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Time For Questions About Afghanistan

Big Red Car — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:54:35 +0000

During the Afghanistan evacuation, the President, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and the Pentagon spokesman sang the chorus, “There will be plenty of time after this to ask questions, but now is not the time.” Well, dear readers, it is now that time — the Question Time to find out […]

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America Is Baaaaaack!?

Big Red Car — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 15:58:56 +0000

Once upon a time the world, our enemies in particular, feared American power whilst our friends and allies revered it. It was bad to be an enemy of America. It was good to be a friend of America. After the Normandy landing in World War II, it took America and her allies ten months to […]

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Afghanistan — One Month Before Taliban Control

Big Red Car — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 21:53:11 +0000

A month ago, I wrote that the Taliban would control Afghanistan within six months: The Taliban Will Control Afghanistan in Six Months At the time, I was stepping out, big time. I would like to revise my prediction. The Afghan government will not last for more than thirty days. When I made the six month […]

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The Taliban Will Control Afghanistan in Six Months

Big Red Car — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 16:23:54 +0000

It is tempting to blame President Joe Biden for pulling US troops out of Afghanistan, characterizing him and his ilk as being soft on defense (which they are), but that would be inaccurate and unfair. The decision to finally and pragmatically pull the plug on A’stan was made by the Trump admin. He ran for […]

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Afghanistan — Peace? Not A Chance In Hell

Big Red Car — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:35:44 +0000

You may have noticed that the United States signed a “treaty” with the Taliban pertinent to Afghanistan that will lead to the end of hostilities between the US and the Taliban. The US has been at war with the the Taliban for 18 years making this the longest war in US history. President Trump now […]

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United States – Taliban Negotiations

Big Red Car — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:12:58 +0000

The United States has been engaged in a war in Afghanistan since 7 October 2001 on the heels of 9-11, the attack on the World Trade Towers in Manhattan. The US justified its invasion because the Twin Towers raiders, under the direction of Osama bin Laden, had trained their terrorists in Afghanistan. In addition, the […]

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