My Thoughts On The Afghanistan Withdrawal

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  • Опубликовано: 9 сен 2021

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  • @labhrais6957
    @labhrais6957 2 года назад +68

    I'm an Army vet, I've been physically sick to my stomach thinking about our guys stuck over there. Our current government has let it's people down in many ways but this takes the cake for me.

    • @TheDonsChannel
      @TheDonsChannel  2 года назад +18

      I feel the exact same way

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +6

      Thank you for your service as it is appreciated.

    • @mroilcat
      @mroilcat 2 года назад +2

      IMO opinion, we should have left there the minute we knew we could not win, like 19 years ago. Viet Nam vet here; been through this before.

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 2 года назад +2

      My husband was a combat vet, through him, I've lived it, He faced the fall of Saigon! He went from hand cuffs, directly into combat! Long story, but he fought being Drafted, he was a devout Christian, only son, and still was forced to kill! He couldn't handle it! He was tried for manslaughter while in country, over an obvious accident, And acquitted. Then, we ran like cowards! Just like we did in Afghanistan! My heart goes to vets!!!! You fought for nothing, you lost for nothing, GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!

    • @froggergypsy4596
      @froggergypsy4596 2 года назад +1

      Thank you for your service. It'll be along time if ever that this country will have respect again. First week Biden was elected I seen other countries feeling him out and they see him as week. I. Don't know what can be done now on Afghanistan but to get a Lil respect back he can't be bowing down to anymore. He needs to step up to china on Taiwan he needs to jump in anywhere needed and try to make up for this mess we in

  • @JenGa001
    @JenGa001 2 года назад +196

    As an American, I would like to sincerely apologize to our allies and I pray that you know that this is NOT what the American people believe in or stand for!! ❤🇺🇸🙏✝️

    • @TheDonsChannel
      @TheDonsChannel  2 года назад +60

      We know it's not your citizens or your military to blame

    • @bryanmclarty5140
      @bryanmclarty5140 2 года назад +18

      Absofreakinglutely!

    • @rachelc.9570
      @rachelc.9570 2 года назад +13

      Amen!!

    • @marywilliams7898
      @marywilliams7898 2 года назад +29

      So well said!! I am also American how could our leaders have done this to citizens and allies??? Disgraceful

    • @lindamiller2432
      @lindamiller2432 2 года назад +14

      Mary Williams
      Makes one wonder! Biden has screwed up again and after last night's mandates with shots, he's a goner. By years end! I Pray 🙏 and Believe.
      25th, impeached however

  • @got2loveme1974
    @got2loveme1974 2 года назад +61

    I love the way you love our country ❤️❤️ and I wish some of our our American's did half as much as you . Xoxo ty for loving us

    • @athenataylor3800
      @athenataylor3800 2 года назад +5

      I agree with you! It's time for the left to wake up!!

    • @neurotic3015
      @neurotic3015 2 года назад +3

      Yeah, I really wish people could just be grateful- But no, especially my own generation.. It’s like they actively look for an excuse to hate our country.

    • @HappyValleyDreamin
      @HappyValleyDreamin 2 года назад

      Because we don’t love the monster that ordered the violent attack against the United States on January 6th, you think that we don’t love our country???? The maggot or his cult will never change my country into something unrecognizable! Seems I have to say that a lot lately!

    • @Matty_th
      @Matty_th 2 года назад

      I’ll bet half the kids in most schools don’t know why the Star Spangled Banner was written. Or even be able to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. It’s so sad.

  • @pendragonfilm
    @pendragonfilm 2 года назад +21

    It was a debacle and a disgrace .

    • @lauraduffy1369
      @lauraduffy1369 2 года назад +4

      It is treason, and Biden should be on trial for it. He betrayed our country with the intent to destroy us.

  • @uteme
    @uteme 2 года назад +35

    Well stated! Thank you for caring enough to speak up. God bless you, Don Father!

  • @noblewelch8565
    @noblewelch8565 2 года назад +21

    As a veteran I'm appalled. Leaving just one person behind goes against everything I and most others believe. Sad day for the USA.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +4

      THANK YOU for your service!!

    • @darlenewells1255
      @darlenewells1255 2 года назад +5

      Thank you for your service. I'm so angry for our veterans who put everything on the line over there. Biden is repugnant!

  • @dixiegeorge9665
    @dixiegeorge9665 2 года назад +21

    Thank you, it was deliberate and we're all scratching our heads and very angry. Possessions can be replaced but people can't. I know we've lost a lot, even one is one too many 😢😢 God bless America and our allies.

    • @lauraduffy1369
      @lauraduffy1369 2 года назад +4

      Not all are wondering why. This was planned. Too large scale to just have happened. Even Biden isn't this stupid. Follow the money and you will find the answer.

    • @nancysexton4364
      @nancysexton4364 2 года назад +5

      @@lauraduffy1369 And just wait til we start financially subsidizing the Taliban. We've already been doing it thru Pakistan, but once we start doing it directly, I'm hoping more people will open their eyes to the level of corruption in the deep state.

    • @lauraduffy9055
      @lauraduffy9055 2 года назад +2

      @@nancysexton4364 If we live that long. It's terrifying that we have armed them. I will fight hand to hand if I have to, but what chance will I have if they just blow up my town?

