'Shocking': With grief and dismay, US veterans watch Afghanistan fall

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[ANALYSIS] 'Shocking': With grief and dismay, US veterans watch Afghanistan fall

A member of the Old Guard looks on during a full military honors burial for a US soldier next to Section 60, the area of Arlington National Cemetery near the US capital reserved for those killed during the wars in Iraq and AfghanistanWASHINGTON - A decade after returning from Afghanistan, Marc Silvestri was convinced it was time for his comrades to come home too. But watching the chaotic pullout unfold in real time has stunned the army veteran.

For US veterans of the 20-year war, the lightning Taliban takeover has variously brought shock, anger, resignation and worry, both for their Afghan allies left behind and compatriots at home reeling from the calamitous end to the US campaign. "A lot of people are going to be asking, 'Why? It was pointless for me to be there. To watch friends die or lose body parts or lose their minds,'" said Fross.

Democratic President Joe Biden has stuck by his decision to push ahead with the withdrawal, even as he acknowledged the scenes were"gut-wrenching."

 

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Trump made the bad deal and set the time line, gave the Taliban everything they wanted in exchange for nothing because? Russia funds Taliban munitions. Wants hands in Afghanistan.....Favours favours favours wherever you look.

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