Scumbag Traitor Trump Demands Army Political Support

[Politruk]

Whatever is happening in the DOD right now, it is no healing process! The Armed Forces are going to be in much worse shape in 2028 than they were in 2024!

Bears repeating.

 

[dmallord]

The difference between me and you is that I will give an honest opinion. I have always criticized Trump for even considering withdrawing from Afghanistan. That idea, IMHO, was a mistake of epic proportions. It was a huge mistake on so many levels. I felt really bad for all the girls and women who had their lives torn apart.

The DOHA agreement was predicated on strict conditions that weren’t met during the Biden Administration. Trump has repeatedly stated that he would never have given up Bagram air base because of its strategic location to China. Trump released 5000 terrorist, huge mistake. Biden and his crew didn’t fully understand the substance of the DOHA agreement.

Nope, you’re wrong. NATO countries still had adequate troops in Afghanistan. Bagram air base would have continued to support Afghan forces with air and ground cover to keep the Taliban in check. Trump also wanted to establish a co-op government with the Taliban.



Milley and McKenzie both testified before congressional hearings that leaving Afghanistan was a mistake. Strongly suggested leaving at least 2,500 troops and maintaining Bagram air base

Fuckoff with your anti Trump rhetoric. God you’re fucking anal.

Had Biden realized the strategic importance of Afghanistan he would have ignored public opinion and did what was of strategic importance and national security. When Biden took office the US military still has a significant foothold in Afghanistan. Biden would have been brilliant, would have come across as a savvy foreign policy expert. He would have convinced me that he was the right guy for the job.

What does it say about Biden for rushing a withdrawal for political gain and it blew up in his face. To this day we still can’t comprehend the damage that was done. He left billions in military assets to a terrorist organization and left without consulting with our allies.

BDS on steroids.

Appreciate your honesty in criticizing Trump’s withdrawal plan—few do that. But you can’t both blame Biden for following through and say Trump was wrong for starting the process. That contradiction undercuts your entire argument.

The Doha Agreement wasn’t a vague concept—it was a signed deal, brokered without the Afghan government, that promised full withdrawal by May 2021. The Taliban violated its terms repeatedly, but enforcement power was hollow by the time Biden took office. Trump had already gutted troop levels from 13,000 to 2,500, closed key bases, and released 5,000 Taliban prisoners—many of whom promptly rejoined the fight.

Biden delayed that withdrawal to August and tried to coordinate with NATO. But by then, the Afghan government was collapsing internally. Intelligence estimates about how quickly Kabul would fall turned out tragically wrong. That failure cuts across every administration that touched this 20-year war.

You bring up Bagram Air Base. Trump’s own Pentagon had already started winding it down in late 2020. By January 2021, it was a shell. Keeping it would’ve required thousands more troops and a full relaunch of the war. That’s not a "strategic decision"—that’s a reinvasion.

As for Milley and McKenzie—yes, they gave their recommendations. But as you know, in our democracy, military leaders advise; presidents decide. That’s how civilian control works.

The claim that we “left billions” in assets is wildly misleading. Most of what was left behind was non-operational, deliberately disabled, or turned over to Afghan forces that melted away. No one "gifted" the Taliban anything—it was the price of a government we built collapsing from within.

And to say Biden “rushed” the withdrawal ignores the timeline: he delayed it from Trump’s May deadline to August, hoping to buy time for an orderly exit. It failed—but the timeline wasn’t his invention.

You say he should’ve ignored public opinion and done what was strategically important. But imagine the reaction if Biden had reversed Trump’s deal and surged 10,000 troops back into combat. You’d be attacking him as a war-monger. Admit it.

You’re angry. Fine. But anger doesn’t rewrite the timeline, the troop levels, or the decades of bipartisan miscalculation that led to a no-win exit. Biden inherited a trap. He didn’t set it—but he had to walk through it.

So let me ask:
If Trump never meant to fully withdraw, why did he lock in the deal, gut troop levels, and release the Taliban’s fighters in the first place?

 

[RobDownSouth]

Trump gave his stump speech at the West Point commencement and response was...underwhelming.
The usual punchlines fell flat before the bored crowd.

Trump made sure that wouldn't happen at whatever the fuck they're calling Fort Bragg nowadays last week.

Trump had his various merch operations create a report of ANY Trump merchandise sold and delivered to the "on post" zip code for Fort Bragg, presumably all soldiers living on base.

The Trump campaign organization (why does he still need this?) then mailed "VIP Invites" to these soldiers and they got premium up close seating in front of the President.....and in front of the television cameras.