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Trump: US trying to reclaim Afghan airbase (www.telegraph.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/world@lemmy.world

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The US is moving to reclaim the Bagram airbase from the Taliban after losing it during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Donald Trump announced.

“We’re trying to get it back, by the way,” Mr Trump told reporters during a joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer in Aylesbury on Thursday.

The Bagram base was the largest operated by the US in Afghanistan and is strategically important in countering China’s growing influence in the region.

Mr Trump suggested that he was negotiating with the Taliban to retake ownership, adding: “We’re trying to get it back because they need things from us. We want that base back.”

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 112 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Now whose administration was it that signed the withdrawal deal, I wonder?

Oh that's right. Donald Trump's.

[–] Shayeta@feddit.org 25 points 2 months ago

Yeah but they withdrew during Biden so its his fault. Trump to the rescue once more!

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 45 points 2 months ago

Maybe he should have included that in the deal, when he surrendered to the Taliban, the last time.

[–] engene@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Create problem. Fix problem. Repeat. 🙄

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 36 points 2 months ago

Create problem. Blame the other guy and promise to fix it. Make it worse. Claim it's fixed. Repeat.

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[–] ExistingConsumingSpace@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What's your proposal?

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[–] Impound4017@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Here’s the thing: I’m with you. I agree as an American that the only thing that can stop this train is a wholehearted, full-throated rejection of everything this administration represents. That comes with a couple of issues, though, and the first is that the body politic here is intensely complacent; much too comfortable to be driven to action. The fact of the matter is that disapproval of Trump is the majority view, and even at the beginning of his second term that was still about a dead even split, but not even Trump’s atrocious performance in his first term was enough to galvanize a large portion of the US voter base in the 2024 election, despite it clearly being a critical inflection point. Unfortunately, if it doesn’t affect their life immediately and directly, a large portion of America simply doesn’t give a shit. Overcoming that apathy is likely going to require something large, noticeable, bombastic, demonstrably wrong, and personally painful, and by that point there’s a good chance it’ll be too late. Additionally, any revolution or unrest is likely to be heavily suppressed by the second issue: the US police state and its willingness to use deadly force, regardless of the severity of the situation. Between police forces, riot police, swat teams, the national guard, domestic surveillance, and now the might of the US military turned on its own populace, the Trump administration has all the tools to make any true resistance deeply costly and incredibly painful. Talk of resistance, of revolution, of taking up arms against this fascist takeover is easy, but the feasibility of a clean revolution in the face of the US police, military, and intelligence apparatus is doubtful. More likely we would end up with either civil war or insurgency, fighting an asymmetric campaign against an overwhelming force. We know that the US is vulnerable to such tactics (see: US expeditionary wars in Vietnam and the Middle East), but we also know that those tactics are incredibly costly, and require a populace that is highly motivated by what they perceive to be an existential threat.

The key here, in my opinion, is the military. Historically, he who controls the military, controls the state. The victors of coups and revolutions practically always have the military on their side, and for good reason; very few things are as persuasive as the threat of a bullet. Morale in the US military right now seems to be low, and if we can manage to break the trained obedience to hierarchy, we might just have a chance, but without them, I don’t see a way forward. Even every citizen striking and causing a complete shutdown of the US economy would just be likely to lead to threats being made to and examples being made of them, and getting people onboard for that is unlikely to be feasible from a fundamental level, given that the majority of America lives paycheck to paycheck.

I don’t want to be fatalistic or claim that this can’t be done or that we shouldn’t be doing anything about it; we should, and have a moral obligation to act, but the reality of the situation is that the time to act while avoiding discomfort was last November, and the viable options available to us now are going to hurt, and will likely only get more painful as time goes on. That makes people hesitant to act, and until such a time as they have more to lose from inaction than they do from action, I don’t expect that to change.

God, do I hope I’m wrong, though.

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Very, very well written and thought out but perhaps not quite as funny as intended.

Shit, I thought that joke would make it seem less dead right but not even a bit.

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

A bullet.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's always the person pretending other people should do things and that their situation is perfectly fine and they don't need to change anything. I agree, the situation is fucked. This isn't just an American issue though. This is happening all over the world right now. The divisiveness between different nations when it's a global class struggle is really frustrating. You aren't helping change things by making your comment, and you're only driving a wedge.

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Where are you from?

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I asked 6 marines who were walking around in full uniform in my town in Australia what they thought of trump last night. They said he's their commander and chief and two stayed silent.

I asked them kindly to fuck off put of our country because they're not welcome

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I asked 6 marines who were walking around in full uniform in my town in Australia what they thought of trump last night. They said he's their commander and chief and two stayed silent.

I don't know how you handled it, but you just asked 6 guys to talk about their boss. Them saying he's their commander-in-chief is saying "I'm not at liberty to speak freely." If you were friendly and asked them I'm casual conversation over a beer, you might get actual opinions, but you're asking for trouble if you just go around asking people to shit-talk their bosses.

