Scully Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 2 hours ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, I see the Afghan president did a bunk taking millions of £££sss with him, ? Of course he did, he’s a politician. 27 minutes ago, Mice! said: These 20,000 would make one hell of a strike force, rather than running away. I’m assuming quite a percentage will be women and children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Verminhater Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: You prawn, it'll be lithium! no it wont cause we will be held to ransome by the damn Cornish Taliban..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 13 hours ago, NoBodyImportant said: Well 12 hours later this is coming out, couldn’t have called that better. In exchange, China offered economic support and investment for Afghanistan's reconstruction. On Monday, China said it "welcomed" the chance to deepen ties with Afghanistan, a country that has for generations been coveted for its geo-strategic importance by bigger powers. "The Taliban have repeatedly expressed their hope to develop good relations with China, and that they look forward to China's participation in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters. ... and yet another POV... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, henry d said: ... and yet another POV... One thing correct in that article is the huge catastrophe Biden has caused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted August 18, 2021 Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Hello, I think Mrs Mays speech in the house of commons seemed plausible 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scutt Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 (edited) To all those in government who think that this island can take another 20000 plus I say OK we take in one vetted afghan for every illegal we deport. Edited August 19, 2021 by scutt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 15 hours ago, henry d said: ... and yet another POV... I’d bet money on it. China has dirt on Biden. China as be licking its lips at Afghanistan. Afghanistan has the largest lithium deposits in the world. Joe Biden will now push lithium battery cars on America. Those batteries will be made in China. America abandoned Afghanistan because China told him to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 27 minutes ago, NoBodyImportant said: I’d bet money on it. China has dirt on Biden. China as be licking its lips at Afghanistan. Afghanistan has the largest lithium deposits in the world. Joe Biden will now push lithium battery cars on America. Those batteries will be made in China. America abandoned Afghanistan because China told him to. sell all you Lithium stocks now......they will only ever be used for power drills and torch batteries.........the smart money is on Hydrogen........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern01 Posted August 19, 2021 Report Share Posted August 19, 2021 10 hours ago, scutt said: To all those in government who think that this island can take another 20000 plus I say OK we take in one vetted afghan for every illegal we deport. That's another 5-10,000 houses less for low income UK Nationals then. Not to worry though we have plenty of green fields left so we can soon build some more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve s×s Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 19/08/2021 at 10:12, scutt said: To all those in government who think that this island can take another 20000 plus I say OK we take in one vetted afghan for every illegal we deport. Yep one in one out simple 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 19/08/2021 at 11:01, NoBodyImportant said: I’d bet money on it. China has dirt on Biden. China as be licking its lips at Afghanistan. Afghanistan has the largest lithium deposits in the world. Joe Biden will now push lithium battery cars on America. Those batteries will be made in China. America abandoned Afghanistan because China told him to. On 19/08/2021 at 11:29, ditchman said: sell all you Lithium stocks now......they will only ever be used for power drills and torch batteries.........the smart money is on Hydrogen........ Yup, pretty much. So do they have pee tapes on Joe too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 20, 2021 Report Share Posted August 20, 2021 On 19/08/2021 at 11:29, ditchman said: sell all you Lithium stocks now......they will only ever be used for power drills and torch batteries.........the smart money is on Hydrogen........ This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 The papers today are all full of questions about Biden's competence or his grasp on the situation. He still doesn't see what the problem is. Afghanistan was a NATO mission, in wasn't within his gift to just arbitrarily walk away. The American troops withdrew so quickly they left billions of dollars worth of kit behind including vehicles and even helicopters Now the vice president is literally in hiding. She won't come out to face the cameras. She presumably doesn't want guilt by association. I never thought I would say this but I almost wish trump was back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 54 minutes ago, Vince Green said: The papers today are all full of questions about Biden's competence or his grasp on the situation. He still doesn't see what the problem is. Afghanistan was a NATO mission, in wasn't within his gift to just arbitrarily walk away. The American troops withdrew so quickly they left billions of dollars worth of kit behind including vehicles and even helicopters Now the vice president is literally in hiding. She won't come out to face the cameras. She presumably doesn't want guilt by association. I never thought I would say this but I almost wish trump was back I heard this and can't find a source, but apparently it was fine because they took the keys with them. It can't be beyond the wit of some Taliban mechanical/technical guru to get past such high level of theft prevention as not having some keys! The Americans have spent 20 years blowing stuff up. Couldn't they have spent another two days blowing up kit they can't take home so the Taliban aren't in possession of gunships and APC's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 If you had the keys to a black hawk would you be able to fly it? Would you have the technical knowledge to be able to repair it? Do you have the spares? The usual thing to do in that situation was to incapacitate the tech or booby trap one or two bits so that they have to check every item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, henry d said: If you had the keys to a black hawk would you be able to fly it? Would you have the technical knowledge to be able to repair it? Do you have the spares? The usual thing to do in that situation was to incapacitate the tech or booby trap one or two bits so that they have to check every item. No but you can sell it to the Russians who will be only too happy to learn its secrets, download its software etc Edited August 21, 2021 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, henry d said: If you had the keys to a black hawk would you be able to fly it? Would you have the technical knowledge to be able to repair it? Do you have the spares? The usual thing to do in that situation was to incapacitate the tech or booby trap one or two bits so that they have to check every item. Since they trained the afgan army to use and maintain all this kit and they've now defected or are under taliban rule, it doesn't take a genius to work out the taliban will soon have their own airforce and armoured divisions if the west doesn't do something about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 16 minutes ago, Vince Green said: No but you can sell it to the Russians who will be only too happy to learn its secrets, download its software etc I’m sure China has out bid them by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 1 hour ago, 12gauge82 said: Since they trained the afgan army to use and maintain all this kit and they've now defected or are under taliban rule, it doesn't take a genius to work out the taliban will soon have their own airforce and armoured divisions if the west doesn't do something about it. Maybe that's part of the alleged peace deal with USA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Quote I never thought I would say this but I almost wish trump was back What do think Trump would have done differently, it was him that give the Taliban the green light that America was abandoning Afghanistan and started the ball rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, ordnance said: What do think Trump would have done differently, it was him that give the Taliban the green light that America was abandoning Afghanistan and started the ball rolling. So it's trumps fault then ? 😄 Biden and his handlers have undone many things Trump did , why didn't they not cancel the withdrawal? They knew full well the ANA wouldn't last 5 minutes. But let's deflect greasy Joe's dementia with a dig at trump's 'legacy' A man who's still unable to use social media, yet the taliban are all good to tweet all day ? Now you've got idiots guilt tripping us into taking in everyone who worked with us, 20000? be 100000 before they've finished. The Dover-calais dinghy run is about to get even busier , as everyone becomes 'Afghan fleeing taliban' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 fault as per usual is with the clowns in gov their stupidity made us the yanks gopher side kick let’s have some of this mud where it belongs our OWN door step Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ordnance Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 Quote So it's trumps fault then ? Yes Trump for starting it, and Biden for implementing it the way he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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