While truly sad, i think i read how in Iraq, mentally disabled people would have to be chained up because the terrorist insurgents liked to use them as suicide bombers because they would be oblivious.titan said:
Consider --- suicide bombing when you have won a war? Its kind of -- contradictory for a Taliban to do just now. On the other hand, the reverse is true for any number of other causes. We will see.
UPDATE: The first footage from the scene appeared pic.twitter.com/0rCBXttiuq
— Anonymous Operations (@AnonOpsSE) August 26, 2021
Consider the type of human you're describing - suicide bomber.Tramp96 said:So explain the logic of this terrorist act.Ukraine Gas Expert said:
Suicide bomber reported
Your people are in control of the country now, and your savage brothers are pretty much doing what they want to who they want with impunity.
Why on earth would you do a suicide bombing terrorist act when you and yours are holding all the cards? Makes zero sense.
After they had WON? That's the essential thing here. A suicide bomber is actually a valuable resource for an entity to have at their disposal. You use them for turning tides or sending message --- victories by nature everyone wants to bathe in it.texagbeliever said:While truly sad, i think i read how in Iraq, mentally disabled people would have to be chained up because the terrorist insurgents liked to use them as suicide bombers because they would be oblivious.titan said:
Consider --- suicide bombing when you have won a war? Its kind of -- contradictory for a Taliban to do just now. On the other hand, the reverse is true for any number of other causes. We will see.
MousepadMarauder said:
Conspiracy theory - Biden and dems rope-a-doped. Feigned weakness waiting for an attack to give them an excuse to show how strong on foreign policy they are and send in troops to clean things up.
Because there are factions in Afghanistan that hate the US more than they want to run the country. AQ, ISIS, et al do not care about helping the Taliban when they see easy targets.Tramp96 said:So explain the logic of this terrorist act.Ukraine Gas Expert said:
Suicide bomber reported
Your people are in control of the country now, and your savage brothers are pretty much doing what they want to who they want with impunity.
Why on earth would you do a suicide bombing terrorist act when you and yours are holding all the cards? Makes zero sense.
This actually makes sense.Sarge 91 said:
At 8 am this morning, I heard a radio report that a Taliban spokesperson told the press it had given intel to the US of a non specific threat that ISIS was going to carry out to discredit the Taliban. Sounds like this is it.
More incoming of images from outside #Kabulairport. #Kabulexplosion pic.twitter.com/KCYbQYnHSD
— Anonymous Operations (@AnonOpsSE) August 26, 2021
MousepadMarauder said:
Conspiracy theory - Biden and dems rope-a-doped. Feigned weakness waiting for an attack to give them an excuse to show how strong on foreign policy they are and send in troops to clean things up.
tk111 said:Probably the first real lose-lose situation this admin has had in regards to overall public perception. Gonna be real hard to talk themselves out of whatever decision they make...but Jen-nayy and company will certainly try.Skillet Shot said:
Does Biden continue to pull out or use this as a reason to go back in?
Exactly. It would be no surprise to learn the Taliban genuinely did not do this.Demosthenes81 said:Because there are factions in Afghanistan that hate the US more than they want to run the country. AQ, ISIS, et al do not care about helping the Taliban when they see easy targets.Tramp96 said:So explain the logic of this terrorist act.Ukraine Gas Expert said:
Suicide bomber reported
Your people are in control of the country now, and your savage brothers are pretty much doing what they want to who they want with impunity.
Why on earth would you do a suicide bombing terrorist act when you and yours are holding all the cards? Makes zero sense.
Tramp96 said:This actually makes sense.Sarge 91 said:
At 8 am this morning, I heard a radio report that a Taliban spokesperson told the press it had given intel to the US of a non specific threat that ISIS was going to carry out to discredit the Taliban. Sounds like this is it.
There was absolutely no reason for a member or ally of the Taliban to initiate this. If we had a functioning President, this would 180 our direction immediately.
You voted for this, as a reminder.GeorgiAg said:Picture from near Baron Gate, Kabul airport. Explosion just now. #Afgahnistan pic.twitter.com/jypJkS0YxJ
— Gareth Browne (@BrowneGareth) August 26, 2021
No mean tweets.GeorgiAg said:Picture from near Baron Gate, Kabul airport. Explosion just now. #Afgahnistan pic.twitter.com/jypJkS0YxJ
— Gareth Browne (@BrowneGareth) August 26, 2021
ShotOver said:tk111 said:Probably the first real lose-lose situation this admin has had in regards to overall public perception. Gonna be real hard to talk themselves out of whatever decision they make...but Jen-nayy and company will certainly try.Skillet Shot said:
Does Biden continue to pull out or use this as a reason to go back in?
Are you serious, Clark?
