Afghanistan: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses the end of America’s war with Afghanistan, and the humanitarian crisis being left behind.
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[@BrawnyBuddha]

"Refusing to help a neighbor who's house burned down is shitty. Refusing when you helped start the fire is monstrous."

[@Q269]

Laughing at the results, which you intended to start 6 months earlier? Welcome to the GQP.

[@borkwoof696]

*whose

[@aap2310]

Started the fire and stole everything in their home.

[@nodensbertilak6855]

Guess they should have won before they left right.

[@averma12]

They shouldn't have done anything about it. They just helped prop terrorists and mass corruption which always gives way to terrorism

[@AntoniusTyas]

Imagine requiring 5 elections, 4 presidents, 2 ruling parties and 20 years to replace Taliban... with Taliban.

[@akorn9943]

USA number 1 baby. Our country is a joke.

[@ghuttsmckenzie4269]

Isn't the US just amazing? Fml

[@dss6838]

With more dangerous Taliban

[@miss42310]

They played the US citizens well

[@FlorianDootz]

Not to mention tens of thousands of lifes and bilions of dollars.

[@user-lt6ve9ns4d]

I am afghan. American policy considers its comfort more important than our lives. I'm surprised that other Americans don't know this.

[@i-vlog1994]

Ukraine has shown what a country can do with us and European backing. Afghanistan was given an air force, tanks and armor. Guns bombs missiles etc. If they wanted freedom and democracy they would still have it today. You can only help a country so much before they have to stand or fall and Afghanistan chose to fall. They chose to lay down their arms and surrender to the Taliban without so much as fighting. A group of Afghan special forces are the only ones who stood and fought.

[@user-lt6ve9ns4d]

@@i-vlog1994 Spoken like someone who knows nothing about Afghanistan. Why don't you educate yourself before talking, Ameribrain?

[@jacobm6617]

@@i-vlog1994 Dude. PLEASE educate yourself. This is embarrassing.

[@BibiPrayers]

@@i-vlog1994 this is the funniest comment I have ever heard🤣 go do more research son unless if you were a simpleton than I can understand!

[@i-vlog1994]

@@user-lt6ve9ns4d Im prety educating on the fact. I know afghanis love to get high and smoke opium all day. the taliban would let them stand up and fire like rambo until they went dry so they couldnt even retreat in an organized manner to get resupplied. i know from training them myself that they'd routinely forget important pieces of equipment and would put zero effort into their own training. Ive seen more motivated toddlers than them. on the other hand Ukraine is utterly destroying russia right now. thats because they dont want to live in a tribalistic society where they're ruled by the local warlord.

[@attackhelicopter1368]

This is arguably one of the saddest fucking pieces John has done. The US truly does some really, really monstrous things.

[@LordBaldur]

The withdraw wasn't one of them.Our choices were either to keep sending Americans to die in a war that they were not going to win or to let Afghanistan burn. It wasn't a false dichotomy, it's one or the other.

[@attackhelicopter1368]

@@LordBaldur what led to that decision was not only quite inhumane, it was completely avoidable. That’s more of what I was referring to in my previous comment

[@LordBaldur]

@@attackhelicopter1368 Avoidable, how? For one, if it was going to collapse this way, then no point was going to be right to leave. We had to choose between screwing over Afghanistan or screwing over ourselves and if we did nothing and stayed there, then both would have happened.

[@maryharrer2603]

yes f!ck Biden/Harris...no one here supports this. It is an imposter administration.

[@LordBaldur]

@@maryharrer2603 So you oppose peace?

[@medusagorgo5146]

As someone who served 3 tours of duty in Afghanistan, we absolutely need to get as many people out as possible. The people who worked for us have done more for the US and showed more patriotism than any right wing trump q supporters have in their lives.

[@johnshutts8377]

Thank u for your service, and I completely agree with what u said about the refugees

[@leroyschmitt9680]

I supported Trump and I did 1 tour to Afghanistan and 3 to Iraq. There were great people in both countries. Not to get into a debate, but Biden's own party has been backing off support. I supported Trump because, well the other option. And no, I did not agree with all the he said. On the same note, I support Biden to a degree. Nobody wants the pilot of their plane to fail.

[@liamwinchesterchasten2229]

✨ THIS ✨👆✊

[@leroyschmitt9680]

@@TooMuchDramaInTheMilkyWay I mean us as citizens. I mean, of course other politicians want to advance, same as most companies. You have people that will try to advance regardless of moral choices.

[@leroyschmitt9680]

@@TooMuchDramaInTheMilkyWay Even the military had people with their own agenda and would backstab if given the chance.

[@whocareswhoiam6637]

I admire America's ability to continuously be surprised to see that their actions have consequences.

[@Watupfranco]

Where are you from? Just curious

[@Xavier-ty4jw]

@@Watupfranco isn't important most of the world was like 🙄they did it again

[@lizhuisman7991]

Its a gift what can I say? We only elect the best! Our decisions are the best! We are sooo smart doctors are amazed. They say 'Wow! How did you do that? No one ever does that!'.

[@KoxenBols]

It's almost as if being the self-declared champions of the world doesn't make you invulnerable wtf

[@whocareswhoiam6637]

@@KoxenBols Who would have thought? A little warning would have been nice

[@artemisqueen2]

As an Afghan it really pisses me off when the US tries to pat itself on the back and show itself to be a good guy. The US has so much blood of innocent civilians on its hands, not just in Afghanistan but all over the world.

[@antney7745]

They really are the scions of The British Empire.

[@theflamedragon2508]

@UCfRQxyrE9_Pczd52U3UiYiA are you blaming afghan for america being a pos?

[@rrteppo]

They have US citizens blood on their hands as well. We are a burocratic state that pretends to be free, We have a law banning literally everything including the days you are allowed to drink water. But because they are not currently enforced we pretend those laws don't exist. We are the least tyrannical empire in history, doesn't mean we are not still tyrannical just less than anyone else has been.

[@aliciageary9665]

Im terribly sorry. ❤️

[@asadzaidi6188]

@@rrteppo least tyrannical??? What other empire evaporated thousands of people in minutes in Japan? What other state used drones to kill innocents. What other empire has engaged in decade long wars that destroyed the occupied country and then left as if they had done nothing wrong? It's just as tyrannical as the super powers of the past. Just because you chose to ignore the acts, doesn't mean they didn't happen.

[@IgnatiusAlpha]

Oh man, you could almost see the smoke coming out of his ears when the Fox News anchors showed up. I wouldn't be surprised if he flips that desk over by the end of the year. My heart goes out to our veterans and the innocent people in Afghanistan with a very bleak and uncertain future. The way this country manages it's priorities never ceases to make me disgusted.

[@cadethumann8605]

I really regret my decision in getting involved in that 2020 election. By voting for Biden, I indirectly had many people killed and heaven knows what other bad things Biden is doing. In my efforts of voting against Trump I had helped elect a buffoon. *sigh* I should have voted independent or not at all.

[@abbymerchant2069]

@@cadethumann8605 you may rest in peace knowing Trump would've ended up about the same here.

[@cadethumann8605]

@@abbymerchant2069 Pardon, with what specifically?

[@--enyo--]

@@cadethumann8605 Sadly without preferential voting (I think you guys call it ranked choice over there?) and the whole electoral college mess an independent vote would have just helped Republicans. It was a shitty choice but honestly I think you did the right thing.

[@cadethumann8605]

@@--enyo-- Evil is evil. Lesser, greater, middling, all the same. By choosing a lesser evil, we just give someone else power to screw things up. Frustrated with idiots, I prefer to follow my own code of honor. Even if I fail, it'd be like an ideal warrior fighting and dying for a noble cause.

[@daveplx]

"There is absolutely no universe where America bears zero responsibility." That may be both the truest and saddest statement. Good for you, John.