    • @nancysexton4364
      @nancysexton4364 2 года назад +1

      @@lauraduffy9055 Oh man. Just wrote you a heartfelt response. So much so that I checked to see if I could send it to you personally (I could have.) While doing that, lost the whole email and don't have it in me right now to revisit what I told you. Anyway, for what it's worth, know that you've got a friend here in DC who respects the hell out of you. We're all in this together

    • @lauraduffy9055
      @lauraduffy9055 2 года назад

      @@nancysexton4364 I know that feeling because it has happened to me! Are you a member of Doug's Patreon group? LMK.. we'll find a way to connect. I very much appreciate your support.

  • @user-ne1tb2cm4d
    @user-ne1tb2cm4d 2 года назад +14

    Love you buddy. I’ve not even followed this channel for long but every time I come across it you make me smile. Your appreciation and support means so much to a lot of us. You’re a genuine dude. Keep up the hard work.

    • @anncallari7063
      @anncallari7063 2 года назад

      I agree. I love watching you and the way you appreciate our country and our military. The American people are appalled and the actions of our leaders. We know our brave soldiers were itching to out and get every American and ally out before we left.

  • @beverlyandkissie8789
    @beverlyandkissie8789 2 года назад +18

    They don't care about Americans....

    • @amanda_panda_xxoo2595
      @amanda_panda_xxoo2595 2 года назад +5

      Agreed 100%

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @lindamiller2432
    @lindamiller2432 2 года назад +16

    I have no words for this administration! Not as of 15 til 9 on this Friday morning
    It is embarrassing & shameful we did this to our allies and us Americans!
    I agree with Don, I hope the world knows it's not what we do as a people here in the U.S.
    And we don't have any leaders as of now
    YALL, WE JUST NEED TO KEEP STANDING UP AND PUSHING BACK !
    AMEN💜

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 2 года назад +3

      I pray our Allies really know who America is! Because, day fixin to find out! War is coming, We are America, we don't and won't accept tyranny, in any shape, or form! Get the pop corn ready, this is gonna be ugly!

    • @lindamiller2432
      @lindamiller2432 2 года назад +1

      @@evelynmabe7877 I hear ya
      Yeah Joeys put us in another war, WE SURE AS HECK WON'T LEAVE ANYONE BEHIND LIKE WE HAVE.
      I PRAY TO GOD WE GO GET THEM AND DO WE HAVE TO IN ORDER TO GET THEM, BOMBS AWAY.
      **THAT'S TERRIBLE SAYING THAT BUT DADGUM 13 BABIES ARE KILLED BECAUSE OF THESE TERRORISTS AND OUR PRESIDENT NO NO MORE!!!!
      NO MORE
      PUSH BACK PEOPLE KEEP ON. THE LEFT WILL NOT WIN THIS. I KNOW IT PROBABLY DOESN'T RUIN GOOD BUT I BUG THE WHITE HOUSE, OR SENATORS AND ARE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR (?) I KNOW !!!!
      JUST TELL THEM LIKE IT IS!
      TIRED OF PEOPLE RUNNING OUR COUNTRY INTO THE GROUND!
      RALEIGH NC

    • @melissagibson3712
      @melissagibson3712 2 года назад

      @@lindamiller2432 I blame those who installed that SOB in the white house in the first place and those who STILL support him. I blame the media and big tech who did everything to bring us to this point, while they stay safe in their mansions and gated communities. Their hatred and epic stupidity has put us all in danger and threatens to destroy our way of life. We as Americans need to stop talking and start doing. As for the vaccine mandates, let him come down to my neck of the woods and talk that talk. But he wont, because he and his are cowards. They believe it is ok to kill babies and say "it is my body my choice". But when it comes to vaccines, they want to take OUR choice away. Hell No! Our freedoms are God given. Joe Biden will NOT take them away.

  • @jeanniewright2554
    @jeanniewright2554 2 года назад +16

    Sadly, I must agree with everything you said - and left unsaid. I can almost be glad my husband isn’t here to see what we have allowed to be done in the name of America. Lord have mercy on us….

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing.

  • @frankscarborough1428
    @frankscarborough1428 2 года назад +6

    Thanks for giving your sincere opinion. As an American I agree wholeheartedly

  • @constancemanteris7182
    @constancemanteris7182 2 года назад +13

    I agree with you.

  • @janisoconnor6881
    @janisoconnor6881 2 года назад +12

    Thankyou once again for expressing so clearly what seems to be hard to understand for our President. I am so very sorry how he failed your country and our other allies.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @yvettefortinkeyser2222
    @yvettefortinkeyser2222 2 года назад +23

    I’m here because I’ve been awake all night not doing well due to what is happening with our injected administration etc. beyond disturbing.

    • @lauraduffy1369
      @lauraduffy1369 2 года назад +10

      I'm awake because 9/11 is always so hard for me. This year especially because I never imagined that instead of destroying the terrorist organization that attacked us, we would hand them an entire country and provide military equipment they would otherwise never have. Yesterday I saw a photo of a friend of mine, taken on 9/12 at the WTC. She was SAR worker there with her k-9. You could see the despair in her body language, and her k-9 died within a year because she worked 13 days straight finding remains to help families find closure, so they were exposed to all those toxins. My heart is still shattered, and I still feel the rage.

