Afghanistan - 20 years on

[Rroff]

To be fair unless Iran or Russia hands them fairly high end SAM's they're not reaching the 35,000+ that an airliner is going at; that's fairly specialist stuff.
Its why they kept flying over Ukraine; they thought it almost impossible that Rebels or the Ukrainian Army had anything capable of that height.

Yup - unless someone has smuggled something in nothing of that capability exists in Afghanistan - but some of the surrounding countries do so a very long shot it could happen if something was stolen and smuggled in.

 

[Malevolence]

He's lost the ******* plot.

 

[deuse]

Is he gonna break down in tears?

That's his xanax kicking in

 

[Lord-Jaffa]

Guess it was too short notice for the whatever drugs they pump into him before public appearances to take effect.

 

[Rroff]

He's lost the ******* plot.

He is just not the leader for when the going gets tough. Can't say I take any satisfaction from this it is horrid to see.

 

[chrismscotland]

He's lost the ******* plot.

This is one of the worst things I've ever seen from a US President..... and I remember Trump's press conferences.

Surely Harris is going to be in the Oval Office shortly

 

[glenimp617]

Too old

 

[deuse]

This is one of the worst things I've ever seen from a US President..... and I remember Trump's press conferences.

Surely Harris is going to be in the Oval Office shortly

Harris is even worse.

 

[Tefal]

Yup - unless someone has smuggled something in nothing of that capability exists in Afghanistan - but some of the surrounding countries do so a very long shot it could happen if something was stolen and smuggled in.

But they can just sit by the end of the runway

Edit nvm thought that was about evacuation fligjts

 

[Rroff]

But they can just sit by the end of the runway

My reply was in context of someone worried about flying through the region (assumedly in a passenger plane).

 

[Tefal]

My reply was in context of someone worried about flying through the region (assumedly in a passenger plane).

Yeah sorry my bad

 

[chrismscotland]

Sky Reporting that UK forces also left details of interpreters, etc after the "shredding operation" failed.... Jesus Christ

 

[Rroff]

I'm curious as to the airport defences against incoming stuff used against planes taking off - the likes of CRAM can be a touch risky when you have friendly stuff in the air as well as incoming threats.

 

[Lord-Jaffa]

God damn, no wonder they didnt want to do a press conference.

 

[antijoke]

I’m sorry, I’m watching this press conference live and what exactly is wrong with it?
People making out like he’s an incoherent mess, but he seems far from it to me….

 

[Lysander]

Come back, Donald Trump, all is forgiven.

 

[chrismscotland]

I’m sorry, I’m watching this press conference live and what exactly is wrong with it?
People making out like he’s an incoherent mess, but he seems far from it to me….

He's got better as its gone on but the first few minutes were all over the place (and btw I've always batted back at anyone going on about him being addled/ill)

 

[Rroff]

I’m sorry, I’m watching this press conference live and what exactly is wrong with it?
People making out like he’s an incoherent mess, but he seems far from it to me….

The first couple of minutes or so were barely more than an incoherent mess, the rest has been a stumbling mess with a few moments of better made points.

 

[Lord-Jaffa]

"Up to date with commanders in the field, mostly by LETTER." LOL

Maybe they should have spent some of that 80 billion in equip they left the Taliban on wifi instead of carrier pigeons, so dimwit in chief can stay up to date via letter.

 

[nine_tails]

Oh boy this last question....