[@DarkSkay]

Taliban are zero untrustworthy and the Trump/Biden administration(s) did zero mistakes.

[@ignatiusfitzgerald5928]

@@DarkSkay L take

[@ErickP3768]

not just america, but the media for covering up america’s sins and demonizing people who want to fix it. 10 Years from now we are not gonna remember how we got out of afghanistan it who got us out. This is not gonna be stain on biden presidency it is going to be a badge of honor and people like john are going to look like fools.

[@N3bu14Gr4y]

Democrats give Republicans flack for not being science savvy but then make statements like this. Saying the multiverse has no zero-responsible America is like saying there are no charm quarks. Are they exceedingly rare? Yes, but you'd be an idiot to say they don't fit the Standard Model!

[@YouTubeCensorsEverything]

"Zero" responsibility is a Trump claim. Not one to generalize to America. The much more common mistake now is this oversimplification of blaming a single place or source for all of the world's problems. We're far more in need of those who embrace technicality than the impulsive responders to crisis who only serve to spread false information. The impulse to assign all of the blame to the US for Afghanistan assumes that the US force's objective in Afghanistan was to fight the Taliban. Which it wasn't. It was there for Al Qaeda and Bin laden. The ISAF(created & maintained by the UN) mandated the training of Afghan security personnel and the US continued operations in Afghanistan was the result of that mandate. Remember that the ISAF mandates involved 40+ nations that had own objectives in Afghanistan before peddling claims of neutrality or ambivalence for the rest of the world.

[@madmartigan2106]

Taliban Complaint Department: “Oh, you have a complaint do you?” “Who are you and where do you live?” “We are sending someone over right now to take care of it.”

[@TheSeamJimi]

my thoughts exactly

[@creativecredence850]

John said it himself shortly after: "I'm sure we'll be dealt with swiftly"

[@Monkeyshaman]

The US droned an American citizen for complaining and have hunted his kids for sport over the last two decades.

[@aaronmorris1513]

It’s like that plaque with a grenade on it with the number 1 on the pin that says Complaints? Take a number.

[@TheGman42087]

You win comment of the year.

[@onemorelivingvids]

“Every time we turn a country upside down.. our refugee laws no longer apply” 😭 lady, its called taking responsibility!

[@robertdiehl4384]

I have watched John Oliver for a long time, and seeing him like this I can tell it must hurt him to his heart and soul to see others suffer like this. He truly does care about issues and people whom are not treated right. He is good at bringing it to light with comedy and the absurdity of the situations, but here, it was only absurdity. Especially this past year he has seemed more and more frustrated and upset there is so much wrong going on. Keep up the good work John, both like this and with the more comical ones. We need the cold hard truth and honesty you beat into us. I appreciate it.

[@LadyDreamfyre]

@@Browne7100 Why are you assuming this person has done nothing ? This is needlessly agressive, they were simply expressing their admiration for someone.

[@cadethumann8605]

One thing I like about Oliver is that he is subservient to no side. Whereas many Trump supporters would try to excuse the man for his shortcomings like Jan 6, Oliver does not excuse either Trump or Biden. He calls them out for what they did. We should be doing the same with our politicians regardless of who perpetrates or receives.

[@GThu1]

It hurts me as well. Even I'm white and don't have any relation of either country. It's just pure monstrosity.

[@neonflights5951]

It means so much to find someone who sees John Oliver the same way as I do. He's very risky when he brings these truths up, and he's the only person I see whose actively doing it. He really is using what amount of power he has to really make an impact, by educating us.

[@untitled2235]

He truly cares when he couldnt even talk about biden's hilarious antics. He's such a toilet drain.

[@shaurmiath6719]

18:29 Basically saying "We can't just... help people every time we ruin their country, guys!" She is really remarkable in her utter lack of even a basic level of responsibility.

[@KaleNathanBeats]

I love how the party that preaches personal responsibility takes 0 responsibility when it comes to their own actions. Ridiculous. I have no clue how people watch that garbage.

[@thatguyvince8767]

Party that out of one side of its face peaches personal responsibility and the other imposes edicts on how people should act. The GOP have become Two-Face from Batman, flipping the coin to know which way they are obsessing over that day.

[@lanceash]

She doesn't care what she says as long as it riles up the right wing base and puts another fat check in her bank account.

[@dreamervanroom]

Responsibility, is that the new selling of human feeling of care?

[@noram7189]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHy0d2B_nshmoas .. what Afghanistan lost by exit of America

[@keithbarker239]

I like how it was easier to photoshop John doing a pushup than actually getting a picture of him doing one.

[@cameronsitton501]

I thought that same thing!

[@alankeeler8653]

I thought that too

[@alankeeler8653]

They even had to find a guy in a suit

[@RichardsCranium]

Beta not Alpha

[@natieklopper]

thatisjoke.jpg

[@katelynnehansen8115]

The only late night host who will legitimately criticize Biden and Obama like he would trump.

[@evanpetersen4016]

He's so much easier on biden. He's so indirect when he's trashing him. He's suckling off of teats the liberal party, for sure. I just checked back in after leaving his political horseshit, to see how much propaganda He's spewing now that he's got his candidate in house, and suddenly he's talking about candy and other things beyond politics.

[@katelynnehansen8115]

@@evanpetersen4016 I agree he’s easier on Biden but at least he criticizes him. And he’s always done more lighthearted pieces in between his heavier pieces. IMO that hasn’t changed. Plus, there isn’t a cult of personality surrounding Biden, so it is less important to convince people that he sucks, because most of us already agree. We aren’t building Golden fucking statues of the dude or treating him like a new prophet.

[@christiang8758]

Yeah I’ll give him some credit where he’s do he does criticize Biden but imagine if Trump was responsible for Afganistán, or shutting down all the pipelines, or having no control over the boarder, or mass inflation, or solely running on promising he had a plan to end the pandemic and now there’s record breaking case numbers… he would have definitely roasted him 10x harder, if the news and these late night comedians would come at Biden as hard as they do trump then he would never be able to get away with what he’s doing. They would be forced to do better

[@melinamu]

@@christiang8758 Biden is not responsible for inflation or the pandemic. Both would have happened with any president, just as they are happening all over the world.

[@christiang8758]

@@melinamu Biden is not fully responsible for the pandemic, but he is responsible for getting all these garbage bills past and then printing out billions of dollars in one year

[@Sillygoosebandit]

As an Australian it makes me mad and upset that my country is simply a willing participant in America's imperialist escapades.

[@nicholaslever-naylor8315]

Damn right....... Now on the other hand if it was Britain's Imperialist escapades......

[@blindoutlaw]

@@nicholaslever-naylor8315 at least you have the appearance of being classy and sophisticated with British imperialism.

[@Splattle101]

@@RiceShouldBeFluffy Grim. Fucking grim is how it looks here. We've got News Corpse blaring 27/7 on TV, radio, KZbin, Insta, Twitter and in print, from sea to shining sea. And a happy clapping evangelical Christian as Prime Minister.

[@Gordon.Pinkerton]

As a Brit, I couldn't agree more. I much preferred it when we spearheaded our own imperialist escapades.

[@anumelyk]

@@blindoutlaw there was nothing sophisticated about British imperialism. Most of the current crisis of the world have their roots in Britain’s disgusting imperialistic designs of looting the world under the guise of “civilising” it.

[@Confron7a7ion7]

Back in 2011 I spent 6 months in Afghanistan while serving in the USAF. I was 22 at the time. On base we had a large number of locals handling some of the work. During those 6 months the Afghan people cut my hair, cooked my food, cleaned our porta-potties, they even sold me bootleg DVDs, in english, so me and the guys could stay entertained. Ok, that last one probably had more to do with the fact that none of us knew how to haggle but I was still grateful to have something to watch. Now not only do I have to live with the fact that my military service basically amounted to nothing (at best) but also the fact that we can't seem to be fucking bothered to take care of the people who took care of me while I was helping blow shit up in their country.

