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<blockquote data-quote="MG01GT" data-source="post: 16718345" data-attributes="member: 78168"><p>I think no matter what you are justified and it is okay to feel the way you do about this situation. The unfortunate problem with Afghanistan is that we should have been gone long ago. I’ll explain that here in a second.</p><p></p><p>I retired from the Marine Corps in 2020 after doing 20 years. I joined straight out of high school because I felt there was nothing for me in Cedar City UT. But I never thought I would go on the whirlwind trip the next two decades of my some what adult life. I was an 0848 by trade (artillery fire direction center/ops chief) and that afforded me a lot of opportunities and billets outside of the norm. But my most eye opening deployment was doing Civil affairs in Marjha, Afghanistan. </p><p></p><p>This was late 2011 to early 2012. Afghanistan was never a strategic value. In fact everything we did was to keep our heads above water trying to fight a shadow government. But because of the idea of loosing a fight that so many others did as well and we are America and we don’t ****ing lose……. Shit got screwed and unfortunately leaders gave false hope and information to other leaders and ended up with the current debacle. Afghanistans population is tribal in nature. What you see in In the larger cities really only is a small percentage of what the population is. So when I say tribal, they really don’t identify with boarders or national pride. Their loyalty extends no further than their compound walls and even then you’d be surprised at some of the shit that happens inside those walls. </p><p></p><p>Where I’m going with this, is that leaders failed to inform properly and fairly because they wanted to bolster their careers with success. DOD failed to understand the enemy and the local population and respect their way of life. Truth of the matter is that you can’t really expect to have diplomatic relations with people that don’t use toilet paper. We were never going to win that fight there, and we honestly should have never stayed as long as we did. </p><p></p><p>So yes you are justified and should feel the way you do. But don’t take it too personally would be my advice. You served and did your time. Enjoy the life you have and don’t dwell on what was or what could be. Let the young bucks take the fight to whoever our next enemy might be. We will stand guard here and do what we do as any good American would do. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MG01GT, post: 16718345, member: 78168"] I think no matter what you are justified and it is okay to feel the way you do about this situation. The unfortunate problem with Afghanistan is that we should have been gone long ago. I’ll explain that here in a second. I retired from the Marine Corps in 2020 after doing 20 years. I joined straight out of high school because I felt there was nothing for me in Cedar City UT. But I never thought I would go on the whirlwind trip the next two decades of my some what adult life. I was an 0848 by trade (artillery fire direction center/ops chief) and that afforded me a lot of opportunities and billets outside of the norm. But my most eye opening deployment was doing Civil affairs in Marjha, Afghanistan. This was late 2011 to early 2012. Afghanistan was never a strategic value. In fact everything we did was to keep our heads above water trying to fight a shadow government. But because of the idea of loosing a fight that so many others did as well and we are America and we don’t ****ing lose……. Shit got screwed and unfortunately leaders gave false hope and information to other leaders and ended up with the current debacle. Afghanistans population is tribal in nature. What you see in In the larger cities really only is a small percentage of what the population is. So when I say tribal, they really don’t identify with boarders or national pride. Their loyalty extends no further than their compound walls and even then you’d be surprised at some of the shit that happens inside those walls. Where I’m going with this, is that leaders failed to inform properly and fairly because they wanted to bolster their careers with success. DOD failed to understand the enemy and the local population and respect their way of life. Truth of the matter is that you can’t really expect to have diplomatic relations with people that don’t use toilet paper. We were never going to win that fight there, and we honestly should have never stayed as long as we did. So yes you are justified and should feel the way you do. But don’t take it too personally would be my advice. You served and did your time. Enjoy the life you have and don’t dwell on what was or what could be. Let the young bucks take the fight to whoever our next enemy might be. We will stand guard here and do what we do as any good American would do. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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