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TALIBAN FIGHTERS UPSET, FEEL BETRAYED THAT US MILITARY LEFT NON-WORKING HELICOPTERS (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 OP
Huh. So the right-wing reports were...wrong? Go figure... NullTuples Sep 2021 #1
They actually thought we would leave them working equipment? brush Sep 2021 #2
Even if we left working equipment, it would soon break down without constant expert maintenance. SunSeeker Sep 2021 #3
 

brush

(61,033 posts)
2. They actually thought we would leave them working equipment?
Fri Sep 3, 2021, 09:35 PM
Sep 2021

What did they think it was, a play war?

SunSeeker

(58,374 posts)
3. Even if we left working equipment, it would soon break down without constant expert maintenance.
Sat Sep 4, 2021, 03:24 AM
Sep 2021

And these guys are incapable of maintaining anything like a chopper. They don't have the knowledge, parts or cash. The unforgiving dust of Afghanistan would soon render anything more complex than a rifle inoperable, just like the sand did in Iraq.

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