[@richardpaulson6002]

That’s the thought that’s been hitting me, over and over and over again, and, thanks to you, that thought has become even more solidified. There are people there who actually lived full lives because of the occupation. It wasn’t just fire and brimstone and hate and blood, there are people who have and had actual lives and livelihoods that would have been completely impossible under the the Taliban’s theocratic oligarchy, but, because of our intervention, had that chance. Now, the rug has been pulled out from under them. In the regime, they will be slaughtered because they were never meant to exist in the Taliban’s eyes. We have a chance to let them keep that freedom and to keep those lives. . . and I’m forced to conclude that that chance will be squandered by bureaucratic imbroglio and rigid time keeping. I guess the best we can do now is welcome what escapees we can with open minds and open hearts, I almost hope you’ll get to see your haircutter or “movie supplier” again someday.

[@christopherrackham5802]

Exactly, I feel bad for all the TCNs in Kirkuk that took care of us that we left behind. I made sure to tip them extremely well.. Many said they were sending all the money they made to their extended families. We all used to sing sarcastically "..... Freedom costs a buck o' five!!...."

[@DKGifford19608]

The military is a trap in the guise of service. I am sorry for your sacrifice and intentions of positive impact. Modern war is pointless and serves only to ruin lives and support the millitary industrial complex. I wish better for the people of Afganistan and the world but it was never going to come at the hands of the US war leadership and corporate contractors.

[@earlsmall4232]

It's an awful reality. The truth was said over and over again (during the last 20 years) that political nation building would not be successful in the country. The Soviet's were forced to withdraw after they realized that a 9yr war would not result in the communist political system they wanted in the country. It's a mess, but we have to support those Afghans that helped us over the last 20yrs. #HumanitarianCrisis #empathy

[@Ikbeneengeit]

You went in with good intentions. It's not your fault the organization you worked for betrayed you and the Afghans. Maybe you can help someone tomorrow.

[@rociomiranda5684]

"When you sow wars, you reap refugees." Manu Pineda, European Parliament.

[@LavastormSW]

I love how succinct that is. It's absolutely true, which is ironic, considering how pro-war and anti-refugee a lot of the US is.

[@MrFrischen]

@@LavastormSW You can see this in Libya to a large degree, where a majority of people fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea are starting their journey from. Before Gaddafi, Libya's dictator, fell in 2011 during the civil war and Arab spring, he forbid people from leaving for Europe and guarded Libya's sea borders fiercely. After Gaddafi was captured and executed, something NATO and the US helped the rebels in doing, people became able to flee their desperate circumstances more direct and many refugees arrive in Europe or die at sea (around 20,000 dead at sea since 2011). Gaddafi was bad and the war freed Libya, still, refugees keep coming.

[@ghostnoodle9721]

America: Refugees? That are brown? Uhhhhhhh, I guess we can pretend we are arguing about solving this for years until everyone dies and forgets

[@Montesama314]

A really pithy quote. Nice.

[@SpoilerAlert__]

Cool story bro

[@krmccarrell]

Ya'all know that John is married to Iraqi war veteran Kate Norley, who served as an Army medic. He once said of his wife, “once you’ve bled for America, you definitely get to say you’re an American in a slightly louder tone".

[@mjhmab]

Bled for what ? Killing a million innocent iraqis ? Wow good job being a war criminal thank you for your service veterans.

[@GMcGee05]

That was the most powerful and emphatic tones, and swear words I’ve seen John and this excellent show display. He means it. Thanks for explaining this, as Americans we were in the dark as to what was happening over there. We just knew it as a long war.

[@theerdzzz5646]

"we dropped food as well as bombs" pretty much sums up America

[@cezarcatalin1406]

By which we mean “dropping food in the garbage because it’s too expensive to distribute it to those who need it and dropping bombs on innocent civilians because it would be a shame to let our military toys go to waste”.

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

Could have dropped equipment for you other Allies or Taiwan instead of wasting it in Afg

[@vladimirseven777]

Zero responsibility and pinnacle of egoism.

[@osamaanees8406]

🤡🤡🤡 yes America dropped food. Go watch Ali dawah. He did an interview with a real Afghan. Not some western wannabe.

[@48917032]

Food and weapons are also the only things Americans are supposed to care about according to the establishment.

[@robertmelvin5203]

Saying that our embassy has moved to the airport, is like saying that our embassy has moved to the lifeboats.

[@inukmsk]

Our embassy is wherever our ambassador is running towards!

[@fukwidgets]

That's what happens when you lose a war

[@TheeGrumpy]

Strictly speaking, the embassy is the institution; the building is the chancery.

[@Visshaldar]

nah that's like saying the waffle house has closed

[@alexricky87]

@@Visshaldar because of the Pandemic I've seen many closed (both temp and just early closed) Waffle Houses. (I'm in the ATL area)

[@Watan-jan]

Thank you John, I was looking forward to hear from someone in the west about the fact of Afghanistan and Afghans situation. You have genuinely described the situation and it is true that western world made a decision for Afghans and that decision is to have a shattered home and death, dying, scattered families and friends to all around the world. Love from Afghanistan

[@Adamborries]

I really appreciate how John calls BS no matter what side of the aisle it comes from.

[@helenhunter4540]

"Absolutely no universe where America bears zero responsibility." Amen, brother John.

[@Gfish17]

Why is America accountable to any other nations?

[@godlygamer911]

@@Gfish17 why is America accountable for literally invading a country, destabilizing it, killing thousands of its own soldiers in an unwinnable war, and then evacuating allowing its citizens as well as the citizens of the country it destabilized to die violently? Please tell me that wasn't a serious question.

[@Gfish17]

@@godlygamer911 it's a serious question. We should literally be running the whole planet. We don't need to take responsibility for our fuck ups overseas. Our nation should be the ONLY NATION. Full Stop.

[@godlygamer911]

@@Gfish17 Oh... You're a troll... Never mind. Even nationalists don't say things as stupid as that.

[@godlygamer911]

@@Gfish17 a helpful tip for the future, less is more. If you want people to think you're a crazy idiot and not just trolling. Be a little more subtle.

[@johnfajer7691]

"....Racial panic goblins." Give that writer a raise, John.

[@pauloconnor5850]

At least 10% 😂😂😂

[@mani225456]

I legit don't see human beings anymore when I look at those faces. Just ghouls.

[@ellistarceansa8182]

What's the word before "racial"? . . . I hear "Tactine", but can't find a meaning for that.

[@lordmorpheus5175]

"dick and kiss" "in the world's of this professional pearl clutcher" Love it when he's genuinely pissed edit:pole->pearl

[@SkeinChug]

It's an insult to goblins. I think what the writer meant to say was racial panic shit stains.

[@hemiedwards217]

I am surprised someone like Laura Ingram has the self-awareness to realize that America is actually capable of making mistakes and turning other countries upside down.

[@jeremylesh7098]

Thank you John...My heart aches for who we've become

[@stargate6126330]

You know its bad when John has basically zero jokes.

[@TheDoorspook11c]

An impassioned sarcastic , we'll researched and thought out social studies masterclass, bite it anna wintour.

[@ErickP3768]

we still have withdraw our troops and get as many of our allies out as possible, but make no mistake that DOES NOT mean everyone will get out. It has been going smoothly so far, but if we go pass the deadline then things might get messy. So let’s just get out.

[@MixxxedFruuts]

Seriously though. Seems like Pandora's box. We can't undo this.

[@sejuanisupportonly7385]

He didn't even summon Clooney. It was THAT bad. O_o

[@Krystalmyth]

@@ErickP3768 We could do it if we wanted to.

[@TheStorm119]

So the taliban just got handed all the weapons and vehicles we had in Afghanistan? Fuck me, I guess trickle down economics does work...

