re: Pentagon blames Afghan army in closed House briefing: 'You can't buy willpower'

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Don’t have to sweat it. We are not combat arms. We just take care of your raggedy, broken asses when the man is done with you and kicks you to the curb.

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But everyone had oversize index fingers and cold hands. It made me want to start a #metoo movement in the military.

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Hey! I resemble that remark.

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You are freaking travesty. What tiny bit I know about you clearly shows how the Army can screw its best and brightest. Wish you had gone Army Reserve AGR years ago. You would have dominated.

The Afghan army put on a poor showing, it's true. But let's remember how they were trained - in the American style. Our land war doctrine consists of coordinating infantry assaults with close air support. It's been like that since World War II and we trained the Afghans in that style of warfare. For years the U.S. Air Force and Afghan army worked in tandem together. Bases were established by the Afghan army in far flung regions of the country that could only be resupplied via air.

Biden removed our air power from the country, despite advise to the contrary from his military commanders, and disallowed contractors from going into the country to help repair the Afghan Air Force's equipment they were given by us. So shite began to break down and those bases out in the boonies were left isolated because they could no longer be resupplied. And when the inevitable Taliban offensive began, the doctrine the Afghan army relied upon as they were trained on it was not available to them. There were no aircraft to provide close air support.

It's no wonder they collapsed so quickly as they were missing half of the fundamental elements they needed to defend against attack from the Taliban.

Negative.

Correct with many many aircraft. You are cleared ILS approach one to a full stop only.

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You are cleared ILS approach one to a full stop only.

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I love it when you talk dirty

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Jbird

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I am interviewing with an ANG two star this evening for a GS job in San Antonio. Would be working for Defense Health Agency. Looks like I actually have to work again

I have definitely screwed up a SINCGARS or two along the way. Frickers would never let me use the COMSEC device

Here we go. Joe is on.

Will see how it works out. Not going to lie, I am enjoying retired life in Florida.