REPORT: US Ambassador to Afghanistan Has Taken Down Our Flag From the Embassy, Fled Country

By streiff | 11:44 AM on August 15, 2021

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.

This is an early report, so keep that in mind. Also, keep in mind that if in error, it will only be so by a matter of hours.

#BREAKING: US ambassador has left the embassy in #Kabul. he and the flag are at the airport

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) August 15, 2021

The next phase in this drama will be the Taliban raising their wretched rag above what cost American taxpayers $1 billion to build and represented American influence in Central Asia.

What happens next? Will it be the North Vietnamese version of victory, with the unlucky being sent to reeducation camps? Or will it be the Khmer Rouge version — with the losers and many winners slaughtered on an industrial scale?

Former infantry officer, CGSC grad and Army Operations Center alumnus. Also an amateur historian (Colonial America) and a dabbler in historical fiction.
RedState member since 2004. "He would rather pinch off his own head than admit he's wrong" -- Daily Kos. Follow me on Twitter.