[@DahVoozel]

Well... The Afgan National Army was handed the weapons and then they fucked off and left they keys in the ignition.

[@OldNerdTV]

+TheStorm119 There was a huge table listing all the materials, weaponry etc. and the total sum was around $18BN, so yeah. Did you see the Taliban "Special Forces"? They wear US night vision, camo, weapons...they have all the best materials now :(

[@noram7189]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHy0d2B_nshmoas .. what Afghanistan lost by exit of America

[@shanemac1646]

The Taliban have weapons?!? Those things they totally didn't have before!??

[@eeveeritt15]

@@shanemac1646 yeah but they got a power boost though

[@reuellucas7187]

The one time you are glad that this wasn’t recorded in front of a live studio audience. Holy shit was this very upsetting.

[@renatocorvaro6924]

Seriously guys, when the whole "war in Afghanistan" thing started, I immediately thought of Rambo III and how that was going to be a bad idea and YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT BUT DID IT ANYWAY.

[@stax6092]

Ren. Renn. RENNNNN. Guess What? We all knew it was a bad idea before it happened. Even the people who started it knew. RENNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

[@mafiacat88]

I swear to god, the next time America tries to invade somewhere, it's going to be Russia in the middle of winter. As a country it looked at a place that has consistently weathered invasions, and with the rest of the world screaming "DON'T DO IT", dove headfirst into a first-rate clusterfuck.

[@ConnorDamewood]

This is why I love John, he holds everyone accountable, even Biden. Regardless of party, he points it out.

[@jaimemartinez-el8wc]

For real though. Love other talk show hosts like say Colbert, but fuck he's done nothing but kiss bidens ass, and make it out to seem that even shit shows like this are meh at best

[@johnbanach3875]

Biden is just another sociopath in the White House. He makes it obvious with his comments in these clips.

[@nickwallette6201]

@@jaimemartinez-el8wc TBF, Colbert has had some poignant things to say as well. Check out the interview with Clarissa Ward. I know it gets said all the time in comments, but sometimes the comedians really are better journalists than the majority of journalists. Especially in terms of getting to the point, and providing a comprehensive, digestible summary of what's actually going on.

[@Matixenesis5402]

Yeaaah gotta say I'm disappointed in Joe I had a different expection but I guess that's just typical in US politics these days

[@nickwallette6201]

@@Matixenesis5402 Seriously. Be a better human, Joe.

[@Elandrianthetrue]

"Listen, just because we are warmongering bastards that cause humanitarian crises after humanitarian crisis doesn't mean we bear responsibility for fixing those or even helping the innocent victims." is what Laura ment

[@Elias___]

and What Biden meant too.

[@dineomomene2737]

Laura believes if you ain't a white American, your humanity is in question

[@ericcloud1023]

Yup I'm ashamed to be American I know we're not the good guys, but I kinda hoped we could at least maintain a shred of humanity.....

[@meowverwhelmed1373]

Exactly. Psychotic.

[@ronniehopper2726]

If her and Tucker both were against the Afghan war from the start, This is kind of like niner bitch

[@antgarcia62]

22:21 I remember my heart sinking a little bit when we got to this part, because you're so used to John giving steadfast suggestions on how to resolve the issues raised in the episode's topic and ending the evening on a silly and optimistic tone. For him to just blatantly say, "What can we do? Not much now!" just tells how hard we messed up with Afghanistan. Don't see this side of John often.

[@adityachak]

thank you for saying all of this.. at least someone is viewing this in a sane manner

[@ayushisharma162]

Love when America makes its enemies, funds it's enemies and then acts surprised when they take revenge

[@thomass5464]

Well said Sharma

[@acarroll1714]

There is profit in war. It is done on purpose.

[@Sigma-0007_Septem]

@Dwayne D Then maybe the US of A shouldn't have funded and trained them in order to throw off the Soviet influence ...

[@mumto2monsters737]

Yo.... trying to explain this 20y ago was agonizing

[@Skozerny]

How long are people going to beat this dead horse? Yes USA created the Taliban and has now worked 20+ years to destroy it. Get the fuck over it.

[@fikremesfin6433]

The US : "we would never negotiate with Terrorists" The US : "We've talked with Taliban, IT promised to be nice to us"

[@macngeez3786]

we will be back at war within 6 months once they start the genocide machine again..... they have not changed...

[@thelogan4641]

@Mac N' Geez I don't believe they have either, but the USA military doesn't invade for bleeding hearts, it invades for natural resources. The fact that the life of women was improved is mainly a quirk... The invasion was mainly a massive giveaway to large corporations, as most of what the USA government does... many of whom stocks increased tenfold in value. The government was a kleptocracy, the US army claimed to have trained 300.000 Afghan soldiers, it's estimated that only about 60.000 of them actually existed the rest were "paper soldiers", basically corrupt military commanders, paedophile warlords and other fine allies of the US army, inventing soldiers to get more money. The Taliban is stronger than it has ever been before, especially the drone strikes killed indiscriminately, and especially the "double-tap" terrorism tactic that was used with drones (I think it is banned now, but after much googling I couldn't find any mention on a ban or a halt). The idea is basically that you suspect someone might be a terrorist, so you toss a missile in their general direction. The missile has a blast radius, so as long as the person that you were aiming for was also inside the blast radius, it's a win, since that person was a terrorist, anyone nearby is certainly also a terrorist. Then you wait for 20-30 minutes and fire a second rocket at the same target. After all, anyone who would assist a terrorist is certainly also a terrorist. And that's how you end up with +70.000 dead civilians... Most people don't like civilians being killed... especially in their own country, and especially if those civilians are their family or friends etc. killers of civilians are therefore clearly an enemy of the people, and anyone fighting against such an enemy must be at the very least "less bad" .. and that's how warfare strengthens one's opponent... Anyway, a long rambly way of saying that while the Taliban are horrible, the US leadership isn't much better... Can Afghanistan be improved? Sure! But I'm not sure that the USA is the one to do it (not saying the Taliban is either, quite the opposite, they'll plunge the country into the dark ages). USA has a tendency to want to solve all issues with guns, just look at the issues with police :/ And guns generally don't solve many problems, but they sure can cause a lot.

[@dbh3139]

When you US, you mean Trump and Pompeo.

[@RSAgility]

@KZbinAlphaChad they terrorize women? That’s terrorism. What is wrong with… oh right, you’re a man, all abusive men seem to love the Islamic religion…and you’ll find any excuse to justify it, even making up gods and magic… 🤣🤷🏽‍♂️

[@chaser4933]

The afghan taliban has not been designated a terrorist organization

[@losersbecomewinners2043]

I was waiting for John to do a piece on this… it hurts as much as i expected and then some

[@Leoniiche]

Thank you for every single word you said in this video.

[@canaanarinda]

I'm from Uganda where we are going to be hosting a lot of the refugees! It is a sad time for Afghanistan but we are happy to offer any help we possibly can. 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

[@Kaotiqua]

Bless you, and Uganda, for this.

[@aileenhovorka9207]

Wonderful to hear! Thank u!!

[@xylonbanda]

Umm can Ugandans even afford to feed themselves?

[@canaanarinda]

@@Kaotiqua Amen! Thank you @Kaotiqua ... I pray that the situation in Afghanistan will get better one day!

[@canaanarinda]

@@aileenhovorka9207 Our hearts go out to the millions that are struggling I this period

[@arushisrivastava5232]

Thank God John Oliver had the spine to say all this. I was disappointed when even Stephen Colbert didn't call out the mistakes that the US made.

[@karankapoor2701]

Pagal haii kyaa 😂😂yehh news nahii propoganda haiii , Pakistan koo blame karoo naa

[@rollingknuckleball]

Of course he didn't, he is blinded

[@michaelj6392]

Late night comedy shows are all government propaganda at this point, try to keep up.