    • @usmadgirl3074
      @usmadgirl3074 2 года назад +3

      @@lauraduffy1369 Laura, I agree 100% with your first 2 sentences! If Bush had truly retaliated with a REAL "Shock & Awe", this would've been over in a few hours instead of 20 years & we wouldn't be in the intentional predicament we're in now!
      Thanks go to your friend who risked her life at the WTC & I'm so sad over her K-9s death I can't stand it!
      When I watched 9/11 happen, I was so shocked & it was so surreal, I didn't cry for a long time when normally I even cry over touching commercials, but I whimpered like a sick or injured animal. Now my eyes immediately well up as soon as I see anything about 9/11. Guess it's some kind of delayed reaction!
      The way we left Afghanistan, it's heart breaking & overwhelming to realize that what is happening there now, by handing it over to the very ones our military members fought to defeat along with $80 billion worth of OUR equipment in the enemies hands that tax payers paid for, means that all the US troops & our Allies have given their lives & limbs, etc in vain. THAT has me in a rage! We're living in "backwards world" or a reverse parallel universe & I hate it!

    • @yvettefortinkeyser2222
      @yvettefortinkeyser2222 2 года назад

      @@usmadgirl3074 I do agree with everything you’ve said. So very true and just plain devastating.

  • @none-zl4ju
    @none-zl4ju 2 года назад +14

    I will be praying for the people left behind and for the veterans that deserve better. Too many of the veterans were being lost. I can't imagine this helps.

    • @lauraduffy9055
      @lauraduffy9055 2 года назад +1

      I entered the '100 mile challenge' for the not-for-profit 'STOP SOLDIER SUICIDE' a platinum Guidestar organization, and literally, only 1 of my 319 friends and contacts on FB contributed. It makes my blood boil.

  • @Smalltownlife63
    @Smalltownlife63 2 года назад +37

    The current administration is the biggest embarrassment ever!!! Americans didn’t deserve this, Our Allies didn’t deserve this!! Most importantly any of the troops didn’t deserve this!!! We have now lost all credibility and it’s absolutely disgusting!! Our Nation is in Distress. Much Love for all the Troops and vets who served. Over 80 million Americans agree with you Don.

    • @HappyValleyDreamin
      @HappyValleyDreamin 2 года назад +2

      How do you feel about the Kurds that was also our allies?

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +2

      @@HappyValleyDreamin AFGHANISTAN is the threads topic, right???

    • @HappyValleyDreamin
      @HappyValleyDreamin 2 года назад

      @@janiceduke1205 someone said “Failed Leadership” you want to talk failed leadership, bring it!!!

    • @Chevy120
      @Chevy120 2 года назад +6

      @@HappyValleyDreamin I said FAILED LEADERSHIP! I mean’t what I said. Everyone of you who voted for Biden just to get Trump out have blood on your hands! Now stick to the subject or shut the hell up!

    • @HappyValleyDreamin
      @HappyValleyDreamin 2 года назад

      @@Chevy120 oh that’s rich considering all the people that would have still been here if the maggot wasn’t in our White House!

  • @toddnesbitt3113
    @toddnesbitt3113 2 года назад +7

    A perfect example of the lack of a plan.

  • @robinjohnson9915
    @robinjohnson9915 2 года назад +5

    Amazingly said! God Bless you for sharing your feelings! My family and I feel the same!

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @rayvynswillow
    @rayvynswillow 2 года назад +10

    Those of us who had boots on the ground have been telling leadership that this withdrawal, handled the way planned and carried out, was going to be a shit-show. We weren't listened to. Guess what it turned into?

    • @edithdavis2848
      @edithdavis2848 2 года назад +4

      Thank you for your service. Prayers for all still trapped there.
      American has a long history of leaving things behind, equipment, animals, but never before troops.Biden brought us to a new low.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад

      Your service is appreciated more than you know!

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing.

  • @terryfirestone6342
    @terryfirestone6342 2 года назад +9

    You are absolutely right. I will very plainly speak my mind: I am an American and have always been very proud. When I have disagreed with the decisions of our political leaders, I've tried to look at it from their point of view. The way that the withdrawl from Afghanistan occurred was purely incompetent. There is no other word for it. The previous administration may have been considered crude because of all the tweets, but he said what he meant and meant what he said. This country was respected by most. President Biden did everything backwards. I apologize and pray for the safety of all those left behind.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +1

      Our allies do not trust us, and our enemies do not fear us.

  • @poloponies3930
    @poloponies3930 2 года назад +7

    Your right... most Americans agree with you. And pray for those let behind.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @reneehomen2226
    @reneehomen2226 2 года назад +39

    Though I've never been in the military. I have family who has and been to war and have PTSD. It infuriates me that our dope of a president messed this up beyond recognition. We the citizens of The United States are infuriated by this debacle !! I pray everyday for Americans still stuck there, and pray they get out safely. God bless and keep you 🙏🙏

    • @katg9507
      @katg9507 2 года назад +4

      I'm joining with you in prayers. 👏💖

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 2 года назад +1

      My husband had "acute ptsd" because he felt he was forced to kill, witness extreme death scenes,horrors not many could take, for nothing! Because we lost that war! ALL POLITICAL, and here we are again! I can FEEL the anger in anger in the air! Not good!

    • @reneehomen2226
      @reneehomen2226 2 года назад

      @@evelynmabe7877 I'm sincerely sorry for the horror your husband witnessed. No human being can withstand that kind of trauma. I know thank you for your service is just not enough. Though know we are with you in this time of grief and pain. God bless you and keep you close to Him. Again, my heart breaks for you

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 2 года назад

      @@reneehomen2226 Thank You!

