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Hoos Operator

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Counting those who died from non-hostile actions is disingenuous at best.


And arguing that the strategic benefits of maintaining a minimum presence on a secured military base as recommended by our U.S. military leaders was not worth the risk to our military servicemen assumes that you possess a greater insight into that strategy. As for me, I’ll yield to the judgement of those leaders as well as the commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan at the time of that catastrophic withdrawal:

“Gen. Scott Miller, who commanded U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan until July, told committee members he had informed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Frank McKenzie he was ‘opposed to the total withdrawal,’ Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said.”

(In response to this post by BocaHoo91)

Link: General told senators he opposed Afghanistan withdrawal


Posted: 05/18/2022 at 8:57PM



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