ve burned billions of dollars in a wasted effort to bring clean water, electricity, business, education, agriculture, and exports to a region that didn’t ask for it. You should have saved yourself the effort and simply given the money directly to us. Don’t worry, your diplomatic friends gave us plenty of your American tax dollars. If you want to give it another shot with your “soft power,” send those with real experience, not fancy degrees and silver tongues.

    Over the next few months, we will make the world understand that you failed worse than any fighting force that’s ever invaded our lands. Today we celebrate victory.

    As you evacuate your embassy, our fighters will be standing in the shade. We thank you for the parting gifts. You’ll find surface-to-air missiles staged in the back of Toyota pickup trucks that you purchased for us. Our marksmen will be patient.

    We saw what Extortion 17 did to your nation and the morale of your fighting force. Do your citizens even remember that victory? We’ll be repeating and improving upon our victory while your citizens and sympathizers evacuate in disgrace. Every one of your foes around the world will know exactly how to break you.

    You are welcome to fly your empty drones, target our cell phones, and send your spies. But they, too, will ultimately fail. We’ll use their failures to show the world that you’re not all-powerful. You’re a false front. An empty shell. You lie, cheat, steal, and are easily defeated because you lack the spine to fight. This is your history now. We’re grateful Allah gave us the opportunity to show the world how to defeat the Infidels.

    We look forward to seeing you again across the battlefield.

    Praise be to God,

    The Taliban

    **Authors’ Note**

    If you’ve read this far. Thank you. I’ve spent the past week trying to find a way to communicate this to the American people in a manner that would cause anger, rage, action, and understanding. Writing in the voice of a Taliban felt right.

    If this made you angry, cry, or contemplative–then our goal is achieved. Our hope is that it inspires you to take action with your elected officials. They’ve been repeating the same failing playbook since World War II with your sons, daughters, and tax dollars. If you want this to keep happening, do nothing. If you don’t, then do something. If we all do a little, together we do a lot.

    About the Authors:

    Matthew Griffin is a 2001 United States Military Academy Graduate, Army Ranger, Combat Veteran with the 75th Ranger Regiment (3x Afghanistan, 1x Iraq), CEO of Combat Flip Flops, author, and 2019 Henry Crown Fellow with the Aspen Global Leadership Institute.

    Scott Chapman is a 2000 Murray State University Graduate, Army Ranger Fire Team Leader from Alpha Company 2/75th Rangers (‘01 – ‘05), OGA Blackwater Alumni, entrepreneur

37. 17,000 Americans and allies left behind for the Taliban. President Biden is the Talibans greatest ally. Remember when Obama took office and ISIS flourished like never before, now Biden takes office and the Taliban is exploding. Anyone see a pattern here?

38. ALL THOSE LIVES, ALL THAT MONEY, ALL THOSE YEARS, FOR WHAT? TOTALLY WASTED. BIDEN: DON''T YOU EVER TALK TO ME ABOUT WOMENS RIGHTS, GAY RIGHTS AGAIN. NEVER. YOU HAVE TO GO.!!!

39. “Never underestimate Joe’s ability to F—- things up.” Obama
    Biden has blamed everyone but himself for this nightmare. He’s a disgusting pig…..on his way to hell. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

40. So this ain't Daniel Day Lewis?

41. I say wait for the Taliban to fully come out of hiding, and comfortable, then launch a surprise force. of course ignoring what ever our top officials know about other things happening elsewhere, if that might mean we need our troops rdy for some much bigger threats, like china or russia, seeing how they been making some shady moves recently

42. Well I’m like saying this on my birthday😆 🎂😘you know what something just came to me on this…we’ve been dealing with them for 20yrs fighting, protecting, & their president left, idk why we just don’t take the country already. At this point, we have been very involved.

43. Why can’t we surround Kabul right now? Trap them?

44. SEND IN THE HOMELESS!

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