[@AllPileup]

Late night hosts are a part of the establishment. Don’t be surprised.

[@arushisrivastava5232]

@@AllPileup Not surprised but still Disappointed. Glad that John was forward with it.

[@aileung2]

This is the first video of John that left me crying after watching.

[@GermanyKorea]

Geebus, that footage looks frighteningly like when the US left Vietnam.

[@professorpancakes6545]

Both gigantic failures. America is bad at wars.

[@crazy0277]

Easily the strongest LWT episode I’ve seen to date. The biting sarcasm, the sharp criticism of really everyone, the lack of shoehorned jokes. Really a masterpiece

[@existentialcrisis9857]

Yeah, it is a masterpiece, mostly due to the lack of shoehorned jokes. He should really stop doing them (the bad jokes).

[@mishaf19]

@@existentialcrisis9857 the bad jokes are what gives the show it’s identity, but sometimes a serious video just about discussing the problem in a streamlined away is best.

[@NicholasHobbs]

I felt there has been a growing maturity and timeliness from his writers that I've seen most of this season. It was definitely present in the piece about housing discrimination which made me laugh while still feeling the appropriate amount of heartbreak.

[@auntisthenes2754]

@@mishaf19 Yeah, sometimes you can't joke. Admittedly 20 years in Afghanistan for nothing is fresh, maybe not even next week joke, if I know him. He laughs at americans but this is more. People died first for lies, then for a failed mission.

[@GIR177]

I was waiting for this one, and he really did give the subject the seriousness it deserved.

[@lukasschumann6565]

It feels like John can hardly hold back the tears. This mixture of anger and sadness is just heartbreaking. Thanks for doing this.

[@nellgwyn2723]

Wasn't his wife in an Iraq war combat medic? She joined after 9/11 or something. So, I could imagine this being a painful topic at home. And then he already spoke up years ago about getting translators visas. It's clearly a topic near to his heart.

[@lukasschumann6565]

@@nellgwyn2723 In these heated discussions of acute political issues, people tend to lack the longterm overview. And LWT condenses the much needed information, that we deperately need to categorize what is happening, for us. Obviously there is only that much you can do in 20 minutes, but they do pretty much exactly that much.

[@Shinigasumi]

@@nellgwyn2723 His wife is an Iraqi War veteran; so makes sense this is a near and dear to his heart topic. She was a combat medic and she actually counseled soldiers on mental health issues/topics. She's a huge advocate for veteran's mental health to this day. You nailed it.

[@Dark.Scrolls]

LOL, you missed the part when he had a worse attitude about is 10 years ago.

[@camelopardalis84]

@@Dark.Scrolls Do you mean something like his claim that people in Europe are quick to criticise the US for its military actions but that they are actually happy the US plays world police?

[@kocronashi]

Thank you for doing this.

[@lrbell64]

John nails it again! Preach!

[@ScoutSarge]

"No amount of brute force or perseverance is going to clear up the cluster-fuck that we helped fuck into existence." Damn straight John.

[@RodrigoSouza-ur5jz]

I don't like how things turned out and I love John Oliver in general, but he needs some more nuance here when he keeps saying we are responsible for Afghanistan being in such bad shape. So let's look at the alternative: what if the US didn't intervene in Afghanistan in 2001 when the Taliban was in power? How do you think the country, society, economy, women rights, terrorism support, etc.. would be today? Better or worse? If the Taliban had stayed in power since 2001 (which they didn't, thanks to the US), I'm sure things would be much worse. So that's the problem. If the "West" doesn't intervene (ex. Rwanda), we are bad. But if we do and can't solve the problem, we are bad as well (Iraq was an example when we definitely shouldn't have intervened, so let's leave this out of the discussion). So what is the right course of action? Should we also leave Central African Republic, the DRC, Mali, and Mozambique? Also, it's easy to say that "we" should definitely secure the airport to get more refugees out when you're sitting behind a cozy desk. Try saying that to the families of the 12 US service members who just died today trying to do just that.

[@crimsonstrykr]

@@RodrigoSouza-ur5jz People are gonna blame those who were involved obviously - I mean who else are we gonna blame? Also John's point here isn't that West involved = bad but that West went into Afghanistan for their own purposes and prioritized short term national interest rather building any long term solutions which is the reason why we are here today. I know it must feel frustrating to Westerner when the rest of the world seems dissatisfied of either aggressive or passive action of the West but believe me the Wests action in either case are equally frustrating to us too.

[@shahidmasoodi4847]

@@RodrigoSouza-ur5jz things were way better Under TALIBAN than u think, there was SHARIAH LAW IMPLEMENTED AND THERE WAS PEACE WHICH UR BIASED MEDIA NEVER SHOWED, THEN THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A CHALLENGE TO THEIR CAPITALISM THEN THEY PLANNED A 9/11 WHICH WAS AN INSIDE JOB EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT SO DON'T BARK WITHOUT KNOWING THE FACTS ON GROUND.

[@hisokameruem]

@@RodrigoSouza-ur5jz sometimes it's better not doing anything, than give people false hope that things could be different. People who grow up in such environment learn to adapt and in time to fight for themselves, but now we have people who for the last 20 years lived in different environment, with different expectations, who are completely unprepared for this kind of outcome. That's where the problem lies and that's where from responsibility grows.

[@karthikravi3729]

@@RodrigoSouza-ur5jz that argument makes perfect sense if the US didn't fund the Taliban during the cold war in the first place...

[@FettaCheese717]

“First we invade, then we’re invaded”? Like many Americans, Tucker Carlson has forgotten what’s written on the Statue of Liberty.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

And Tucker Carlson argued (most of his ilk did) that those words in the Statue of Liberty are not US laws passed by Congress but just some poem written by some woman that even back then was criticized for the same reason as today...

[@FettaCheese717]

@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 that’s just horrible, that the core ideals that America was built on are being dismissed so easily.

[@Krystalmyth]

He hasn't forgotten, he's got an agenda. He has an audience that will sit there and listen to his ranting. I don't know how someone hears that sentence and doesn't go... "Okay that's just fucked up."

[@varangiangaming7178]

He also doesn't fucking know what being invaded means, these are civilian refugees not a military force. Furthermore these refugees worked for you, and literally are/were willing to get themselves killed for you.

[@normaforsyth7950]

Those two need to be locked away where no one will ever hear their voices again. I've never seen such evil on a regular television show.

[@tonyburch200]

Thank you Mr Oliver, thank you.

[@sarahsant6248]

THANK you for this.

[@bazzer124]

As a Navy vet who served during both Vietnam and Desert Storm, I recall my first Sea Daddy giving me the in-your-face fact that "We will never win a war where the other side does NOT wear a uniform." I call that pretty profound, if not foreboding. Cheers....

[@krash66]

I have never heard a more profound statement about modern warfare. Great comment, and thank you for your brave service!

[@aspenyoung2914]

you can but its not a war anymore its a genocide, and when the two options you have left are fuck it we're leaving and kill everyone inside a country, its pretty clear that the goverment fucked up and the people let them do absolutely whatever they wanted without holding them accountable at all.

[@tedculbertson6320]

You can win a ware like that, but not through military force.

[@iceman8696]

That is probably true... that's why we need a whole new paradigm for these nations that are too tribal and noncohesive and unable to form a strong central government. Some countries need long term administration from outside. Not sure what the best answer is because who wants to spend a trillion dollars every 10 years on an otherwise nonstrategic region. A cheaper solution has to be found for long term intervention that can last decades.

[@mrdeadpool2849]

What’s a Sea Daddy ? 🤔

[@ChrissieBear]

"The lesson here shouldn't be that our actions have consequences." Sheesh, Laura.

[@philip8498]

The mentality of a literal child

[@AntoniusTyas]

No need to be surprised. It's Laura Ingraham and Sucker Carlton, anyway. What did you expect from them?

