Totally, it was never controversial like Iraq was in the sense that

A huge majority on both side of the isle agreed with the Afghan engagement.

But now you will deal with everyone jumping on the band wagon acting like they knew all along, you'll never win.

In response to this post by VT Pops

Posted: 08/16/2021 at 10:11AM

Crazy stuff ---Afghan -- DaveVT 08/16/2021 07:39AM

Hope they are wearing hearing protection. Those jet engines are very loud. -- Old Village Hokie 08/16/2021 11:36AM

OSHA fines against the US Air Force are probably pending. -- Tafkam Hokie 08/16/2021 11:51AM

We have 10s of thousand of troops in Korea Germany -- DaveVT 08/16/2021 11:28AM

The troops in Korea aren't going anywhere. -- EDGEMAN 08/16/2021 12:18PM

I think I heard on the Economist podcast this morning that girls -- Tafkam Hokie 08/16/2021 11:49AM

Forced marriages reported to be happening as we speak -- Happy Dog 08/16/2021 1:03PM

Sharia law not allowed to go to school or work ** -- fordham 08/16/2021 12:04PM

Good point, we should bring those 10k troops in Korea/Germany home too.** -- HokieNoVA 08/16/2021 11:42AM

BINGO! ** -- NokieHokie 08/16/2021 12:07PM

Afghan soldiers sold weapons on black market since payroll was skimmed ** -- lchoro 08/16/2021 09:37AM

Sure -- DaveVT 08/16/2021 11:24AM

Very rapid turnover indicates it was in the works to minimize bloodshed -- lchoro 08/16/2021 1:16PM

I just said something similar before I saw your post. This had to be -- Hoakie82 08/16/2021 3:59PM

OMG, that looks awful. Never seen anything like that. The desperation. -- HokieSignGuy 08/16/2021 08:45AM

I think the tali is about to start offering flights on -- GreenvilleVT 08/16/2021 09:11AM

Went to school with a kid who held on to helo skids in Saigon -- Happy Dog 08/16/2021 08:54AM

Worked one summer with a former General in the S.V. Army...that guy was a -- Tuckahokie 08/16/2021 10:11AM

He was lucky -- Happy Dog 08/16/2021 10:46AM

Same thing in Vietnam. We never learn... ** -- UTPr0sim 08/16/2021 08:50AM

Point of the war was to make $$ for defense contractors, not learn things -- HokieNoVA 08/16/2021 09:45AM

Or to prevent the rise of a set of people that want you -- fordham 08/16/2021 10:43AM

Bahaha! That's just the military industrial complex bogus talking points... ** -- NokieHokie 08/16/2021 12:09PM

Armor is big business- lots of nice steak dinners involved ** -- bigbadbird 08/16/2021 10:20AM

This thread is doomed -- VT Pops 08/16/2021 09:18AM

Totally, it was never controversial like Iraq was in the sense that -- clemson81nc 08/16/2021 10:11AM

Bad decisions by -- RTFC 08/16/2021 10:42AM

Honestly I have no idea what you are responding to -- clemson81nc 08/16/2021 10:47AM

Agree, slightly more tangential -- RTFC 08/16/2021 11:06AM

My fault I’m like a numbers concepts -- clemson81nc 08/16/2021 12:24PM

If your gonna leave- LEAVE -- bigbadbird 08/16/2021 09:46AM

True -- Vippie1 08/16/2021 09:37AM

I can agree with this. ** -- HokieSignGuy 08/16/2021 09:30AM

Totally, it was never controversial like Iraq was in the sense that

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