US general tells British special forces: Stop rescuing people in Kabul, you’re making us look bad
I understand that the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division has told the commander of the British special forces at the Kabul airport to cease operations beyond the airport perimeter.
Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue has told his British Army counterpart, a high-ranking field-grade officer of the British army’s 22nd Special Air Service Regiment, that British operations were embarrassing the United States military in the absence of similar U.S. military operations. The British officer firmly rejected the request.
‘Embarrassing’ the US military? They have repeatedly proven that they are quite capable of doing that all by themselves, with the qualification that in this instance (and despite the pious comments about ’embarrassment’), this actually has nothing to do with what is happening in Kabul, but everything about advancing Donahue’s own future back in DC – it’s all for ‘Home’ consumption and how HE is portrayed on US media.
Get the media on your side and it can only be upwards and onwards…
The military are fine.
It the stupid fucking politicans that fuck everything up.
Always is and always has been.
It’s too late now but General Donahue should have shown true leadership, ignored the idiots in DC and done what he thought was right.
Now his image/reputation, which seems to be so important to him, will rank along General Milley , the woke guy ruining the US military.
Donahue has exposed himself as having been promoted beyond the level of his competence.