{"id":835,"date":"2021-08-17T08:47:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T12:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=835"},"modified":"2021-08-17T08:47:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T12:47:43","slug":"daily-dump-chaos-reigns-defiance-in-defeat-its-not-our-fault-now-we-can-tell-you-the-truth-kind-of-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump: Chaos Reigns, Defiance in Defeat, It’s Not Our Fault, Now We Can Tell You The Truth (kind of) and Much More."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The blame game begins as the world witnesses the chaotic withdraw that will most certainly be disastrous for the Afghans that are left behind. The New York Times has been tracking the updates here: Live Updates: Taliban Promise No Reprisal Killings, but Afghans Are Desperate to Escape<\/a>. One can only wonder how damaging this is to America\u2019s Image as Pundits Ponder Biden’s ‘Saigon Moment,’ ‘Epic Failure’ In Afghanistan<\/a>. I have questions for sure but the most important, I think, is: Have we created an environment where we cannot tell the truth? The U.S. Government Lied For Two Decades About Afghanistan<\/a>\u2026There is other stuff here too, going to the moon and The Coup That Killed The U.S.S.R.<\/a> but it just seems forced like we are trying not to look.<\/p>\n

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August 17, 2021<\/p>\n

Podcast: Ep. 55 \u2014 Afghanistan Falls <\/a>\u2013 Generation Jihad<\/p>\n

Afghanistan and the UK\u2019s Illusion of Strategy<\/a> \u2013 RUSI<\/p>\n

Podcast: Episode 20: Disrupting the Ransomware Ecosystem<\/a> \u2013 RUSI<\/p>\n

Podcast: A STORYTELLER\u2019S TALE<\/a> \u2013 A Better Peace<\/p>\n

Countering Russia’s Malign and Subversive Information Efforts<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n

Mapping Taliban Contested and Controlled Districts in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Long War Journal<\/p>\n

A Thorough Explanation of China\u2019s Long-Term Strategy<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Send the Marines to Alaska<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Clausewitz & Centres of Gravity Open to Interpretation<\/a> \u2013 The Forge<\/p>\n

8\/16\/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

Event: Civil Reconnaissance & OSINT in Hybrid War: A Snapshot from Ukraine<\/a> \u2013 The Civil Affairs Association<\/p>\n

Resistance Manual<\/a> \u2013 ARIS Studies<\/p>\n

The Reasons for the Collapse of Afghan Forces<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

The Case for Expediting Special Immigrant Visas amid a Transition of Power in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Satellite Images Capture Afghan Civilians Flocking to Kabul\u2019s International Airport<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

We All Lost Afghanistan: Two Decades of Mistakes, Misjudgments, and Collective Failure<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Biden\u2019s \u2018America\u2019s Back\u2019 Vow Torched as Taliban Storm Kabul<\/a> \u2013 CNAS<\/p>\n

Kabul\u2019s collapse followed string of intel failures, defense officials say<\/a> \u2013 Politico<\/p>\n

Swift Taliban takeover leaves US image in tatters<\/a> \u2013 France 24<\/p>\n

Evacuation flights resume at Kabul airport, Biden defends U.S. withdrawal<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Gorbachev, leader who pulled Soviets from Afghanistan, says U.S. campaign was doomed from start<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Biden defends Afghanistan decision, blames Afghan army’s unwillingness to fight<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Russia says Kabul seems safer under Taliban than it was under Ghani<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Taliban announces \u2018amnesty,\u2019 urges women to join government<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Video shows desperate Afghans climbing US jet to escape<\/a> – AP<\/p>\n

Analysis: Defiant Biden is face of chaotic Afghan evacuation<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

EXPLAINER: The Taliban takeover, what\u2019s next for Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Kabul airport plunges into chaos as Taliban patrol capital<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

UK\u2019s defense chief holds back tears amid Afghanistan chaos<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Afghanistan: Germany justifies evacuating just 7 on first Kabul flight<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Tensions rise as Iranian dams cut off Iraqi water supplies<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Explained: Who are the Taliban?<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Taliban surge in Afghanistan: EU and NATO in state of shock<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Pentagon rushes more reinforcements to Kabul airport as panic disrupts evacuations<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Iran maintains cautious calm as Taliban rises<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Chinese demand for hides threatens Egypt’s donkey population<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Afghan debacle dims US credibility across Asia<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Russia, China circle wagons pulling in Iran<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Live Updates: Taliban Promise No Reprisal Killings, but Afghans Are Desperate to Escape<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

The Taliban Are Back. Now Will They Restrain or Support Al Qaeda?<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Chaos Ensues at Kabul Airport as Americans Abandon Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

The Day After the Fall<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

The U.S. Government Lied For Two Decades About Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Glen Greenwald<\/p>\n

Watch: The Coup That Killed The U.S.S.R.<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

U.S. Concerned About Iran’s Uranium Metal Production<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Uzbekistan Says It ‘Forced’ The Landing Of 46 Afghan Aircraft<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Pundits Ponder Biden’s ‘Saigon Moment,’ ‘Epic Failure’ In Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a Democrat Who Opposed the Withdrawal. This Catastrophe Is Why.<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Pakistan and the United States Have Betrayed the Afghan People<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m Furious. I Feel Helpless.\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Departure of Private Contractors Was a Turning Point in Afghan Military\u2019s Collapse<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Crowds, chaos, and Taliban fighters everywhere: What US troops are seeing on the ground in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Task and Purpose<\/p>\n

\u2018I struggle to make sense of it all\u2019 \u2014 Top Air Force commando echoes how many feel about Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Task and Purpose<\/p>\n

The War In Afghanistan Cost America $300 Million Per Day For 20 Years, With Big Bills Yet To Come<\/a> \u2013 Forbes<\/p>\n

As Chaos Engulfs Kabul, Russia Says It\u2019s Ready to Work With the Taliban<\/a> \u2013 The Moscow Times<\/p>\n

Situation At Kabul Airport “Would Have Been Difficult For Anyone To Predict” Says Pentagon Spokesman<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s why Blue Origin thinks it is justified in continuing to protest NASA<\/a> \u2013 Ars Technica<\/p>\n

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