With some officials interested in ensuring a long-term US presence in
Afghanistan, and negotiations that would have the US military ultimately
leaving the country, some in the Trump Administration are looking at the CIA as a stop-gap.
The CIA has a long-standing presence in Afghanistan, but it is embedded
with US troops, and adding more CIA personnel with no place to embed
them could be a problem, with Pentagon officials quick to point out that
obvious issue.
This is giving way to a lot of further debates about post-war
Afghanistan, and some appear to be arguing against a peace deal if they
can’t have a huge CIA presence indefinitely after that.
Trump seems to be trying to keep those in his cabinet happy, promising
the US will “always” have a presence in Afghanistan. There is no obvious
middle ground to take, however, as the Taliban is sure to consider any
large military presence a non-starter.
Never any mention of what the host country thinks.
“Nice country you got here… it’d be a shame if we had to initiate regime change.”
If Amerika leaves who will watch over the cia heron? I wonder did the y cut a deal with the Taliban?
The President does not control the CIA. Further evidence thereof.
No President has controlled the CIA in 60 years. Last one who tried paid the price with his life.
“Last one who tried paid the price with his life”.
John F. Kennedy!
There is so much undisclosed in this “peace deal”. Of course CIA, but, what does that mean ? Who pays Afghan pro government militias ? Who pays mercenaries? Who pays to support Kabul infrastructure, and security forces ? What level air commitment are we looking at ?
I was wondering the exact same thing re: mercenaries. Just because we’re pulling some of the US combat troops, how many “private contractors” do we have over there?
So long as their poppy fields are growing, the CIA will be there. Same goes for their heroin processing facilities.
President Trump is a coward Zionists’ Puppy and not brave like John F. Kennedy who paid the ultimate price.