Tag: Kabul

Conditions Exist For A Massacre At the Kabul Airport


by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

The U.S. Military needs to get its shit together at the Kabul Airport. As I understand it, at the moment, the only place anyone can get out of Afghanistan is the military portion of that airport.

Ugh.

When you’re dealing with bloodthirsty theocratic maniacs, there’s only a certain amount of time before things grow even more dire than they already are. At the moment, we’re relying upon the patience of the Taliban. At some point, the Taliban is going to grow impatient and they’re going to swoop in and end this particular problem once and for all.

The question is, how long do we have? I have no idea. I do think every moment the Taliban doesn’t attack is borrowed time. All I know is, the conditions remain for a catastrophe.

A Potentially Dark Scenario At The #Kabul Airport


by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

This is just a scenario, but the conditions now exist for a catastrophe at the Kabul Airport. You have about 6,000 American troops there with a huge mob of people trying to flee the country — and nearby you have the Taliban lurking out in the darkness.

It’s very easy to imagine a situation where the Taliban attack the airport ASAP and there’s a pretty sizable massacre. Historic, even.

And because of social media, we would see it happen in real time.

But, let me note — I’m always wrong. So, I’m probably, thankfully, wrong this time, too. Hopefully, the Taliban will simply wait until everyone gets out and swoop in once they can avoid any bloodshed.