I live in an area with a lot of military presence. A large number of people who join are just doing it for the benefits. I'm sure you're aware, but normal citizens don't get free college or Healthcare (in fact, it's incredibly expensive), but if you sign up for the military they pay for college, you get socialized Healthcare, they cover housing, and a lot more. Most aren't doing it because they love Trump, or even out of patriotic duty. They're doing it because shit sucks, and it's an option that gets them out of a hole. I'm generally anti-military (particularly in the US), but I don't hold it against people. Most of them don't like Trump, in my experience. He does not have the support of our military personnel, and I'll welcome them if shit finally breaks down and they abandon the state.

I asked them kindly to fuck off put of our country because they're not welcome

First, they literally are welcome there. Take that issue up with your government. You ask other people to stand up to their government, then you complain about other people's government for what your government does. Second, they don't have a choice. You sign up and you don't really get to choose what you'll do or where you'll do it. See above for why they joined.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Change starts with a step,

Me telling them got other people involved. It's very apparent we don't want them here.

I have even sent useless letters to my representative and got boilerplate back.

I don't care why they joined, they're part of a machine that isn't wanted in our town

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This thread is about someone asking people to take dramatic action to get their government to listen, but I'm certain they aren't doing anything either.

I have even sent useless letters to my representative and got boilerplate back.

This is exactly my point. People are saying Americans need to take risks they aren't willing to take. Congratulations! You sent a letter! Those will never do anything, and yet that's all you've done, and you're asking Americans to fight back. We're the ones actually living with this military that has the power to fight most of the rest of the world.

I don't care why they joined, they're part of a machine that isn't wanted in our town

I don't know if this is true. Honestly, I doubt it. Maybe you don't want them where you are, but one thing I know about Australia right now is they're worried about China. Guess why those bases are there. You have American taxpayers paying for your defence. Most people are NIMBYs —they want it, just not in their back yard.

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't care if Americans fight back or not. I think they should just dig their holes on their own and leave the rest of us out of it.

The way America is going a growing consensus of people here would rather China as our overlords then American Nazis now too.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Take it up with your government. The US doesn't own that land. Your government leases it out. They're there on behalf of your citizens.

(Sure, there is some coercion, but that's always true. At the end of the day it's up to you, not Americans, if things aren't the way you want.)

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm entitled to tell Americans how we feel and that we don't want them here.

Americans have their heads so far up their arses they think the world is there's

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Sure, you're entitled to say that. I'm not trying to stop you. This started with someone saying Americans should do something (they didn't say what) pretending like their nation doesn't have problems. All nations have rising fascism right now.

Also, as we're going with entitlement, American soldiers are entitled to be there. They're there with the express permission of your government. You can not like it, but they're entitled to it. Being entitled to do something doesn't make it right.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

you get socialized Healthcare

No, you get state-provided healthcare, same as you get in any other developed non-socialist country besides the US.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Sure. The term in the US that is used is "socialized healthcare", mostly as a pejorative. I use the term in this instance to point out their hypocrisy. It's state-provided taxpayer funded healthcare, but that's only acceptable in the US for service members and dependants, for some reason.

[–] imrighthere@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 months ago

Why yes, they are. A month from now, they're going to wave signs at nazis again.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

One thing about Trump surprises me every day. You think he had just said or done the most stupid thing ever, and the next day, he easily breaks yesterdays record.

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They’re going to pay the taliban aren’t they.

[–] Zedd_Prophecy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

In arms and technology

[–] abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Schoolfriend of mine was captured, tortured and killed by the Taliban. I still remember crying over a song we sung.

We don't just have Farage wanting to pay them to take back people the Taliban wanna kill, but we have this baby fucker wanna give them money for their airbase.

The fash want to give these fuckers money, perhaps because on some level, they admire them. The Taliban use the same excuse for their fucked up policies as the fash do ("we're preserving our culture").

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I’m so sorry you had to go through that.

[–] abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nothing like letting the Taliban know "Oh yeah we are trying to take that back" on public channels so they can get everything nice and reinforced and ready for you and make it as much of a pain in the ass as possible.

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More troops getting slaughtered by the nut jobs means less troops at home shooting minorities.

I see this as a win.

[–] abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is a pretty big difference between our military and our police force at home. We shouldn't be putting kids in the meat grinder because our president is a dipshit with Intel.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

It's the National Guard (part of the military) that Trump is using to invade US cities and put them under hostile occupation. Not primarily police forces, though some police forces are colluding with them.

[–] selkiesidhe@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe he should go over there and take a look at it...? You know, inspect it for... reasons or whatever, just cuz?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

The Taliban should destroy the base before leaving. Or just booby trap it