Aug 30, 2021Liked by Chris J. Karr, David Thornton
One thing that I found interesting yesterday (and makes sense, at least most of the time) is that we don't know how many Americans are in pretty much any country at any time, as we don't require alerting an embassy/consulate on arrival. That'll undoubtedly lead to situations where Americans are trapped in X country.
Aug 30, 2021Liked by Chris J. Karr, David Thornton
From what I heard from many who have been to Afghanistan, is that outside of Kabul, Kandahar, and a few other of the major Afghan cities, is that cyberinfrastructure is very limited. And if there are Americans living in the more remote parts of Afghanistan, would explain why our government is having a tough time reaching them via social media and e-mail. The rugged, inhospitable terrain in many parts of the country only add to the difficultly. The neighboring countries of Pakistan, Iran, and the Central Asian countries formerly Soviet Republics(Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, etc) are anywhere as inhospitable terrain and infrastructurewise as Afghanistan. With that in mind, I think it would've been better had the Biden administration focused on getting American civilians and Afghan refugees out first before any kind of military withdrawal. Hopefully the "endless wars" crowd among the Dems and GOP learn a good lesson from this debacle, which will likely have major consequences years down the road.
One thing that I found interesting yesterday (and makes sense, at least most of the time) is that we don't know how many Americans are in pretty much any country at any time, as we don't require alerting an embassy/consulate on arrival. That'll undoubtedly lead to situations where Americans are trapped in X country.
From what I heard from many who have been to Afghanistan, is that outside of Kabul, Kandahar, and a few other of the major Afghan cities, is that cyberinfrastructure is very limited. And if there are Americans living in the more remote parts of Afghanistan, would explain why our government is having a tough time reaching them via social media and e-mail. The rugged, inhospitable terrain in many parts of the country only add to the difficultly. The neighboring countries of Pakistan, Iran, and the Central Asian countries formerly Soviet Republics(Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, etc) are anywhere as inhospitable terrain and infrastructurewise as Afghanistan. With that in mind, I think it would've been better had the Biden administration focused on getting American civilians and Afghan refugees out first before any kind of military withdrawal. Hopefully the "endless wars" crowd among the Dems and GOP learn a good lesson from this debacle, which will likely have major consequences years down the road.