    • @reneehomen2226
      @reneehomen2226 2 года назад

      @@evelynmabe7877 I'm not sure what you're thanking me for, but you are very welcome 😊

  • @jbs2763
    @jbs2763 2 года назад +46

    As a vet, I am beyond outraged at what our “leader” did with the withdrawal, Nd embarrassed for our allies
    On a separate note brother, I do have a music video reaction request….. could you please react to “Boy” by Lee Brice… I just recently found out I’m gonna be a daddy for the first time!

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +5

      Happiness daddy-to- be & THANK YOU for you service. You are appreciated. ​👏​👏​👏​

    • @dixiegeorge9665
      @dixiegeorge9665 2 года назад +5

      Congratulations ♥️🥰

    • @lauraduffy1369
      @lauraduffy1369 2 года назад +5

      Congratulations!

    • @evelynmabe7877
      @evelynmabe7877 2 года назад +2

      I wonder??? Does Biden know he's pissing off the most powerful military on the planet???????

    • @jbs2763
      @jbs2763 2 года назад +1

      @@evelynmabe7877 he don’t even know what year it is….. or what tornadoes are….

  • @pamountains2
    @pamountains2 2 года назад +8

    You share our sentiments as American citizens

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @pamountains2
      @pamountains2 2 года назад +1

      @@derpderpin1568 troll grade F

  • @stellaknows8548
    @stellaknows8548 2 года назад +7

    Thank you for addressing this. "Why?" is indeed the question. It will remain unanswered by this administration. I stand with our military and the Afghan people.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +2

      BIDEN picked the arbitrary date of August 31 so we would be out of Afghanistan by 20th anniversary of 9-11 with days to spare so he could pat himself on the back a take a victory lap. That's how I see the "WHY." HE was VP & Obama were in the WH for 8 YEARS, so why didn't THEY withdraw 2008-2016 & they did NOT. 8 YEARS!! As you know it was not about the WHY we left but rather the HOW.

  • @Lorriann63
    @Lorriann63 2 года назад +10

    Thank you, Don, for saying how most Americas feel. This is not how America was supposed to be, and it's not how it used to be. Our own government is selling us and our allies out. My heart breaks for those left behind and their families. God, please bless all those who are fighting for their lives and their loved ones.

  • @wingandhog
    @wingandhog 2 года назад +13

    The insane now run the asylum

  • @mariewagner5283
    @mariewagner5283 2 года назад +5

    Thank you for 1) being someone who has worked with U.S. military in the Middle East - so you actually have some gravity to your words & educated-by-1st-hand-experience opinions & 2) For being willing to voice your thoughts for us. I especially appreciated hearing your words today as it is an emotionally/mentally difficult day (20th Anniversary of 9.11.01).... then add in the events of the past 2 months & it's hard to avoid thinking about these things & sinking deeper.

  • @bryanmclarty5140
    @bryanmclarty5140 2 года назад +14

    But, Don, my dear brother, you think like a rational, logically thinking person! This foolish guy obviously isn’t capable of that and has willing accomplices around his who try to spin this as a good and reasonable way of doing things! It’s not only stupid, but weak!

    • @dixiegeorge9665
      @dixiegeorge9665 2 года назад +6

      Amen, Don does have all his faculties. All of us know this was handled wrong by an incompetent government!

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      @@dixiegeorge9665 Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing.

  • @usmarine4465
    @usmarine4465 2 года назад +11

    Wish our leadership thought like you. Apologies to our allies.

    • @Flernaffinor
      @Flernaffinor 2 года назад

      How would you have done it without the ANA falling apart?????

  • @bethkelley575
    @bethkelley575 2 года назад +8

    Navy vet here--thank you for saying this, maybe because of how you broke it down, ppl will grasp reality. My apologies to our allies for our FUBAR gov't.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +2

      THANK YOU for your service.

    • @darlenewells1255
      @darlenewells1255 2 года назад +2

      Thank you for your service! My son just left the Navy after 8 years of service❤

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +3

      @@darlenewells1255 Thank you for your son's service ⚓ and sacrifice & yours also.

    • @joycesimmons4797
      @joycesimmons4797 2 года назад +3

      My brother is a Navy vet, retired as a CWO-4 after 28 years. My Dad was Navy, WWII, but received an early medical discharge.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +2

      @@joycesimmons4797 Thank you for brother and dad's service.

  • @joycesimmons4797
    @joycesimmons4797 2 года назад +5

    You speak for America and so many more. Thank you.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @pendragonfilm
    @pendragonfilm 2 года назад +17

    If you see who actually benefits most from it . Control of the rare earth minerals , the gold and precious metals , the oil and the poppy trade and watch the documentary Riding the red dragon then you will add up 2 + 2 really quickly

    • @rachelc.9570
      @rachelc.9570 2 года назад +4

      Don't forget the lithium mining also

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад +1

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing.

