THE FALL OF KABUL

     Classical Asymmetric Warfare

 Reminiscent of

 General Võ Nguyên Giáp:

@ the Battle of  Diên Biên Phu

(13 March – 7 May 1954), &

@  the "Fall of Saigon"

(29 April 1975.)

Public Opinion of the War in Afghanistan
"88% of Americans Approve of the Military Action"
October 31, 2001 - Gallup Poll
Frank Newport

30 Apr 1975 - U.S. Embassy Saigon

     

   15 Aug 2021

 TALIBAN ENTER KABUL AS
 U.S. DIPLOMATS EVACUATE

BY CHOPPER

15 Aug 2021 - U.S Embassy Kabul

 

 Pentagon Halts Military and

Civilian Flights Kabul Airport

 

                            ~Another Catch-22 Cluster-Fuck~

 

"For others who have been working with the U.S. on their visa paperwork for months, Congress stepped in to help move the process along for those there. The problem, however, is that the Embassy staff helping with that are at the airport. People can't get through the Taliban checkpoints without the documents that they can't get unless they go to the Embassy staff at the airport."
Sarah K. Burris - Raw Story (18 Aug 2021)

"Nevertheless, the right thing for America to do, insist veterans, diplomats, pundits, women and non-governmental humanitarian groups, is for massive airlifts to rescue upwards of 90,000 now-refugees at risk ...
"The needed forms are complicated and all in

English, of course, and there is no one left in Kabul to process would-be immigrants."
Terry H. Schwadron - DCReport (19 Aug 2021)

A)  noun -  (Merriam-Webster)

      1)  a dilemma or difficult circumstance from
           which there is no escape because
           of mutually conflicting or dependent
           conditions
     2)  A catch-22 is a paradoxical situation from
           which an individual cannot escape because
           of contradictory rules or limitations
     3)  a : an illogical, unreasonable,
                 or senseless situation
           b : a measure or policy whose effect
                 is the opposite of what was intended
           c : a situation presenting two equally
                 undesirable alternatives

B)  Catch-22 (disambiguation) - (Wikipedia)

 Catch-22 (the Book)

"Catch-22" (the 1970 Movie) 

"Catch-22" (the 1973 TV Pilot)

"Catch-22" (the 2019 Mini-series)

INTO-WEEDS-DETAIL @ ORDER OF BATTLE