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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne thing is clear about Biden's Afghanistan policy
Hes shut down the taxpayer-funded, grifters cash spigot. Whatever your thoughts on Afghanistan, its been quite a cash cow for military contractors.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)Afghan GDP in 1999 was $2 billion . Talk about a recession on the horizon
dlk
(11,509 posts)I wonder of the Taliban has thought this through. Biden has frozen the countrys funds in US banks.
2naSalit
(86,307 posts)They are going to scream bloody murder, as we see all over the news, and spew disinformation to keep us bickering about it which is one of their best weapons. All those dirty politicians, maybe that's why very few are speaking up. So many have been complicit for their entire careers. It is a reckoning of sorts, the other thing that will generate as much gnashing of teeth will be when we stop using fossil fuels to any great amount. Fasten yer seat belts, folks, and hang on.
dlk
(11,509 posts)Our hysterical media has done its part to assist in the project
2naSalit
(86,307 posts)XanaDUer2
(10,489 posts)things are starting off roughly, in A-gan, but he's working on fixing it and communicating what's going on.
brooklynite
(94,302 posts)Any actual evidence of that change?
Mr.Bill
(24,228 posts)less corrupt things to spend it on.
dlk
(11,509 posts)That doesnt mean the military budget will miraculously become smaller, at least not for the foreseeable future.
dsc
(52,147 posts)but I imagine that Manchin and Sinema who scream about the deficit when we want to spend money on education or health care will conveniently forget about the deficit when we discuss defense spending.
dlk
(11,509 posts)Hes the leader we need at this chaotic time. I wonder if his son Beau, when he was alive, talked to his dad about what it was really like fighting these wars in the Middle East, and how that may have colored Joes views.
totodeinhere
(13,056 posts)And just you wait. I bet they will bring the Chinese in to show them how to operate it.
leftstreet
(36,097 posts)Tons and tons of new equipment to sell the military
roamer65
(36,744 posts)Once all the Americans are out, we need to start bombing it all.
Caliman73
(11,722 posts)Anything that could compromise our military posture was removed as a priority. Anything left behind was old and obsolete. First generation Humvees, propeller driven ground attack aircraft, Old Blackhawks from the 80's, etc... Nothing that Russia and China don't already know about and haven't already reverse engineered.
totodeinhere
(13,056 posts)defunct Afghan government that their army abandoned as their army melted away.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-parade-new-weapons-seized-afghan-military-u-s-withdraws-n1273081
EX500rider
(10,798 posts)And they will lack the skills & parts & $ to fix it.
totodeinhere
(13,056 posts)the equipment.
totodeinhere
(13,056 posts)Where Are Taliban Officials Getting The Money To Run Afghanistan?
They include four C-130 transport aircraft, 23 Brazilian-made A-29 "Super Tucano" turboprop ground-attack aircraft, 45 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, and 50 smaller MD-530 choppers. In addition, Afghan forces were given more than 30 military versions of Cessna single-engine fixed-wing aircraft.
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/21/1029449432/taliban-afghanistan-us-weapons-captured
EX500rider
(10,798 posts)They may be able to keep the Cessna's going for a little while.
totodeinhere
(13,056 posts)for them. That is my opinion although I have no proof. We shall see.