[@rodanderson8490]

Laura is obviously an immoral "Christian" of the highest rank. Just ask her.

[@philip8498]

@@blackfiredragonthe13th43 should have left the whole country alone. It is a real dick move to now leave people who fought as allies with america to be executed because the US couldnt organize a proper retreat

[@sheilag2231]

What do you suggest happens?

[@sakirhan]

Thanks for the excellent analysis 💯👍

[@FeedMeFacts841]

I'm 7 months late to the video, but I have to say thank you to the entire Last Week Tonight team. Thank you. I've not been able to put into words what watching Afghanistan crumble has been like. I spent the last decade of my personal and orofesional life dedicated to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. I knew it wasn't working and was doomed, but seeing it all go. Seeing the little goods that we did be destroyed so horribly. That hurt. And it made us all question the value of any good we may have managed to do. Thank you for acknowledging that.

[@Galimeer5]

I first heard about this from my brother, who's in the National Guard. He's guarding forts where refugees are being sent, but his orders are actually to be guarding from "idiots who think [the refugees] are a threat"

[@eileebc9178]

Respect to your brother he is the real hero along with many other who help theses crisis.

[@ladyivyanna9612]

It took 20 years for "Never Forget" to turn into "Forget about it".

[@bookfound]

Naive of you to assume it took that long.

[@TheEndofThis]

Ahh how times change. Only in the minds of the people, the core of the truth never changed.

[@peterhausmann8337]

And it will take one suicide bomber to turn it back again!

[@Bahador.B]

I can assure you that all those kids who grew up in Afghanistan seeing US planes and drones bomb and kill their friends and families for 20 years are now saying never forget and joining taliban.

[@TaylorBlack0]

Great way to put it.

[@OneRandomLeo]

Wow, just wow. Thank you for having the balls to tell it like it is.

[@seanstanton1548]

"Every time we turn a country upside down." Are we planning on doing this shit again?

[@rgwak]

John: "Our main story tonight: Afghanistan." Everyone: 😬

[@jonathanguzman3044]

So grateful to hear from this man about this important and fucked up situation. Such well informed, meaningful, and often hilarious content

[@Beth-ie]

Hope the heat turns up even more.

[@timothygarraty2390]

Oh the brits acting like Omg can u believe America invaded Afghanistan ........british forces doing more war crimes than literally any other army ever..........

[@anakedviking6737]

@@timothygarraty2390 If you think John Oliver would support what the British Empire did, you clearly don't know him at all. He's mocked and criticized it on several occasions.

[@meowverwhelmed1373]

@@timothygarraty2390 Fool. This is an American show, and the host, John Oliver, is an American citizen. The only thing British about this is what's left of his accent. This is AMERICA explaining how badly America fucked up.

[@theyinyang1103]

Fox News whenever there is a humanitarian crisis: "How soon will immigrants be sharing your house?"

[@whitneystarling351]

Tucker is just angry because he thinks soon brown people are gonna start moving into the houses next door. I can hear him clutching his rattle from here.

[@wasir3703]

@@borntoperform733 I get your enthusiasm but your comment seems insensitive.

[@neo-babylon7872]

@@whitneystarling351 The guy's a sociopath. He knows very well he's blowing things out of proportion but I guess he likes the money and the support he's getting. He's really just a disgusting symptom of a much wider systemic issue.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

I hate Fox News

[@theves123]

they will never be sharing a house with you because u.s.a is on a nother continent

[@AAAA-gp3vk]

Awesome John ...particularly the part with tucker and Laura

[@bertrokum8799]

Thanks, John and Team.

[@jw4096]

This was hard to watch, mostly because he does such a good job highlighting how bad America has fucked this up.

[@gorkskoal9315]

duuude this is not just america. that reagion has been going at it for millions of years.

[@nsahandler]

@@gorkskoal9315 "that region" Yeah but the US literally flew in operatives to establish formal military bootcamp training and actively armed local warlords - who turned into the modern day terrorist organizations. We literally propelled their warfare tactics from muskets and single shot rifles and camels to modernized guerilla warfare using Defeat-in-Detail deployment of manpower in armed vehicles. Oliver North taking the fall for Reagan really saved that man's reputation.

[@MaxK777]

@@nsahandler reminds me of the movie lord of war. Wars make money

[@Pinkie007]

You’re right, you should go fix Afghanistan… good luck with that 👍

[@buzza2077]

Do you think America is the only country there? There are 7 other countries there as well.

[@reachwbar]

John wasn't a citizen in 2001. Respect to him, a true American who adopts both the privileges and the responsibilities of the nation before, during, and after the war.

[@derspiegelhalter6557]

Hey was British before and the British was in Afghanistan too

[@avengeme6972]

@@derspiegelhalter6557 that's the point you're making here? Be less of a tool please

[@ciara7264]

@@derspiegelhalter6557 right but we're specifically talking about Americas responsibilities, which he has taken on. America and Britain had very different roles in all of this. Him being British says nothing about his accountability for American sin

[@ciara7264]

@@TheZarq2009 he's an American citizen you weirdo

[@linanicolia1363]

A technicality. He has lived here a long time. I can't picture him as a Brit with the royals and all ........not his style.

[@jet6619]

I was 13 when the towers fell. I was in middle school when it happened. Saw it live. I was born in Washington Heights in NY. I........wanted this. I wanted to kill terrorists. If 9/11 didn't happen, I still would have joined the military. But that is a different universe, I joined because of 9/11. I lucked out because of the path I chose, I became an aircraft mechanic. Crewed f-16s. I forgot about this for a while too. In 2011 I was in Bagram, we heard about the killing of OBL, we just went back to playing call of duty in the breakroom. I believed everyone in our government. From Bush, Obama to Trump. I believed them all. I have a daughter. She loves airplanes and loves looking at pictures of me in uniform.....we fucked up. we fucked up really bad. We supported this. A radio host I listen to in the mornings said "pretty much everyone now, knows someone that is in the military or is a veteran....tap them on the shoulder and ask 'how are you doing?'" I don't feel good about this......

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Thank you for sharing its I know it wasn’t easy, love from Canada 🇨🇦

[@IsaRican810]

Thank you for sharing your story, and I hope you’re taking care of yourself through all this. People are really quick to try and figure out which President is to blame for this and they all are to different extents, but we should not forget that war is an extension of politics by other means. When Congress decides to go to war they are looking to poll numbers to decide how they’ll vote. Almost everyone wanted this until very recently. We can blame the presidents all we want, but at the end of the day this one is on the American people too.

[@beausheffield1895]

Most Americans wanted this. We wanted revenge. What we forgot is that Osama Bin Laden and all the terrorists that worked under him wanted revenge too. That doesn't make what happened on 9/11 okay. 9/11 was a national tragedy which we'll never okay, but we should've aknowledged the damage we had done to cause so many middle easterners to hate us so terribly and sought to do better. All revenge does is create a cycle you can never escape. Forgivness is the only path forward.

[@the-point-bearer6689]

Bush I can get, Obama I can understand, but trump (or preferably to me, Drumf) is a bit more dodgy for me to see where he's coming from as a toadie to that certain Russian President.

[@sgonzalez823]

It hurts how correct you are

[@michellefu4002]

"Not-mission not accomplished." So succinct and on point!

[@osl5686]

Depends...the U.S is bought and paid for...dollar-for-dollar the world's most corrupt country...And that is what we export because many Middle East countries are our *pawns* . Sickening that mission was accomplished when it comes to profits from war...nothing new under the Sun..this is what the U.S represents to the rest of the world. $$$

[@piyushyadav9006]

What a dolly piece of segment that was ? No fookin mention of the contractors and their shady deals with govt. and how pentagon generals serve those big military industries and are their board member.

