

If we had a sane political culture in America today, which of. Conversely, if they did do everything within their ability to persuade the CINC/President to not hastily exit the country without ensuring the safety of our citizens and Afghans loyal to America, then they should have resigned in protest as a matter of conscience and public statement. Fox News reported Saturday that a Taliban fighting unit called the Badri 313 Battalion was spotted patrolling Afghanistan with U.S.-made gear, and posting one photo appearing to mock the iconic World War II photo, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. If they did not do everything within their authority to stop the hasty withdrawal, they should resign. What should have happened upon learning of the Commander in Chief’s (President Biden’s) plan to quickly withdraw our forces and close the important power projection base Bagram, without adequate plans and forces in place to conduct the entire operation in an orderly fashion? As principal military advisors to the CINC/President, the SECDEF and CJCS should have recommended against this dangerous withdrawal in the strongest possible terms.” The Daily Wire reported on Tuesday that nearly 90 retired generals and admirals wrote a letter demanding that Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Mark Milley resign from their roles immediately over the “events surrounding the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.” They wrote: On the back of victory I hope we can use Bagram as a place to spread jihad further into the region and Muslim world. Yet here is proof of the power of faith and God and jihad. In 15 years as a mujahid fighting the Americans I wondered often if I may fail or die. See the West’s mighty technology humbled here by mujahidin.

For any foreign power considering attacking Afghanistan then look at Bagram now and learn your lesson well before embarking on foolish endeavor. We defeated America with our faith and our guns and we hope now that Bagram can be a base for jihad for all Muslims. Never in our wildest dreams could we have believed we could beat a superpower like America with just our Kalashnikovs. But a fighter and religious leader for the Taliban sitting in Bagram air base boasted to The Times that he hoped the Taliban could spread their jihad “further into the region and Muslim world” :
