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America’s Evacuation from Kabul Looks Too Much Like Its Evacuation from Saigon

Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 6:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Biden about to speak about US evacuation from Afghanistan with images of Kabul and Saigon evacuations inset.

The United States spent 20 years trying to build Afghanistan in its image. Yet US soldiers surrendered it to the Taliban by sneaking away at night, abandoning a $2 trillion investment and countless Afghan allies. America’s evacuation from Kabul  The retreat shocked the world and humiliated America. But just as in Vietnam, US military leaders… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Afghanistan withdrawal, Biden foreign policy, evacuation, Hamid Karzai, Kabul evacuation, President Joe Biden, Saigon, Saigon parallels, Taliban takeover, US military failures

Biden, Seize the Narrative: Announce a Berlin-Style Airlift Now!

Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 5:39 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

President Biden should command prime time on all networks tonight to announce a Berlin-style airlift of all Americans and Afghans who supported America’s 20-year war. He should also lay blame for this debacle where it belongs, namely at the feet of the Afghan soldiers who used those feet to high tail it and run when… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Afghanistan War, Kabul, Saigon, Taliban

Infrastructure Bill? The Taliban Say ‘Done. Now Yankee Go Home!’

Saturday, August 14, 2021 at 7:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

America spent 20 years investing lots of blood and treasure to build an Afghanistan that could fend off the Taliban. Yet the world is watching things fall apart in just 20 weeks after President Biden announced a full withdrawal of all US troops. But who would’ve thought this was possible? And don’t blame it all… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: afghanistan, Saigon, Taliban

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