[@RojaJaneman]

Surgical precision. As always

[@thomassby7139]

..and oh, so British.. :)

[@osl5686]

@@piyushyadav9006 this is knowledged and worshiped here in U.S. We do not want to dwell in the past. Instead let us lement the lack of mental, economic and moral superiority we are projecting. The emporor has no close...how will we recover going forward...how the U.S empire can save face

[@shroomyk]

The "war on terror" started when I was young. It's what got me into politics. I wrote a paper in high school about how we (the USA) can't just march into places and install governments that are friendly to our interests. The whole thing makes me sick. I'm so tired of the military being used for coups around the world, and tired of our leaders lying to us the whole way through. It's greed cloaked in altruism.

[@aaronstark1969]

Oh if you don’t like the military overthrowing governments wait to you hear about a Certain Intelegence Agency…

[@paydenhill5939]

Altruism? I learned a new word, thanks.

[@deteon1418]

Great comment!

[@AlexandarHullRichter]

I'm right there with you. I actively campaigned against this whole thing from when I was 12 at it's start, before I even started learning how our government works, or was supposed to work. The cruelty Americans justify using on other people is appalling.

[@PANDA_SPEAKS101]

Cia, militarily both are culprits. Cia has weakened on purpose countries like africa, Venezuela, congo etc

[@BlackMarvel25]

"That you guys don't take any shit " - Rambo tried to tell em.

[@BigHeadClan]

I appreciate that John continually re-iterated that the US did need to get out, because fact of that is that they did and its clear no matter how long the US stayed there the second they left the exact same thing would have happened. With all that said I'd like to see a follow up piece on this from LWT because there are many ongoing and information being released that deserve follow up.

[@Deepak61900]

"Every time we turn a country upside down, or make huge mistakes", She is a monster.

[@frauleinmarlenschka6891]

I think she is simply extremely ignorant. Thinking that the USA is above other countries. Disgusting, nonetheless

[@HungNguyen-gx5ep]

well it’s not like she has a team and a boss that constructed this narrative and approved of it. Now wouldn’t that make Fox a monster?

[@Drecon84]

She also specifically says here that she doesn't think that making mistakes should ever have consequences. That's also very scary.

[@akmal94ibrahim]

@@frauleinmarlenschka6891 She's a news show host. Ignorance isn't an excuse.

[@charadreemurr8673]

@@frauleinmarlenschka6891 racism + stupidity + any position of power = more racism and stupidity. I don’t understand how anyone can be that stupid… Who dropped her?

[@Biggi1994]

RyanAir management be like "You put 800 people in there?" - "I thing we got a new business idea!!!"

[@jokuvaan5175]

Divide the cargohold into 3 or more levels and you can triple that amount

[@ellistarceansa8182]

Michael O'Leary salivated.

[@nigeljones9633]

RyanAir already tried to do this a few years ago by suggesting to remove all seating and having standing room only. Unsure if it was just a publicity stunt or not.

[@Sigma-0007_Septem]

I await the new Ryanair adds that show C-17 Globmasters with their colours

[@iloveplasticbottles]

That plane had to get refueled post takeoff, so maybe not.

[@stephanierampley5979]

Great segment John!

[@user-pu9pu1lv9m]

Came back after the new Afghanistan video. Boy time flies

[@alanasda7705]

“Tag Team Racial Panic Goblins” That’s got to be one of the most beautifully creative insults ever uttered in the English language. Respect, Last Week Tonight writers 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@metryer]

So accurate yet so succinct lol

[@KptnHaddock_]

I wanted him to throw out the c-word there, would've been much more cathartic

[@metryer]

@@KptnHaddock_ hahaha I feel you on that. but also I'd feel ashamed that my vagina would have to share an (albeit ~slanderous~) name with those two

[@awise25]

@@metryer LMAO 🤣

[@DehnusNorder]

Yup, and they are already at work in Europe as well from what I hear. Biden was a bigger gift to them than Trump in this matter. They are having a field day with scaring people with "THEM REFUGEES!".

[@AFROBostonWriter]

This episode is on point and a gem.

[@joshpiotrowski3487]

Im so glad you're still in the void. I like this format a whole lot

[@adumbberg]

"A war begun for no wise purpose, carried on with a strange mixture of rashness and timidity, brought to a close after suffering and disaster, without much glory attached either to the government which directed, or the great body of troops which waged it. Not one benefit, political or military, has been acquired with this war. Our eventual evacuation of the country resembled the retreat of an army defeated." G.R. Gleig, British Soldier, 1842, Afghanistan

[@Fiat_Lux_23]

At first, I could've sworn it was a quote from a Vietnam vet. Well played.

[@teachersusan3730]

History repeats itself

[@abhikmondal6017]

Oh!!!! The Military and the Weapons Industry sure as fuck benefitted from all this Plunder and chaos. The only one who benefitted for 20 years is the U.S. Military-Industrial-Complex.

[@dadikkedude]

Well alot of taxpayer money got in the hands of a few contractors.

[@mikemann1960]

I want to air drop Laura, Lurin, Green, Tucker, Gaetz, Hannity, Ruport Murdoch and family, and Maga people in parachutes in Afghanistan;& if they make it out alive they can talk about it!

[@MidNiteR32]

Real winners of the war: Halliburton, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, RAND Corp, General Electric, Blackwater.

[@nazariog.1155]

And guess who owns or is connected to these contractors??!!

[@ThePixieixie]

Surprise, surprise

[@ThePixieixie]

They usually provide for BOTH sides (all of the sides if there's more than two) of any and every armed conflict. So yeah, forceful "solutions" are only good for them army providers...

[@nairbjc]

Millions of lives saved by the USA

[@MidNiteR32]

@@nairbjc That’s funny.

[@tomasreynoso]

fiufff! This chapter es awesome , You can heard in is tone voice that he really mean it. As a citizen of the world, totally agree

[@seankelly1291]

Ok, John, this is good man. This is what we need.

[@tritondriver1]

As a Vet- I can remember if you asked a questions or anything negative about the war in the beginning. You were called- " Oh , you are not a Patriot !" Especially Conservative Radio

[@CarlosDiaz-hf3qv]

That was NOT Patriotism. That was Nationalistic Hubris. And this is precisely what has made us fail in every war since Vietnam failure: Prideful, Nationalistic Hubris. We felt good to have prevailed over the Communistic, slacker "Let the Government take care of Everything in our society and our lives". And then, in the 90's we became those slackers ourselves, with the Nihilistic X-Gen attitude of "F*%CK it, I'll blow my slacker brains, A-La-Kurk Cobain, if I feel like it, or I'll just become a White-Russian-Drinking Dude who always abides". It is easy to control your mind when you don't care. Bush knew it. Obama knew it, Trump, well he just did not care to know it, and Biden...well, he's known it for years and now that the S&%*T hit the fan, he got well-deservedly splattered all over.

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

yup, right wing propaganda got far too much money to spend....FOX News alone is poisening so many Americans its disgusting to see.....

[@Ho-mb2wb]

@@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists fox has been right on the money during this afghanistan crisis tbh

[@Kamexe]

Wow... that's .. honestly Idk if I could stay in the armed services after that kind of public label...

[@DrJamesBWood]

Yes Sir. And now almost everybody "was always against the war". Even those that were all in hawks back then. Will we ever learn? How long till the next war?

[@jordanharzke9643]

Man John, shit’s getting heavier and heavier, and I see it’s getting harder and harder even for you to keep your face on. You’re doing your best with the chaotic information you gave. Thank you for your hard work, and I hope you have a great week.

[@asup89]

John wanted this President and Biden is doing such an awful job that John can't even crack a joke now.

[@Hawner]

It hurts to see guys like you two, so unable to understand.

[@robledog]

@@asup89 cause he was a bette option than Trump

[@jordanharzke9643]

@@Hawner I was just giving John props.. He’s got a hard job..

[@Hawner]

@@jordanharzke9643 It didn't feel like that from my end. However, if that is really the case, I apologize to you.

