In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor; Lt. General, U.S. Army (Ret.), talks about the American withdrawal from Afghanistan.» Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC
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Full McMaster Interview: ‘This War Ended In Self-Defeat’
To the people advertising their ignorance about geopolitics by saying this war was about corporate greed, please stop getting your information from tweets and social media memes
If you want to hold Biden than you got to hold trump, pompeo also accountable. Now the withdrawal over what else do you republicans wants. Yoy never won this war, just sitting for 20 years. How much more years do you want to sit there and risking your army lives. Since you say that the afghan was fighting and you are observers? So stop Playing politics ?
Long live the Taliban Freedom Fighters.
They chucked the occupiers out.
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"A 1 year war fought 20 times over…" … So, all these Generals, like McMaster, and other extremely knowledgeable, experienced military leaders had 20 times to get it right. And they couldn't do it. McMaster sounds like he's saying 'Look, I know how to do this… just give me one more try…'. The other thing is that it sounds like 'winning' the war in Afghanistan, or 'defeating' the Taliban, to McMaster would mean keeping 8500, or 10,000 American troops there indefinitely. The problem is, unlike Germany, Japan, or South Korea, there just doesn't appear to be much support for that kind of sustained mission in Afghanistan. I think much can be said to support arguments for such a sustained commitment to preventing terrorist threats from finding safe harbor in Afghanistan. However, in regards to US security threats, we have much bigger fish to fry today as opposed to 20, or even 10 years ago. Namely, China and Russia, and meeting those security challenges are going to demand increasingly greater resources.
libs conduct war like they do their lives
A war monger and war profiteer wants to keep the money train going. Everything that came out of his mouth is the same lying crap that military commanders have been feeding us for the past 20 years about how much progress they were making.
This the the general we want in charge, not milly.
I wouldn't be surprised if American interests are funding, training, giving weapons to, spreading religious fervor, and supporting allies of alleged terrorists, maybe even paying off families of suicide bombers, because that's what they've done for the past 40 years.
"WE" didn't surrender . "THEY", Afghanistan army and their President , abandoned their own people ! ! ! What arewe suposed to do ? Stay and fight for a country that has no Army and no President ? No ! The agreement was up in may . We are comming home .
I seriously would have told Afghani that the Americans administrators are going on vacation they'll be right back. That way if something goes bad they can just be on an extended staycation. Now you're not trying to figure out how to get 11,000 Americans out of there.
You can't just leave. You saw what happened when they tried to stay. The Afghan military still gave up. You have to try to give them every advantage.
It's time for the HR McMaster football show. With your head coach HR McMaster.
That skinhead likes to talk fast.
Iran and pakistan were supporting the taliban.
You dont know how to win….
Its not over jesus is here..
Should have stayed. Unfortunately, we'll live to regret leaving.
This person is absolutely full of it!….he was part of the apparatus of failure..where were all your bright ideas when you were the National Security Advisor.
Yea coming from a true war monger money hungry 🤡 YOU will never win in this region
There is no enemy, if we bring all 30 millions Afghans to the US.
Sit down you had your chance you sound like another Gen Westmoreland stop feeding our sons and daughters to the wood chipper
Flip-flop fraud , which ever way the wind blows he is safe
All blaming n naming the actual failure.
What does any thing he just said have any thing to do with Biden Harris disastrous decision that has cost many dearly…A President that could have made a decision apart from others the same bull double speak that is just And attempt to deflect from what really happened.Sound as if Mc Masters he a Hired Hand .
If the past four administrations were responsible for managing WWII, we would all be Nazis now.
To paraphrase Julian Assange: ‘The war was about laundering cash from the US & its allies’ tax bases, into Afghanistan, and back to the private interests of the military industrial complex. The goal was not to win the war, but to create a never ending war.’
The scared pharmacist frequently fence because garage intermittently tease about a lying wash. idiotic, accurate witness
HIstory. The present is what matters to the living. And some of those in Afghanistan may not have much longer. WHOSE FAULT is this? Please let me know.
REDDD https://youtu.be/fQiFp-4_jlY
Trump would still be at the golf course if he was still in office. Smh.
Trump made these deals with the Taliban but he get no blame the Taliban played him for the fool he is but Republicans take no blame either
Now it a terrorist state with American weapons
Too bad the president is mental
HR McMaster is one of the ignorant jackasses that squandered 20 years of commitment, $2.5 Trillion in US Dollars invested, and brought widespread death, maiming and destruction everywhere he went. He is the major cause of our failure in Afghanistan. Don't believe his revisionist garbage and attempts at deflecting the blame he deserves.
America did not surrender it is a strategic withdrawal. Hindsight is the perfect sight.Putting troops on the ground was a BIG mistake. Invading another country is a no win situation. Trying to impose democracy on a society thats basically a multiplicity of tribes with a religious bent and all that it entails could never work.Any student of history could have told them that. America had and has the technology to eliminate the terrorists with modern day means. Lives were unnecessarily lost.Money was squandered and the only ones who benefited were the arms dealers and their cohorts .War is good for their business.
All vehicles have On Star and tracking devices!! America can shut DOWN ALL ARSIONANAL WEAPON AROUND THE PLANET! INCLUDING THE WEAPONS STUPID OBIDEN ADMINISTRATION LEFT BEHIND
I just can’t understand these generals. I knew this was going to end bad no matter what. Now these stupid generals pontificate. How long do you need to win a war stupid?
It was our own generals & politicians that defeated Us….!!!!!!!
Endless war guy.
The US public is so over that garbage.
In the UK we'd say this is a shambles. A total humiliation for the USA. How sad. |
If it's about Joe Biden you can't comment Fox the new CNN |
And we leave them with all this new fighting equipment to suppress the Afghan people even more A terrorist group
Complete nonsensical and this is a general.
Why trump started troops pullout without a plan? |
Totally agree to everyone. 20 yrs vs 1 yr war??… Pullout without planning, leaving all the weapons behind without valueing lives and world community. Trying to find in dictionary a good and a bad terrorist. 20 yrs of hard time, money, and loss forgotten and let go easily…. At the end searching for Dignity and respect and underlining history. Better sorry and forgive me it is a bad time for me…
He just wants us to stay there forever because he's nothing more than a warmongering shill for the MIC.
Why do you have these idiots on? He’s more of the problem. He was a major player and has a huge part in this mistake. We have t been at war we where the bank roll of support.
War is a Contest of wills? What about life? Or should I say the loss of it. A terrorists state? So let’s go out and invade every terrorist state on earth. We don’t have a big enough army for that.
So why didn’t he do something about it while he was in a position to do so while still serving???