Richard Engel still wants the U.S. to stay in Afghanistan

[wellst0nev0ter]

That's the only takeaway I can glean from that completely biased "Year in Review" report on MSNBC right now

[Srkdqltr]

1. He makes a lot of money with war.

[GoCubsGo]

7. I'm sure he misses his wartime party houses, too.

Several months ago, Malcolm Nance was on Michael Cohen's "Mea Culpa" podcast. He described what life was like in Afghanistan for journalists. He says, that a number of wealthy people opened up their luxurious compounds to the various journalists. The reporters very often had loads of time to kill, so their hosts held frequent, lavish parties to pass the time. Those good times have ended. I heard this podcast not long after the pull-out. Before that, I had always wondered why Engel, Martha Raddatz, and other were so bent out of shape over the war's end. Now, I know. All the hand-wringing about the Afghan people was just cover for the real source of their ire.

[Greybnk48]

2. He's losing a 20 year gig? n/t

[Sneederbunk]

3. Richard has issues.

And also upset because the Afghan story fell off radar.

[NQCowboy68]

4. I can't watch him anymore after his Afghanistan meltdown.

[pwb]

5. He was cables war monger.

Find another gig Dick.

[Takket]

6. maybe they could report honestly about how things have changed since the withdrawal?

How much money has the USA saved? (Hint, billions)

How many has American society collapsed since the withdrawal? (Hint, it hasn't, at least not because of Afghanistan!)

How many Taliban or al Qaeda terrorist attacks on the USA since the withdrawal? (Hint: zero)

How many troops spent Christmas with their families instead of basically being peacekeepers in a war accomplishing nothing anymore? (Hint: all of them)

[smirkymonkey]

8. Sorry, Richard.

That ship has sailed. Now go fuck yourself.

[OAITW r.2.0]

9. I think if you spend 20 years in the ME, your perspective changes.

He obviously has made many friends and contacts throughout the years and is sympathetic to their plight. To the point that he looks at it as a betrayal.

I remember discussing Afghanistan on this board 20 years ago and there was a consensus that this attempt to graft our AMericanized system of socio-economic-political values would be fruitless.

[kairos12]

10. War Vampire. Hemmingnoway.

[Demsrule86]

11. I think this time we can both agree that Engel is an idiot.

No more war!!!!

[RockRaven]

12. When one's career is built on covering forever wars, one is unsurprisingly in favor of

those forever wars continuing... Forever.

[Diablo del sol]

13. Two comments

1. Fuck him another biased report with video clips aimed at slamming Biden.

2. MSNBC then went to Dems in House mid term disaster.

Changed to Sports Center. Don’t look up, friggen media idiots.

[UTUSN]

14. K&R

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. Roland B. Hedley says what? Nt