[@ESCTom]

0:50 I love that instead of just taking a picture of him doing an actual push up, they just photoshopped his face onto someone else 😂

[@AbdelkrimBrussels]

Merci John

[@SofaKing_Kong]

"Nixon and Kissinger got away with it" that's freakn disturbing

[@blackearl7891]

I mean they did.

[@bamarshmallow1]

While it's a shitty quote... It did happen... and nothing came of it.

[@starventure]

It wasn’t Nixon, though. Nixon was out of office before the siege of Saigon. Ford and the Democratic congress are the ones who hold the guilt.

[@daveplumley7854]

John Oliver does it again !! Pretending to be arguing some points while implying the usual LIES are truth. Lots of things he says are true… What’s NOT TRUE is the his weaseling insinuation that America HAD TO leave the country in a way that makes the Taliban look like they kicked us out on our asses. Joe did that 100% on his own. And now he’s paying John Oliver to sell it to you by implying there was no other option.

[@blackearl7891]

@@daveplumley7854 I mean this war was over by 2001. They had already surrendered. Bush dumbass refused to accept the Taliban surrender. Also dude is criticizing Biden. So your argument that he is holding water for the Biden administration is just a lie.

[@yamaef6511]

“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.” Henry Kissinger

[@seanjankowski9016]

As it should be. From the very beginning Washington warned about entangling alliances. This is simply a manifestation of political power as sad and brutal as it is.

[@pyrotictiger9930]

Ah yes, the last person someone should take life advice from.

[@rationalist455]

Every country has same philosophy

[@nathanlevesque7812]

@@seanjankowski9016 Your surface level reference of Washington is no better than the zealots quoting bible verses to justify the same bullshit.

[@seanjankowski9016]

@@nathanlevesque7812 You sir are indeed correct--I even said such was "sad and brutal" but that does not negate that it is the state of the world. It is called politics and it is how people utilize manifestations of power to bolster their "side". Same with the religious zealots you bring up... just different teams playing the same game :)

[@gaamesso8002]

The US-Taliban deal is very reminiscent of the 1938 Munich Agreement when the United Kingdom and France made a deal with Nazi Germany. The deal allowed Germany to annex the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia in exchange for peace in Europe. But the western powers never even consulted with the Czechoslovakian government, even though the deal was about their territory.

[@taniabarnes8021]

I love the ripping into Biden. Thank you. It is a sign of integrity to criticize your own party.

[@ilikegamesandtech6712]

He gottem all.. fair play!

[@luckystartzzz]

Now next time he ripps into ur own party remember this. And accept it

[@OzzieTheHead]

"every time we turn a county upside-down" Are you listening to yourself?

[@storr2428]

That shit is unbelievable and hard to hear I can’t believe they said that🤯

[@isisc.9036]

You say that as if he supports invading countries.

[@garrettrye6951]

I’m pretty sure Afghanistan was a little upside down when we got there.

[@supera2960]

@@garrettrye6951 when was that?

[@alistairlee7604]

Korea?

[@razzKey]

You know the situation is dire when John doesn't crack any joke.

[@manwithoutparachute4207]

The whole situtation there was the joke.

[@raphaelwedd6204]

You know it’s bad when John don’t make no jokes!

[@web-angel]

This is the British John speaking.

[@Dragonmancer1]

He joked about his one push up . . . Sort of !

[@mohineekamble2952]

There are other host cracking jokes and making fun of situation

[@Arieslove176]

I love you John Oliver! Thank you for these shoes ❤️

[@miguelvelasco2097]

Thank you last week tonight.

[@Resuarus]

The intellectual whiplash of Laura "Diet Ann Coulter" Ingraham admitting that the "greatest country in the world" made mistakes in its warhawkish behavior but claiming that it can't be held responsible for those mistakes in the same breath gave me a concussion.

[@seanmatthewking]

It’s severely blatant.

[@isaiah5217]

doublethink requisite for news show hosts. here's one surrealistic example I recall, on tv at gym ~15 sec of Wolf Blitzer (CNN); wraps up story of rising civilian deaths in Gaza and Israel's ongoing illegal war: Washington can't interfere with sovereign nation and has no influence on Tel-Aviv's unilateral war. In nearly the same breath, he segues to story urging in tone of self-righetous indignation, UN and world leaders to immediately and unequivocally act against Moscow's annexation of Crimea, etc. unlawful invasions have no place in today's world, blah blah. Note he's got the the two cases backwards as far as Washington's influence on the two parallel situations, i. e., talk tough about Putin for (TV) show while Israel/Gaza is happening on Neptune

[@djntu2964]

It just shows how entitled the US is, to think that you can mess things up and just walk away scott free!

[@darkstardan3309]

I bet you voted for Diaper Joe and inept Kamala... thanks idiota

[@Resuarus]

@@darkstardan3309 I did. You're welcome.

[@pixulix]

"What can we do about that? Not much now! No amount of brute force or perseverance is going to clear up the clusterfuck that we helped fuck into existence" -John, you genius!

[@caw1997]

John Oliver is the best 🌻

[@anonemous7881]

Of course he means no amount of “acceptable” brute force… because to be clear, there are plenty of bombs to kill all the terrorist in Afghanistan and some left over to do it a few more times. But no one wants to risk killing the good people trapped behind… oh and let’s not forget, we can’t destroy the most valuable asset (the oil). If The US, Russia and China band together we could surround the country and kill every member of terrorist groups. But the risk of them igniting the oil fields in retaliation is too great. And if the terrorist didn’t destroy the oil fields, now the US, Russia and China will fight over who gets the oil.

[@jebbush6657]

@@anonemous7881 dude if you genuinely think this, seek help. This is the same absolutely bullshit justification that warmongers like John Bolton and Mike Pompeo have been using for years. It just isn't true on any conceivable level. First of all, "the oil fields" is such a dumb, ignorant way to refer to the wealth being extracted from Afghanistan lol. It really shows you have a very surface level understanding of the ME and think it's just a giant bucket of oil filled with terrorists. The main "cash crops" in Afghanistan are actually rare minerals and poppy fields. Poppy fields can be replanted, and you can't burn rock veins in the ground... There's oil there but it's not remotely the top capitalist greed priority in the country. It's just a fact. Second, we'd have to kill the majority of the country to kill every terrorist. Considering every time we or another country invades, local religious extremist groups like the Taliban or the Mujahedeen before them...gain members. Gain popularity. We "killed off" the Taliban down to like 300 dudes in a cave supposedly a decade ago...they now have 75k people occupying Kabul. The people of Afghanistan don't want a fucking ethnic cleansing of their neighbors and fellow Afghanis, even if you think it should happen from your easy chair in america. Weird, I know, but true. They'll join the Taliban in greater numbers as soon as we start invading again. This has been proven dozens of times. Just please stop pushing for this violent fucking nonsense that has never worked. It's so easy to see if you just learn anything about the situation not from a Pentagon employee lmao

[@lanceroparaca1413]

@@anonemous7881 There Is no oil un Afghanistan

[@lonelyscout4328]

A friend of mine that I deployed with thwice was one of the American troops killed at the airport that day. It's heartbreaking and infuriating to think that him and many others died for literally nothing

[@BH-kn2gm]

I love your work John, I wish it wasn't so ridiculous and sad sometimes all the crap we really shouldn't have to be dealing with.

[@adrees]

As an Afghan, I agree with all of this. It comes down to selfishness and disregard for human decency.

[@isabellamiller6320]

This comment needs to get boosted. Thanks for the perspective

[@aForkfulOfGold]

Best of luck and regards to you. I hope you and your family and friends are doing okay.

[@onigbajamo]

@@navajo237 Don't be an idiot.

[@yoyobrando9243]

As a fellow human, I agree.

[@fjooyou]

@@isabellamiller6320 He didn't give any perspective though.