Radio War Nerd EP 287 — Afghanistan: Exit Stage Left, Even

From War Nerd Radio — Subscriber Feed Gary Brecher

Recorded: July 6, 2021 20 years ago, the US Pentagon and its media cheerleaders were celebrating "victory" over the Taliban in Afghanistan. Today, the US is hastily abandoning the last of its bases, while the Taliban is routing US-backed Afghan National Army forces. The War Nerd and Ames discuss the Afghanistan war, withdrawal, imperial cultural failure, and the ALL-CAPS CHINA panic. Total time: 1:38:32 Direct link to this week's mp3 here