Yeah. I'm not talking about all the stupid **** he's done in the past 8 months that has had awful results that half the folks in this country are either blind to or celebrate. I'm talking about being faced with an immediate decision to make that makes you look terrible to a greater majority of the country no matter what you do.ShotOver said:tk111 said:Probably the first real lose-lose situation this admin has had in regards to overall public perception. Gonna be real hard to talk themselves out of whatever decision they make...but Jen-nayy and company will certainly try.Skillet Shot said:
Does Biden continue to pull out or use this as a reason to go back in?
Are you serious, Clark?
BREAKING: At least 3 U.S. troops wounded in suicide bombing outside Abbey Gate at Kabul airport: U.S. officials
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) August 26, 2021
Its especially disturbing it is them. Taliban spokesman may be telling the truth. Remember Brennan and the associations in Syria and all the question marks.Tramp96 said:This actually makes sense.Sarge 91 said:
At 8 am this morning, I heard a radio report that a Taliban spokesperson told the press it had given intel to the US of a non specific threat that ISIS was going to carry out to discredit the Taliban. Sounds like this is it.
There was absolutely no reason for a member or ally of the Taliban to initiate this. If we had a functioning President, this would 180 our direction immediately.
America's standing in the world has been restored. Oh, wait.Kashchei said:
Where are all the CMs crowing on the Trump 2024 thread? Odd that they aren't posting on here...
Quote:
Mr Biden sparked fury yesterday by 'point blank' refusing G7 calls to push back the exit date for US forces, with Washington of the belief that an extension would leave troops at too great a risk of attack from the Taliban or Isis.
His decision has angered some Tory MPs who have questioned Mr Biden's 'intellectual fitness' to do the job, with one backbencher labelling the US President 'gaga'.
Meanwhile, over in the States, Biden also came under fire today from House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, who accused the Democrat president of 'turning his back' on his duties as commander-in-chief, on American citizens stranded in Afghanistan and on the local allies who helped US troops.
McCarthy criticised the president for walking away from a press conference about Afghanistan last night without taking any questions from the media.
'He turned his back and walked away - an image that has come to define him and his presidency,' he said.
'He turned his back on our own citizens stranded in Afghanistan, he's turned his back on our allies and partners, he's turned his back on his duties as a Commander-in-Chief.'
Tramp96 said:So explain the logic of this terrorist act.Ukraine Gas Expert said:
Suicide bomber reported
Your people are in control of the country now, and your savage brothers are pretty much doing what they want to who they want with impunity.
Why on earth would you do a suicide bombing terrorist act when you and yours are holding all the cards? Makes zero sense.
Isis?titan said:
Consider --- suicide bombing when you have won a war? Its kind of -- contradictory for a Taliban to do just now. On the other hand, the reverse is true for any number of other causes. We will see.
BREAKING: At least 3 U.S. troops wounded in suicide bombing outside Abbey Gate at Kabul airport: U.S. officials
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) August 26, 2021
you don't think it took a spine to get us out of Afghanistan, against the will of the entire deep state and media? this is the only good thing he's done as president. we lost a war, this is how it goes.IslanderAg04 said:MousepadMarauder said:
Conspiracy theory - Biden and dems rope-a-doped. Feigned weakness waiting for an attack to give them an excuse to show how strong on foreign policy they are and send in troops to clean things up.
Biden has no spine. Why this happened in the first place.
Oh great. You can forget everything I said then. Get ready for them to run with the narrative of "No no no it wasn't those radical extremist lunatics, it was those other radical extremist lunatics"ABATTBQ11 said:Tramp96 said:So explain the logic of this terrorist act.Ukraine Gas Expert said:
Suicide bomber reported
Your people are in control of the country now, and your savage brothers are pretty much doing what they want to who they want with impunity.
Why on earth would you do a suicide bombing terrorist act when you and yours are holding all the cards? Makes zero sense.
Not Taliban. ISIS affiliate.
No, YOU voted for it. Who made the deal, released 5,000 prisoners and drew our troops down to 2,000?notex said:You voted for this, as a reminder.GeorgiAg said:Picture from near Baron Gate, Kabul airport. Explosion just now. #Afgahnistan pic.twitter.com/jypJkS0YxJ
— Gareth Browne (@BrowneGareth) August 26, 2021
Trump had planned to leave Afghanistan 1st May, having removed over 14000 soldiers leaving under 2000
— 🐝🆒🆗👍 (@joekdublin) August 25, 2021
Apparently the statement confirming this was deleted from the internet pic.twitter.com/VbecTIdD6c
Yeah not sure why people are quick to jump on the ISIS line. Is that because the Taliban leader said it? Do we trust anything that comes out of that guys mouth?AggieKeith15 said:
Taliaban and ISIS are essentially the same people wearing a different uniform for their different shift of work that day.
I would not be surprised if Taliban planned the attack themselves, or at the very least told ISIS when and where the attack should take place.