Pentagon Policy Chief now out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems to me it's no accident that Trump refuses to authorize the transition process while at the same time is installing loyalists in key positions. And his AG has changed a decades-old policy to investigate "voter fraud" before the states certify their elections.

Too obvious?

He's angry and exacting vengeance against perceived enemies makes him feel better right now. He may be installing loyalists in the unlikely event legal challenges somehow manage to overturn the election results, but nobody really thinks that will happen. If it did, and Americans revolted, he'd have everything in place to tamp it down. But, again, noone really thinks any of this will actually come to pass.

This sounds about right to me. And according to a PP might be as much about Afghanistan policy as anything domestic.

Trump cares about Afghanistan at this point?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems to me it's no accident that Trump refuses to authorize the transition process while at the same time is installing loyalists in key positions. And his AG has changed a decades-old policy to investigate "voter fraud" before the states certify their elections.

Too obvious?

He's angry and exacting vengeance against perceived enemies makes him feel better right now. He may be installing loyalists in the unlikely event legal challenges somehow manage to overturn the election results, but nobody really thinks that will happen. If it did, and Americans revolted, he'd have everything in place to tamp it down. But, again, noone really thinks any of this will actually come to pass.

This sounds about right to me. And according to a PP might be as much about Afghanistan policy as anything domestic.

Trump cares about Afghanistan at this point?

Trump cares about Russia at every point.

[Anonymous]

So what's the plan?

Withdraw from Afghanistan?
Withdraw from Korea?
Withdraw from Europe?
Attack Iran?

What else was on Trump/Putin's wishlist that reasonable people wouldn't let him do?

[Anonymous]

This has "wag the dog" all over it.

[Anonymous]

Please don’t bring up Afghanistan into this. The neocon adventure there was a massive failure with no exit strategy and no concept of what victory is from day 1. It remains a failure to this day. Our aggression caused untold death and misery for so many Afghans and worthlessly squandered our troops lives and wasted our money. If Trump packs us up from there, fine. It was never a noble cause except for the Rumsfelds, Cheneys, and others who sought to profit from the suffering and death.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Trump is a traitor to our nation. Anybody who still supports him needs some mental health counseling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t bring up Afghanistan into this. The neocon adventure there was a massive failure with no exit strategy and no concept of what victory is from day 1. It remains a failure to this day. Our aggression caused untold death and misery for so many Afghans and worthlessly squandered our troops lives and wasted our money. If Trump packs us up from there, fine. It was never a noble cause except for the Rumsfelds, Cheneys, and others who sought to profit from the suffering and death.

Afghan women might disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t bring up Afghanistan into this. The neocon adventure there was a massive failure with no exit strategy and no concept of what victory is from day 1. It remains a failure to this day. Our aggression caused untold death and misery for so many Afghans and worthlessly squandered our troops lives and wasted our money. If Trump packs us up from there, fine. It was never a noble cause except for the Rumsfelds, Cheneys, and others who sought to profit from the suffering and death.

Afghan women might disagree with you.

Really so it just the women who suffered in Afghan? All the men had it great?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Trump is a traitor to our nation. Anybody who still supports him needs some mental health counseling.

nah.. they are just traitors and should leave the country and go live in Russia. They love Trump there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t bring up Afghanistan into this. The neocon adventure there was a massive failure with no exit strategy and no concept of what victory is from day 1. It remains a failure to this day. Our aggression caused untold death and misery for so many Afghans and worthlessly squandered our troops lives and wasted our money. If Trump packs us up from there, fine. It was never a noble cause except for the Rumsfelds, Cheneys, and others who sought to profit from the suffering and death.

Afghan women might disagree with you.

Really so it just the women who suffered in Afghan? All the men had it great?

Our military adventurism is Afghanistan was and is a complete quagmire, to use a phrase we warned of in 2002. The neocons got us into the mess with no thought to an exit strategy or what winning looked like. The Pentagon still after 20 years hasn’t figured it out. Sorry time to leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t bring up Afghanistan into this. The neocon adventure there was a massive failure with no exit strategy and no concept of what victory is from day 1. It remains a failure to this day. Our aggression caused untold death and misery for so many Afghans and worthlessly squandered our troops lives and wasted our money. If Trump packs us up from there, fine. It was never a noble cause except for the Rumsfelds, Cheneys, and others who sought to profit from the suffering and death.

Afghan women might disagree with you.

This is the worst part of our withdrawal. Honestly, I'd support amnesty for all Afghan women - no men. I know that's unrealistic, but still.

[Anonymous]