    • @pendragonfilm
      @pendragonfilm 2 года назад

      @@derpderpin1568 trump
      Was totally for his people and got flogged for it . He would never have let this happen and now all those weapons are being sold to Pakistan , Russia China and Iran

  • @jameslytle8527
    @jameslytle8527 2 года назад +4

    Very elaquently said Sir. I and many in U.S. appreciate your interest and candor in this matter!! Let me also be rather delicate here. My Commander-in Chief was Ronald Reagan during my entire 6 years of naval service. I think his montra of "Peace Through Strength" should be continued. Oh yes, how about, "Leave No Man, or Woman Behind"!! How about that??!! There is a solid reason these values are not being adhered to, and it's ugly, greedy,and spineless!! I don't blame our allied friends for feeling gut-punched, at least they are paying attention!! Praying for all poor souls that somebody on Pennsylvania Avenue left behind!! God Bless America and her Allies that may still stick with us!! Sorry folks, spinal ailments seem to be prolific these daze!!

  • @medithchristian6011
    @medithchristian6011 2 года назад +8

    Thank you.

  • @mitchschlegel2424
    @mitchschlegel2424 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for your response and I'm sorry as a Marine you had to see this side of us. Love your videos semper fi!!!!

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +1

      Thank you for your service. SEMPER FI!!

  • @isaiahpavia-cruz678
    @isaiahpavia-cruz678 2 года назад +2

    Never felt more embarrassed as an American during that whole debacle. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @heidistoeberl7176
    @heidistoeberl7176 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for saying this. I had no clue how to explain my thoughts on this. You stated it perfectly. Thank you so very much. Shared on FB by me. I pray others see it, you were more eloquent than I could have been. Cheers

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @rachelc.9570
    @rachelc.9570 2 года назад +4

    I want to say I'm proud you spoke your mind and took a stance on the idiots in charge. 👏👏👏👏

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @rachelc.9570
      @rachelc.9570 2 года назад

      @@derpderpin1568 that may be your opinion but you will never get Americans to take a third party seriously. They can't compete financially or gather enough followers to ever get elected. All a third party does is cause issues between the 2 parties and elections when it's that time to vote. They don't have the financial backers to make them serious contenders. Thus it remains at 2 political parties, sure you can register as an independent but one will not win the presidency

  • @secludedmisanthrope6388
    @secludedmisanthrope6388 2 года назад +6

    Sad thing is, anyone in the military that openly questions the "successful" troop withdrawal or recent events in Afghanistan are vilified by their own government and military leaders. Punished for being honest...

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +1

      tells us everything we need to know about our feckless government, and we still have the best military men and women PRIDE OF OUR NATION!!

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @matthewpeterson427
    @matthewpeterson427 2 года назад +3

    If I remember correctly you once said you served in the Blackwatch-- my grandmother was from clan Grant. If I am not mistaken they were part of the founding. Thank you for your service. I served 8 years in the U.S. Army. I am glad we are allies.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +3

      Thank you both for your military service.

  • @brianbaswell5895
    @brianbaswell5895 2 года назад +6

    It's sickening and unbelievable! We donated the taliban, our enemy, a state of the art, advanced airforce and tanks and other top of line equipment. Also our president's ineptitude and ignorance got some of our finest soldiers and civilians needlessly killed!😡🤬😤!

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад +1

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @brianbaswell5895
      @brianbaswell5895 2 года назад

      @@derpderpin1568 I agree, they're two sides of the same coin.

  • @brendadickenson6743
    @brendadickenson6743 2 года назад +4

    You are so right. My family has a lot of military from all branches of service with the “ NEVER LEAVE A MAN BEHIND! We even dumped helicopters overboard in Vietnam! To me, there is no excuse. People around the world see that.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +3

      thank you for your family's military service

  • @missd9785
    @missd9785 2 года назад +7

    Catastrophic is the right word for it. Good analogy. Is this the biggest mistake the American military has ever made in our countries relatively young history? I believe, or at least hope, that our allies know that this was not the will of the American people. A change has to come to our leadership... I'll leave it at that🙏

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @xviper2k
      @xviper2k 2 года назад

      Vietnam says hi. And I don't know what good you think a change in leadership will do, seeing as how the withdrawal from Afghanistan was begun by our previous leadership. The current leadership merely finished what they had started.

  • @rhoadspga
    @rhoadspga 2 года назад +6

    Your Scottish eyes are open, my friend. Where are you in Scotland, by the way? Glasgow,? If I could start a country, have another revolution in our crazy world, I’d do it with REAL Texans and REAL Scots. Crazy, nutter, brave, fierce, loyal - always ready for a scrap. Usually with each other until another foe arrives - then we’d unite til death for one idea, one hope - freedom. Then go back to fighting each other after. =) God bless.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @aimararojas7037
    @aimararojas7037 2 года назад +2

    You are absolutely right! Why? I think I know why….but I rather not say…..as an American, I am both sad and angry for what this INSTALLED administration is doing to our country and our allies.

    • @xviper2k
      @xviper2k 2 года назад

      Installed? It's not a fucking computer program. This administration was VOTED in. Probably because the previous one was full of terrible decisions, such as WITHDRAWING FROM AFGHANISTAN!

    • @aimararojas7037
      @aimararojas7037 2 года назад

      @@xviper2k yes…INSTALLED! Do your research!

  • @mitchschlegel2424
    @mitchschlegel2424 2 года назад +3

    As a man who spent over 3 years in Afghanistan I'm appalled and ashamed to leave people behind I'm sponsoring 3 families that needed a way out my wife told me bring them here I'm sorry it's only 3 families but we need to get them here

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +2

      Thank you for your service. Our country is very PROUD of our veterans and active military. PRIDE OF OUR NATION.......Remember this!!!

