This is what it looks like outside the north gate at the airport in Kabul. I won't mention why this location is important. I will say that the @CENTCOM commander, who agreed to allow this airport to be the primary/only evacuation point, should be dismissed/replaced immediately.
@CENTCOM I mentioned this earlier, but it bears repeating. You do not put your primary evacuation airstrip at an airport inside a city with 4.5 million people and an untold number of refugees. The U.S. military agreed to do this, and it owns what is now happening in Kabul.
@CENTCOM You do not need to be a West Point and War College grad, or a grand strategist to know this was a recipe for disaster. 2nd lieutenants know this plan is a dumpster fire. Our general officer class as a whole is rotten to the core and must be held accountable.
@CENTCOM The Kabul evacuation fiasco should not be viewed in isolation. The general officers were complicit in the failure of Afghanistan at every step. Not understanding the enemy. Building the wrong ANDSF. The surge. Population Centric Counterinsurgency. Endorsing phony "peace process."
@CENTCOM it is worth adding to the list: "Government in a box." Downplaying Taliban-Al Qaeda ties. MOAB wet dreams. Failure to properly assess ANDSF combat power. Failure to recognize the Taliban's final offensive. Lying to the American public about "turning the corner" yearly.
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