When I saw the news, I thought about the exit from Vietnam.  Evidently, the Afghanistan government is not strong enough to sustain itself and fight the Taliban.  They had an opportunity to make a stand and grow stronger with the help and training of the US, but they did not take advantage of the situation.  Now Afghanistan will become a hotbed for terrorist activities and plots to sabotage the US. 

One thing the US should understand is that not every country in the world needs to think the way they do, not every county has to have the US lifestyle, and not every county in the world works best as a democracy.  There are too many people who died in Afghanistan for little to no reason, and there has really been little long-term gain from being in the country.  The US should never have been there for so long, and today is proof that the Taliban runs Afghanistan.  Throughout history, no country has ever had military success in Afghanistan, and now the US can added to the list.

Adding to the Afghanistan fiasco, we have military in 150 foreign countries, and give BILLIONS away to foreign countries - while our elected leaders look at increasing taxes and further adding to our national debt (devaluing our fiat currency). You can thank both the Democrats and Republicans for sending this country into the shitter - they are both equally to blame. 

I totally agree - and it's just gonna get worse as we continue to elect the idiots that have gotten us into this horrible position. 

Taliban executions, beheadings in Afghanistan strike fear among those stuck inside country

https://www.foxnews.com/world/taliban-executions-afghanistan-us-withdrawal