  • @JoeBlow_4
    @JoeBlow_4 2 года назад +5

    This was a complete cluster*. The withdrawal was important and it was time, but certainly not the way it was done.

  • @jasonprestonATX2140
    @jasonprestonATX2140 2 года назад +5

    Exactly agree 100% this was far from a successful move.

  • @melissafields3376
    @melissafields3376 2 года назад

    I am humbled by your comments. You speak for a lot of people that cannot speak for themselves. Bless you and please continue to fight the good fight!!! #VeteransBattleStillRages #nomoretalkingletsgo

  • @michaelfrench4153
    @michaelfrench4153 2 года назад +1

    As an American who watched 9/11 happen when I was still a child I can say that I was going to be a Marine because I wanted to go over and defend my country. I wasn't able to because of health issues and so I support our military personnel but still have a soft spot for Marines cuz I was raised around them. I am appalled at how our government has handled this whole situation and as my fellow American already said. I'm sorry to all of our allies and those who gave their lives and pray that you all realize how thankful we are as civilians for what you all have done for us and pray that you not judge us by our government that needs to answer for what they have done. And to all of the fallen and to our fallen allies Requiesce in pace.

  • @darlenewells1255
    @darlenewells1255 2 года назад +4

    You are so right. As an American, I am APPALLED by what Biden has done (of course, I'm ALWAYS appalled by him - I'm a Trump girl). I feel like I want to apologize to the world. This isn't America's fault - Its BIDEN'S. The American people are furious, trust me.

    • @joycesimmons4797
      @joycesimmons4797 2 года назад

      The fault lies with the right wing socialists who care only for themselves and their agendas instead of caring for America.

    • @xviper2k
      @xviper2k 2 года назад

      If you're such a "Trump girl," you shouldn't have to be told that the withdrawal from Afghanistan was HIS idea, not Biden's. Needless to say, you're not a very good "Trump girl." Maybe direct your fury at yourself instead.

  • @matthewpeterson427
    @matthewpeterson427 2 года назад +2

    POS leadership. Good take brother.

  • @joemercury100
    @joemercury100 2 года назад +3

    I am a Viet Nam vet, I know how it feels when your country basically stops supporting you. I also was working in a Washington federal office on 9/11 assisting in recovery operations. I know the feeling when everyone comes together to get things done. This - feels more like the former than the latter.

  • @reality6756
    @reality6756 2 года назад +4

    Perfect ending to your video! "Why?" is exactly what US Soldiers, like myself, are asking the Biden administration. I joined because of 9/11 and this 20th anniversary is INCREDIBLY depressing and heart breaking. President Biden's incompetents as a leader to both our allies and the American people is unforgivable!

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @xviper2k
      @xviper2k 2 года назад

      Did you remember to ask the Trump administration the same question? Because the withdrawal was their idea. Or do you have selective memory?

  • @anncallari7063
    @anncallari7063 2 года назад +6

    This is an enormous embarrassment for our great country. We have lost our honor because of a dishonorable leader. This will be. stain on the soul of America forever. Americans do not agree with the way we left people behind. This is not what we stand for.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @xviper2k
      @xviper2k 2 года назад

      And the dishonorable leader in question is Donald Trump. The withdrawal from Afghanistan was his grand plan. "They couldn't stop it. They tried. They couldn't stop the process."

    • @anncallari7063
      @anncallari7063 2 года назад

      @@xviper2k But Trump is not the president now! Biden is the president now and he is solely responsible. Trump never would have left Americans behind or let the Taliban be boss. Be realistic

    • @anncallari7063
      @anncallari7063 2 года назад

      @@xviper2k Joe Biden ripped up every other plan that’s was in place he could have changed this plan also. I have an open mind and am an independent thinker but this was a disaster and Joe Biden could have done it the right way. He is the president of the United States!

  • @cliffordbarnes1631
    @cliffordbarnes1631 2 года назад +2

    God help us all!

  • @lorettascurato2692
    @lorettascurato2692 2 года назад +2

    I simply can’t believe what our current administration is turning our beautiful country into. There’s SO MUCH going on here in government that is detrimental to its citizens that I don’t recognize it. I’m really worried about the future!

  • @jeddodon
    @jeddodon 2 года назад +1

    God bless you brother 🙏🇺🇲🙏

  • @TheCaveman46
    @TheCaveman46 2 года назад +1

    Very well stated, my friend.

  • @circesgrandmainomaha580
    @circesgrandmainomaha580 2 года назад +1

    Your last question is a question most Americans are asking as well.

  • @ghostwalker152
    @ghostwalker152 Год назад

    "Till the last shots fired" Trace Adkins. Great song

  • @Mishalace
    @Mishalace 2 года назад

    I'm an American veteran and absolutely disgusted by what our so called commander in chief did. A lot of us are destroyed over this. Don't give up on us.

  • @mroilcat
    @mroilcat 2 года назад +1

    US Army combat vet here ('69-"71) and I am beside myself that people cannot understand what is happening in Afghanistan now. It was plain as day how this would turn out 20 years ago. The Turks tried to pacify Afghanistan for 40 years and failed. The Brits tried to pacify Afghanistan for 30 years and failed. The Russians tried to pacify Afghanistan for 15 years and failed. Why??? As far as I know, never in martial history has an invading force been able to pacify a well organized and motivated guerrilla force. Never, that I've ever heard of, going back over 2000 years. I don't know why some people would think it would work this time. That's why we lost Viet Nam, fighting a well supplied, highly motivated band of guerillas. And that's why we ultimately lost Afghanistan; they just outlasted us, made it too expensive in human life, material, money, for us to sustain the fight forever.

