Re:Economic costs of war
by nradov on Monday August 16, 2021 @08:32PM
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Did you happen to catch his press conference last week?
"The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way"
"I also assured Ghani that U.S. support for the people of Afghanistan will endure"
"I intend to maintain our diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, and we are coordinating closely with our international partners in order to continue to secure the international airport"
"the Afghan troops have 300,000 well-equipped — as well-equipped as any army in the world — and an air force against something like 75,000 Taliban. It is not inevitable."
"The Taliban is not the south — the North Vietnamese army. They’re not — they’re not remotely comparable in terms of capability. There’s going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy in the — of the United States from Afghanistan. It is not at all comparable."
"The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way"
"I also assured Ghani that U.S. support for the people of Afghanistan will endure"
"I intend to maintain our diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, and we are coordinating closely with our international partners in order to continue to secure the international airport"
"the Afghan troops have 300,000 well-equipped — as well-equipped as any army in the world — and an air force against something like 75,000 Taliban. It is not inevitable."
"The Taliban is not the south — the North Vietnamese army. They’re not — they’re not remotely comparable in terms of capability. There’s going to be no circumstance where you see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy in the — of the United States from Afghanistan. It is not at all comparable."
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/20...