Lol the US will never leave Afghanistan as long as they need to persist the cold war with China. They will sooner weather the killings or make allies with the Taliban. They need that land to be little more than an airstrip to bomb some part of the BRI in under 30 minutes. It's gonna be real funny real real soon.
Possibly, but we withdrew from Vietnam smack dab in the middle of the Cold War. At some point -- if there's enough domestic opposition to re-escalating and the situation on the ground becomes too difficult to maintain -- it becomes "get a bunch of troops killed and get kicked out or just leave."
I think the “make allies with the Taliban” ship sailed somewhere between Clinton bombing them in the 90s and Trump bombing then in the 2010s. Can’t quite put my finger on where.
Afghanistan is very rich in resources especially rare earth elements. That’s probably one of the main reasons why they are still there, to stop China from accessing that treasure trove.
The US doesn't have the ability to exclude Chinese companies from the market. Not that it matters with China already controling most Rare Earth Metals.
Lol the US will never leave Afghanistan as long as they need to persist the cold war with China. They will sooner weather the killings or make allies with the Taliban. They need that land to be little more than an airstrip to bomb some part of the BRI in under 30 minutes. It's gonna be real funny real real soon.
Possibly, but we withdrew from Vietnam smack dab in the middle of the Cold War. At some point -- if there's enough domestic opposition to re-escalating and the situation on the ground becomes too difficult to maintain -- it becomes "get a bunch of troops killed and get kicked out or just leave."
I don't think the Taliban's willing to play with America any more fam.
I think the “make allies with the Taliban” ship sailed somewhere between Clinton bombing them in the 90s and Trump bombing then in the 2010s. Can’t quite put my finger on where.
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Yeah Clinton is many things, a rapist, a war criminal, a pedophile, a ghoul, but smart he is not.
Afghanistan is very rich in resources especially rare earth elements. That’s probably one of the main reasons why they are still there, to stop China from accessing that treasure trove.
"The U.S. Geological Survey began inspecting what mineral resources Afghanistan had after U.S.-led forces drove the Taliban from power in the country in 2004. ...In 2010, the USGS data attracted the attention of the U.S. Department of Defense's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, which is entrusted with rebuilding Afghanistan. ...The Afghan government has already signed a 30-year, $3 billion contract with the China Metallurgical Group, a state-owned mining enterprise based in Beijing..."
The US doesn't have the ability to exclude Chinese companies from the market. Not that it matters with China already controling most Rare Earth Metals.