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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2021, 23:22
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Aid is clearly impossible, the roads are not...

Aid is clearly impossible, the roads are not there. The place needs enough peace to allow harvesting and distribution to happen. Else it will get really horrendous.
Afaik, over a million Afghans...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2021, 21:11
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Defense planning seems to be a lost art....

Defense planning seems to be a lost art. Accountability went some time previous.
That said, with winter coming on and obvious internal fissures surfacing, a much more serious tragedy seems...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2021, 23:17
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Surely the Taliban will have their hands full...

Surely the Taliban will have their hands full keeping the city essential services running even under the best of circumstances.
It would obviously be helpful if there was some sign from them to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2021, 20:37
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

One does wonder how a bunch of AK-47 toting true...

One does wonder how a bunch of AK-47 toting true believers are going to keep the power, sewage and water systems running for a city of 4MM plus.
Sadly, Pol Pot showed that it was quite possible to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2021, 23:12
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

It does look like a deliberate show of...

It does look like a deliberate show of incompetence, at a very senior level. Deliberate to what end?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2021, 18:49
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Simple quality control, the summary says:'Fresh...

Simple quality control, the summary says:'Fresh intelligence assessments suggest that Kabul could fall in a month to 90 days.'
The document is dated Aug 13, Kabul is gone by Aug 15th, so even this...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2021, 20:07
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Given this demonstration of the US willingness to...

Given this demonstration of the US willingness to fold them when necessary, I'd think, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan would be reconsidering their need for a nuclear backstop.
This might get messy.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2021, 17:04
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Sure seems that missionaries teaching love,...

Sure seems that missionaries teaching love, forgiveness and turning the other cheek might be even more effective over time as well as a lot cheaper, if only they could live long enough.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2021, 22:49
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun,...

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, said Chairman Mao.
Thus far that looks like a pretty correct call.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2021, 20:40
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Not exactly a ringing vote of confidence in the...

Not exactly a ringing vote of confidence in the current Afghan government.
I'd expect the Taliban to be back in charge by fall.
The good news is that the US removed its people early, so no Viet Nam...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2021, 01:51
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Meanwhile, the Taliban called China 'a welcome...

Meanwhile, the Taliban called China 'a welcome friend' in helping reconstruction and said they would guarantee the safety of workers and investors if they return. The spokesman claimed the Taliban...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2021, 16:15
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Presumably the Chinese strategy is to build up...

Presumably the Chinese strategy is to build up enough assets world wide near term that the returns will then help support their aging population, sort of Belt and Road as a Social Security payer.
No...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2021, 01:46
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Very much agree, but the near term will be messy...

Very much agree, but the near term will be messy as the Taliban take over, which they appear to be on course to complete this summer.
Perhaps we will be able to resist the calls for intervention for...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2021, 20:20
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By etudiant

Well, the path forward is already interesting,...

Well, the path forward is already interesting, with China building a 4 lane road to the country at their short shared border over the Wakhjir Pass, earlier an important link in the Silk Road.
The US...
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