TFG claimed without evidence that China & Russia are examining helicopters abandoned in Afghanistan

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former President Donald Trump has claimed, without providing evidence, that China and Russia were seizing helicopters abandoned by the US military in Afghanistan and plundering their secrets.

During its swift pullout from Afghanistan, the US military left behind aircraft, land vehicles, guns, and scores of other equipment.

"I guarantee that China, Russia already have our Apache helicopters, and they're taking them apart to find out exactly how they're made. They're the best in the world by far," Trump said during an interview on "Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson" that aired Sunday.

"And they're taking them apart so they can make the exact same equipment. They're very good at that. It's a disgrace."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-claimed-without-evidence-china-114124681.html

So much bullshit to clean up.

First of all the helicopters were the ones that belonged to the Afghan armed forces. I know they had Blackhawks and Kiowas. I cannot find anything beside Trump's rambling about them having Apache choppers.

The Blackhawk is largely transport. The Kiowa is armed but its use by the US military was discontinued in 2017.

[Duncanpup]

2. Any piece of equipment that we sold to ANA

Was first generation junk

[underpants]

3. Mostly observational helicopters and the Chinese already have them

We had these in my Cav unit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_OH-58_Kiowa

Primary users
United States Army (until 2020)[3]
Republic of China Army
Royal Saudi Land Forces
Croatian Air Force

[sprinkleeninow]

4. Saw this on flipping thru channels.

Media still giving place to its face and blather.

[Firestorm49]

5. The idiot has never been able to substantiate anything.

Our values as a nation have deteriorated significantly ever since TFG was let out of his cage. It’s hard to return to decency, integrity, and honesty once the brainwashing has been out long enough. You know, the old shit on a wall premise. As the old expression goes, times change, but this mess is a whole new chapter in a very bad book.

Joe has what it takes but is the damage repairable? Let’s hope so.

[hack89]

6. The Chinese already have a copy of the Blackhawk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Z-20

They bought 24 of the civilian version back in the 80s

[brush]

7. TFG is such a craven asshole. He knows he made an agreement...

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with the Taliban in Febuary 2020 to leave Afghanistan by May of 2021 then did nothing at all towards evacuating our forces. He did however, have time to plan and tweet constantly about the Jan. 6 "stop the steal" rally after he lost the election in Nov. 2020.

He at least had his priorities straight in his insurrectionist mind.

[tirebiter]

8. Trump guaranteed this

Just one more grifter guarantee.

[PortTack]

9. The choppers left behind had all delicate software removed and were pretty destroyed

Smashed gauges, routers destroyed.

[GoCubsGo]

10. Nah, they're examining the ones YOU left behind when YOU pulled out of Syria.

Shut the fuck up, Donnie.

[SoonerPride]

11. I really do wish this kind of thread would stop. Who cares wtf he lies about today?

That's my only comment.

enough of the threads about donald fucking trump.

auto trashing thread.

[Aristus]

12. The Apache has been around for about forty years.

And if China or Russia ever wanted to know anything about it, they could just consult Jane's Defence Weekly.

[BannonsLiver]

13. We only sell the Apache to select allies.

Those would have never been given to the afghan military. As for the Blackhawk whatever there is to know about the Blackhawk has long been known.

[lpbk2713]

15. Sharyl Attkisson is a horse's ass.

Always has been. Always will be.

[roamer65]

16. Fuck Trump.