  • @wolfsden
    @wolfsden 2 года назад +3

    The whole world is asking why.

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +1

      Because Mr. Biden 🤏🧠 is grossly incompetent with fawning sycophants falling all over him like he's really a president.

  • @marklindsey2127
    @marklindsey2127 2 года назад +1

    Why indeed. Many, many Americans are deeply suspicious, but we aren't sure what exactly is happening. If you believe in prayer we could use it now.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @marklindsey2127
      @marklindsey2127 2 года назад

      @@derpderpin1568 No sale. There is an obvious difference, and gaslighting by always bringing up Trump is so predictable as to be silly.

    • @xviper2k
      @xviper2k 2 года назад

      @@marklindsey2127 There is definitely an obvious difference, which is exactly why Trump fell out of power.

  • @nancyaylward1176
    @nancyaylward1176 2 года назад +1

    The American People are also asking the same question! Why?

  • @sdhproductions8877
    @sdhproductions8877 2 года назад +5

    Sadly you sound more like an American than a lot of our elected representatives

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @THESALUTINGMARINEFAN
    @THESALUTINGMARINEFAN 2 года назад

    What I want to know is were any member of the troops who had to leave saying that they should make sure all of the Americans and anyone else out at the same time that they were leaving. It would have been a better success if that happened

  • @steveg5933
    @steveg5933 2 года назад

    The Hunt for Red October answered this years ago. Jack Ryan speaking to the General Staff points out the Captain Ramius plans to defect. Later as he's speaking to the Secretary of Defense, Sec Def states "I am a Politician, which means I'm a cheat and a liar, I can't send one of them (meaning the Generals) , they don't believe you, where as you..."
    "Are expendable" answered Ryan....."Something like that " SecDef replied
    Fictional but no less true. Doesn't matter which party they are all the same.

  • @jessicadyson67
    @jessicadyson67 2 года назад

    Your feelings mirror most of the American people we are ashamed of his actions and his inability to take responsibility for his failures. He has shamed us and failed not just America but our allies also. I am so sorry for any harm our allies have suffered

  • @heathersanborn4759
    @heathersanborn4759 2 года назад +1

    Biden cannot take away my pride I have for America, right now I am not proud because what Biden has done to our allies or American people but once we impeach Biden our nation will heal and be whole again and be a great nation that I love. Thank you Don you are a great man and handsome,stay safe

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

  • @overyonderways
    @overyonderways 2 года назад

    As American I am sorry and embarrassed at this pull out. I am sorry my brother. I am terribly sorry as an ally. I have friends that are in the Air Force none of them wanted this to happen. They are actually angry.

  • @hardtackbeans9790
    @hardtackbeans9790 2 года назад +1

    #NoMoreTalkingLetsGo
    #VeteransBattleStillRages
    I can't argue with anything you said. The analogy isn't lost on me. Some would say if not now, when will the Afghanis be able to control their own country which is one side of the coin. I say stay the course until those we fought so hard against (some with al-Qaeda ties) are no long capable of controlling the country. One day the Afghans will need to take control, but not in such a ramshackle & unsatisfactory way. Many of them that took sides with the US are now paying the price.

  • @fredjackson5119
    @fredjackson5119 2 года назад +1

    I'm not into politics at all, both sides have some good points, it sucks that each side has to be so extreme as to their stances. But it is clearly wrong how we withdrew from there. Get the civilians out first, then the military, seems obvious. We screwed the pooch on this one.

  • @debbieholoquist2059
    @debbieholoquist2059 2 года назад

    Why? That is the great question, one that millions of us Americans are asking. Like some others here, I'm very ashamed of the person living in the White House.

  • @francisgruber3638
    @francisgruber3638 2 года назад

    Most Americans are staggered by the incompetence and duplicity of our regime. we don't quite know it got there and we don't know how to get rid of it. But it will take us all down in short order.

  • @jeannereed3170
    @jeannereed3170 2 года назад

    We were over there for 20 yr. it was more than time. We have lost enough lives . Were we stay indefinitely. We tried to help them build a army and I’m sure we left them armaments. It took only days for that country was invaded again. I lived through the Vietnam war. We lost so many men and for what. You can’t fight a War when most don’t wear uniforms to differentiate civilians from army. I’m proud of Biden for standing strong, the financial burden on the American people to finance the war and rebuild their cities when the money could go for education and health care just to name a few.

  • @lydiagarnica8227
    @lydiagarnica8227 2 года назад

    I'm sick over this, this was not the decision of the American people but of one man who doesn't know what he is doing. He is a disgrace.

  • @ambera2835
    @ambera2835 2 года назад

    Yes please know that this is NOT what the majority of us want! There is a lot of things going on here that the majority of us do NOT want! Most of us knew this was going to be the result but there are things going on over here that we cannot stop nor change because of a poor decision made by people who didn't bother and/or want to look too deeply into what they were choosing. And now it's having far reaching, catastrophic effects.

  • @charlesstuart8009
    @charlesstuart8009 Год назад

    Great video/statement! I had a feeling you would agree with me politically!( apparently ).

