ICYMI: The establishment's myth of a bloodless "open-ended presence" in Afghanistanhttps://jeetheer.substack.com/p/the-establishments-afghanistan-myths?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source=twitter …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
It had been bloodless for quite a few months, but now the blood is flowing. That must be a good thing, according to the dogma
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Replying to @SubBeck
Not bloodless if you count Afghan lives. Civilian deaths high for last 5 or 6 years.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
And what is the casualty number for the Afghanistan military?
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Replying to @SubBeck
High. It's been high for years, civilians and military. It's a bloody ongoing civil war which USA has no reason to be part of.pic.twitter.com/TbpFIiZ3Ot
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Replying to @HeerJeet
The skeleton US force - appx 2500 - seems to have been an improvement over what's happening now.
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Skeleton of 2,500 only functioned because of agreement signed with Taliban. If you want to stay in and fight Taliban, you'll need a lot more than 2,500 -- especially since Afghan forces have proven they can't fight. Pentagon concluded years ago the situation was "unsustainable"
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