Biden's Viet Nam?

"It will be brutal for anyone suspected of helping the Americans. But who cares, right? We will be gone, the war lost, and Slo Joe will have his Viet Nam moment."

Seen this movie before? Many of us have. Viet Nam, a totally winnable war, was lost. Lost due to butt-headed politicians who tried to micro manage every bullet fired by our troops. In the end, the Viet Cong, the NVA, were there to triumphantly march into Saigon, while the remaining Americans were being ferried off the embassy roof by helicopters.

When we were starting to leave Viet Nam, it was the beginning of the big draw down of our forces. That draw down allowed me to get out of the active Navy three months early. Jimmy Carter took that draw down, and poured some gas on that fire. Our readiness became so shoddy, we were ripe for the mess which happened in Iran. When we lost those brave men in Desert One, who were trying to rescue our hostages, it became crystal clear what had happened to our military. As one vet said, "We lost Viet Nam due to the suits in Washington, not the boots on the ground." 

In Afghanistan, once again, the suits are mucking up what the boots could have won. Slo Joe announced to the world that we were leaving by September 11th. Then he revised that, and announced to the world we would be gone by the end of August. The Taliban saw that as the final barrier leaving to take over the country. The green light was on, and it was full speed ahead. They are not interested in prisoners. As soon as government forces surrender, they are executed. So much for the Geneva Convention. 

What is going to happen in the month(s) remaining until the Taliban take over the entire country? For starters, the most powerful military the world has ever known, will have lost to a rag tag group, straight out of the 15th century. Next, after trying to set up some kind of democratic rule in Afghanistan, the Taliban will govern tribally, maybe with a theocracy. It will be brutal for anyone suspected of helping the Americans. But who cares, right? We will be gone, the war lost, and Slo Joe will have his Viet Nam moment.

Just a bit of "coulda, woulda, shoulda". What Lloyd Austin should have done, rather than try and make PC and CRT pajama troops out of our brave fighting men and women. He should have told the Taliban just one thing. If they try to take advantage of our leaving, we will bomb them into the stone ages. Bunker busters, MOABs, everything short of nukes. 24 X 7 bombing. This is the only language the Taliban understand.

Now before the libs and RINOs jump all over me, and tell me this was also Trump, Obama, and Bush to blame - I agree. There is no way this war should have lasted 20 years. Somehow, we have gone from shock and awe, to fighting wars of attrition (thanks to politicians). And to quote Islamists, we may have the calendars, but they have the time. Like I said, the only thing the Taliban understand, is overwhelming force.

How badly was this handled by the administration? The same "deft" way this administration handles the invasion over our southern border, big city crime, our energy production, inflation, and so forth.

China is already making nice with the Taliban. What do I see in the future? More "cleaning" and carnage done by the Taliban, followed by by Afghanistan becoming a satellite of China. Twenty years of our blood and treasure for this. SMH.