  • @ryankane7177
    @ryankane7177 8 месяцев назад

    I might be a bit of a dissenting voice here as a US veteran. I am glad that we finally withdrew. It was handled poorly, but the entire occupation was handled poorly. The people of Afghanistan have shown that they are not willing to adopt our Western vision for their country and another twenty years of war would not have changed them.
    I don't have much good to say about Biden, but don't lay the blame solely at his feet. We have all lost people over there, and we have multiple administrations to be resentful to, going all the way back to Jimmy Carter.

  • @toniflaughlin6718
    @toniflaughlin6718 2 года назад

    💙
    #NoMoreTalkingLetsGo

  • @dennisharnish9063
    @dennisharnish9063 2 года назад

    Earlier I had put up a different responce. I believe the Lord touched me and said what I said would not help. The thing that will help is to pray for Mr. Biden, that he will make better decisions. My putting hate out there solves nothing.

    • @derpderpin1568
      @derpderpin1568 2 года назад

      Neither red nor blue has your best interest. The sooner you figure that out the sooner we all stop losing. Also Trump abandoned marines in Africa and swept it under the news cycle the next day. This has been going on for decades.

    • @xviper2k
      @xviper2k 2 года назад

      The withdrawal from Afghanistan was Trumps' decision, not Biden's. Just an FYI.

  • @elliottbrentnell2909
    @elliottbrentnell2909 2 года назад

    We should have been out of there years ago, with a proper exit strategy. It was rushed, the blame lies with the brass and the President. We didn’t have much to choose from when it came to presidential candidates either, unfortunately it came down to sleepy Joe or hitler 2.0.

  • @starmnsixty1209
    @starmnsixty1209 2 года назад

    The withdrawal was certainly not carried out properly. An embarrassment for certain.
    People should recall that the decision to leave was made originally by President Trump

  • @TammysOrdinaryLife
    @TammysOrdinaryLife Год назад

    I hope you know NOT all Americans agree or support the administration we currently have. This was a horrible PREVENTABLE tragedy. RIP to those who were left behind and were killed

  • @aaronwieman8368
    @aaronwieman8368 2 года назад

    Thank you from America, we have a traitor and imposter in the White House…

  • @tsangarisjohn
    @tsangarisjohn 2 года назад

    I am glad we left. Things can always be done better, but it is what it is. We were there way too long with no reason for it.

    • @darlenewells1255
      @darlenewells1255 2 года назад +3

      No one is arguing leaving. Everyone wanted to leave. The way it was done is what's WRONG.

    • @joycesimmons4797
      @joycesimmons4797 2 года назад +2

      Johnny, where were you 9/11/2001??????

    • @janiceduke1205
      @janiceduke1205 2 года назад +3

      We abandoned our citizens behind enemy lines in the hands of 7th century thugs and terrorists. BIDEN's HUBRIS did this and resulted in the deaths of our 11 Marines, 1 soldier, and a Navy corpsman as well as hundreds of civilians, LEFT 80 BILLION $$ of weapons, & with our military out FIRST. " Things can always be done better, but it is what it is." Things could NOT have been worse & did NOT have to be what it is. It was not about our leaving, but HOW it was done.

  • @sandyholley544
    @sandyholley544 Год назад

    We th e Americans dont like this and we will not As America things will change as our country isnt happy and know we will rise up fpr this tragic thing we will take care of it right on spot on If any thing we all will be mad as we are and so forth things will change and we will not stand for it I speak for us alll th real Americans.. Its not going to go well We are gre and we willl not stand for this.

  • @diannegrimm9973
    @diannegrimm9973 2 года назад

    It is just Nuts, is exactly what it was . 1st you get all the mitary equipment out or blow it up. Do not leave it for our enemies yo use to kill innocent people
    2. Get the people who helped you out they will die for helping you.
    3 then send in a fleet of planes and grab every military professional out do not abandon them.

  • @lindanadeau1884
    @lindanadeau1884 2 года назад

    Did not vote for Biden, and never would.

  • @Mishalace
    @Mishalace 2 года назад

    It was horrible. He did it on purpose, I won't forgive him.

  • @urbanpermie6307
    @urbanpermie6307 2 года назад

    What happened to your afl videos Don? Your Bulldogs are in the Grand final!

  • @jimmeyer9106
    @jimmeyer9106 2 года назад

    you're more American than most Americans haha. Doors are open here for you. You might want to wait a couple years till we square this away though.

  • @darrylmoreland1263
    @darrylmoreland1263 2 года назад +1

    WHY INDEED ??????????

  • @tlee717
    @tlee717 2 года назад

    Some how he got elected

  • @starmnsixty1209
    @starmnsixty1209 2 года назад

    I notice that you don't offer any real alternatives, Dons.... If I recall my history correctly, the British empire failed to subjugate
    Afghanistan after a century or do of trying. While I'm not going to defend the way the US left there, I would tend to think you should offer some alternatives to how the ear was conducted. Perhaps You're a veteran of it via NATO yourself, but it's all too easy to
    to criticize an action after-the-fact.et us recall it was Donald Trump who decided to withdraw in 2020; it's hardly fair to dump all the blame on President Biden.

  • @bpaq9349
    @bpaq9349 2 года назад

    Well, I thought you were here to respond to music but now that your channel has become political, I will unsubscribe. The nasty critical comments directed toward our President tell me all I need to know 😡