Current Events > American General tells British to stop rescuing people in Kabul

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Because it's making the US military look bad.
https://tinyurl.com/9d4vdp3f (MSN link)

Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue has told his British Army counterpart, a high-ranking field-grade officer of the British army's 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, that British operations were embarrassing the United States military in the absence of similar U.S. military operations. I understand that the British officer firmly rejected the request.
This show of rare tension between the U.S. and British command groups in Kabul reflects three factors.

First, it shows the obvious stress of attempting to extricate thousands of personnel under a situation of increasing terrorist threat. Elements of the Haqqani network, the Islamic State in Afghanistan, and possibly al Qaeda are now operating in proximity to Kabul airport with some degree of command separation from the Taliban.

In addition, the British military has more operational latitude in Kabul than the U.S. military, including the Navy SEAL elements present at the airport. I understand that the SAS has conducted operations to bring American citizens, as well as British citizens and at-risk personnel, through checkpoints and to the airport. This is not an indictment on U.S. capabilities or special operations intent, but rather, it's a reflection of political-military authorities. In part, this difference is understandable. Large-scale U.S. military operations beyond the Kabul airport perimeter would entail significant risk absent prior Taliban approval. But there is a sense, at least by allies, that the U.S. military could be doing more to leverage the Taliban into providing greater ease of access to the airport for those most at risk.
A bureaucratic tug of war between the State Department, Pentagon, and White House is also disrupting evacuation operations out of Kabul. This is aggravating British, French, and other Kabul-present military authorities. I understand that these governments have been further aggravated by the failure of the White House and Pentagon to communicate adequately, or in some cases, to communicate at all, on their intentions and actions. All these allies admit, however, that only the U.S. military could provide the airfield defense and air traffic control capabilities now on display.

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Dear fuck, we need the talibans permission to rescue American citizens.

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Some one should have read Trumps plan on this shit before we actually did it

Thanks, BidenBushTrumpObama.

Where's the American leadership?

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We should have scrapped any deal Trump made that man is the worst negotiater ever

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yes, but is UR taking pics of the british rations?

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I never thought I'd see the day when I'd side with the British against the US.

Fuck Trump and fuck Biden for having no balls at all to stand up to Trump's bullshit.

America has looked bad since the day we went over there. We were doomed for something like this to happen from day one. Our citizens have suffered enough under this wartime economy and its time to move on.

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This really is the biggest stain on America's foreign policy. And it already had some pretty nasty stains on it.

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Staying there was stupid we shouldve gotten out years ago but they definitely shouldve had a much better plan for getting all the Afghanis assisted us out of there before doing this

Trumps dumb ass plan had a date of getting every thing out by 9/11

My chief concern with this situation is if the Brits get caught by the Taliban doing this and get into a fight and the Brits end up asking us for help we'll probably say no. Which will make us look bad, rightfully so, and piss off the brits, also rightfully so.

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ScazarMeltex posted...

My chief concern with this situation is if the Brits get caught by the Taliban doing this and get into a fight and the Brits end up asking us for help we'll probably say no. Which will make us look bad, rightfully so, and piss off the brits, also rightfully so.

Don't worry, we already don't like you. Or anybody else. Including ourselves.

We've become nothing but a grumpy hate filled old man of a country that smells a bit like it may have pissed itself.

Biden did his god damn best to prove to be a bigger fuck up than Trump and he's got damn close.

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Military leadership is becoming a joke.

Last month there was a story about how this Air Force unit cancelled training exercises because the conditions were not safe for people and this general in charge chastised them... for doing what they were supposed to do which is take care of their own people first.

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