US and Taliban signs deal for an American withdrawal

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Originally Posted by Oerets

Today while watching the news coverage and listening to NPR the realization came to me.

There were close to 700,000 trained and equipped to fight for themselves. Watching the coverage and seeing the crowds of men rushing to leave. What if they all were armed and fighting?

Sorry sometimes you require self help. This is one here.

As to the people who were working for the USA. What is the odds we were told they would be OK? That their army was going to be able to hold off the taliban.....

We choose to believe them that was a mistake.

Now the country will be looking for funding. They will be making deals with our adversaries on the equipment left behind.......

What a mess to look forward to.

The Taliban is the continuation of the people the US armed to fight the Soviets. They have the conviction to endure suffering for what is essentially religious purity.
It appears to me that the 700,000 are a more secular crowd with aspirations for more worldly comforts. They notice that their leaders have outs, options to the west...they simply would like that too.