Tag: US military presence

Categories Op-ed

The US aim with Afghanistan was to cut its losses to focus on China, but the repercussions from its exit will make that impossible

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The return of the Taliban will fuel Islamic militancy across the world, radicalise some Muslims in the West, and provoke a new refugee crisis. If America and its allies think they won’t suffer strife from all this, they’re wrong. … Read More >The US aim with Afghanistan was to cut its losses to focus on China, but the repercussions from its exit will make that impossible

Categories World

US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise

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The fall of Kabul to the Taliban was not part of a grand political strategy, but a result of the failure of America’s intervention in Afghanistan, a top Russian official has announced, as Moscow says US supremacy is fading away. … Read More >US ‘failure’ in Afghanistan handed country to Taliban, Moscow says, claims American ‘hegemony’ declining as Russia & China on rise

Categories Russia

After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?

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As the last men of the dwindling American garrison in Afghanistan pack their bags, there is an echo of the Soviet Union’s own withdrawal from the country, more than 30 years ago. But, in truth, Washington’s defeat is far greater. … Read More >After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?

Categories Shows

Afghanistan becomes Vietnam II — another war lost (Full show)

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With the Taliban rapidly retaking control of the country after the US invasion of Afghanistan toppled them 20 years ago, we are faced with war as decisively lost as the US war in Vietnam. RT America’s Faran Fronczak joins Rick Sanchez to discuss comparisons between the two blunders in military adventurism. … Read More >Afghanistan becomes Vietnam II — another war lost (Full show)

Categories World

US invited to station troops & rocket systems in Ukraine in potential major escalation of tense standoff across border with Russia

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A top Ukrainian politician has called on Washington to deploy its military, including army units and air defense systems, to the troubled Eastern European nation, in what would undoubtedly be seen by Moscow as a grave provocation. … Read More >US invited to station troops & rocket systems in Ukraine in potential major escalation of tense standoff across border with Russia

Categories Middle East World

US has NO mandate to keep troops in Syria & America’s interpretation of international law is ‘ridiculous,’ says Russian ambassador

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Washington has no legal mandate to keep its armed forces in Syria, and the presence of American soldiers in the country contradicts the 2015 UN Security Council resolution that called for a ceasefire and a political settlement. … Read More >US has NO mandate to keep troops in Syria & America’s interpretation of international law is ‘ridiculous,’ says Russian ambassador

Categories Middle East

America’s ruthless ‘war on terror’ is what made it lose Afghanistan years ago, former Afghan president Karzai tells RT

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The US has lost the war in Afghanistan not when it decided to withdraw as the Taliban regained power, but years ago, when it bombed Afghan homes in the name of fighting terror, ex-president Hamid Karzai told RT’s Oksana Boyko. … Read More >America’s ruthless ‘war on terror’ is what made it lose Afghanistan years ago, former Afghan president Karzai tells RT