William Burns, Director of the CIA, via Reuters
Antiwar.com: CIA Chief Says Taliban in Strongest Military Position Since 2001
Since the US began pulling troops out of Afghanistan at the beginning of May, the Taliban has been making significant gains against the US-backed government. In an interview that aired Friday, CIA Director William Burns said he believes the Taliban is in the best military position they’ve been in since the war started in 2001.
“The Taliban are making significant military advances; they’re probably in the strongest military position that they’ve been in since 2001,” Burns told NPR.
Demonstrating the Taliban’s success on the battlefield, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday that the group currently controls 200 of the 419 district centers in Afghanistan. Last month, he said the Taliban only controlled 81 district centers.
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WNU Editor: Considering how much territory the Taliban have been able to seize in the past two months, the CIA Director is stating the obvious.
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Exactly, such deep insight lol
These people...
That photo makes Burns look like a bum just off the street and dressed up in a suit for the first time in years.
Didn't this guy just assert the exact opposite a few days ago? The CIA needs to do better than to pick their boss from an ivy league faculty lounge.
Lapides arrested on child porn charges.
https://www.nbc12.com/2021/07/23/uva-doctor-facing-child-pornography-charges/
How the Taliban are Taking Afghanistan
Taliban battles Afghan military for control of Kandahar City
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2021/07/23/taliban-battles-for-control-kandahar-city/
If you had to bet your life on what William Burns, Director of the CIA knew or what Bill Roggio knew, I would bet my life on Bill Roggio's understanding of the world.
Basically, Obama and the generals sold the American people a mirage.
"Under Obama, the United States had tried to contest territory with a high casualty rate. Focusing on capitals meant that things looked good with low risk and few casualties even when they were actually quite bad.
The war had effectively been lost while everyone was being told that the situation was under control."
Obama lied
Ohhhhh nooooo his opium money :( :( :( How terrible for them :(
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