As US Withdraws from Afghanistan, Refugees Must Be Evacuated Immediately: A Closer Look

Seth takes a closer look at the Taliban regaining control of Afghanistan as a 20 year foreign policy disaster that American officials from both parties bear responsibility for comes to a tragic end.
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[@toadjiang7626]

"War is rich old men protecting their wealth by sending lower and middle-class young men off to die." - George Carlin

[@ConSepTg]

Also, "You have no rights at all!!"-Uncle Georgie

[@itsd0nk]

Unless we’re defeating the Nazis. That’s when it’s time to finally give up and resort to just kicking some asses.

[@ferox965]

Education fails... No need to teach the poor... They just get in the way... Until we have a war... Take the Blame, Motorhead.

[@ferox965]

@Dani Sabeh The comedian was correct.

[@2wayplebney]

George was the wisest of us all.

[@Who-vt9oh]

I know exactly what we were doing in Afghanistan: we were funneling hundreds of billions of dollars to the executives and shareholders of major defense department contractors.

[@johnwren3976]

Hold your cards, I think we have a winner...

[@dzd2371]

Ding, Ding, Ding

[@sgarrett9446]

Correct!

[@timhannigan9278]

Don't forget any mineral wealth we needed

[@speakerz74]

ok, why would we have to go to Afghanistan to do that, and why did we leave?

[@Valdagast]

"Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan." - Tacitus

[@LuinTathren]

Perfect quote!

[@englishlearningcenter1470]

Repeatedly saying both parties...

[@WildnWithMarcus]

🙌

[@pladtoeputh]

excellent quote that has the facts completely backwards..cause its perhaps the oldest rhetorical eye roll.

[@ryan-tc3rk]

Not now Sunshine!

[@samrussell9264]

Pompeo: " We would never have done it like this... " THE KURDS: " WTF...!?!? "

[@diananutt1517]

@Sam Russell Chris should have asked Pompeo to explain how much better dumping Syria went...or doesn't he want that brought up.

[@nikolaipersad4098]

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alanstevens2512]

Pompeo has obviously got a bad memory.It was his "master"......"Hair Trump" that effectively handed Afghanistan on a plate to the Taliban.

[@streetglideyp2375]

@@alanstevens2512 bit of a distraction. After that horrific exit possibly the most embarrassing in the history of war I see what yah did there another shameless Libtard maybe all the video beheadings of American citizens coming up soon will take your mind off trumps hair

[@alanstevens2512]

@@streetglideyp2375 It was "Hair Trump" who signed the peace agreement with the Taliban.Makes you wonder if they paid him .....as he did it "exclusively" with the Taliban;the Afghan Army were not "privy" to it.By the way "Swampy Trump" was supposed to being "re-instated" as President on the 13th of August😂......now there's a laugh.Both "Dump" and Joe Biden should have drawn up a "what if" plan of evacuation......but NEITHER did.Your "Tin God" will NEVER be President again,unless the GOP have completely "lost the plot."

[@freckledginger]

if there’s one thing everyone needs to know about america, it’s that we ALWAYS repeat our mistakes it’s like if you gave a goldfish a bunch of guns

[@TheDarkness1]

It's because Idiocracy and immature children that force threats on those that don't comply. Yes, our country is run by schoolyard bullies.

[@KingBobXVI]

"America can always be trusted to make the right decision - once all other options have been exhausted."

[@0786AHA]

Trump coming back 😬😳😱

[@dw999]

@@0786AHA You're insane. Get help.

[@thatsright5949]

@@dw999 😝😂😂😂😂🥂

[@jennifercockrill6356]

Not gonna lie, sometimes I listen to Seth just to hear him say he loves me at the end.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Daddy issues?

[@bazle64]

The U.S century humiliation has began. Well.... it began in 1975 but... 🤣🤣🤣

[@goofyvoi4129]

Loser 😂😂

[@larapalma3744]

We're pathetic lol

[@goofyvoi4129]

@@larapalma3744 yes u guys really are like how u lose a 300k vs 75k

[@brocknspectre1221]

I’d like to congratulate terror for winning the war on terror.

[@luizapradoluz1426]

I am not a US citizen, but as a human citizen, I urge you as a US citizen to put pressure on your government on Afghanistan. US is the only one with the power for humanitarian interference, please

[@paulthepainter2366]

I think we should pull out of the confederate states too. Over a hundred years and they south still can't get civilized

[@annemettefrederiksen7751]

But they won you moron. They certainly dont care if you trusted them or not because they WON and now everything remotely stabile and civilized will get blown to hell. Women primarily,but hey,not your problem right ? You are afterall actively trying to implement certain ideas about women in the US aswell with the religious nutters running storm against our rights..

[@tracymears8230]

CEO's of defense contractors, Dick Cheney's Halliburton, etc BIG WINNERS !

[@fizgizan]

@@paulthepainter2366 Reconstruction of the post CW south was a huge mistake. They’ve NEVER taken their hand away from our handouts, and yet claim they built it all. Nah, just the cousin-humping-bigot rage, that’s your heritage of hate.

[@trackatlas6626]

"You make peace with your enemies, but you don't trust them, instead you watch them, then if they're doing what you want, you trust them, until they become your enemy again, in which case you don't listen to them. Then you crush them until you're friends again, so you can become enemies again. It's the circle of defense contracts.. er, life... the circle of life." - Mike Pompeo

[@luizapradoluz1426]

I am not a US citizen, but as a human citizen, I urge you as a US citizen to put pressure on your government on Afghanistan. US is the only one with the power for humanitarian interference, please

[@Victoria-sl7ky]

I get the feeling that the girl you wish you hadn't started a conversation with at a party(Cecily Strong ,snl) would've made more sense than old mikey boy did trying to, splain this ception lol.

[@craigcrawford6595]

It's called Machiavellian. .

[@concernedcitizen9374]

There goes punkpeo lying again. " Then you crush them. " Problem is, this gaslighting, treasonous liar never "crushed " the Taliban.

[@someonesomewhere1600]

Yeah. And it's funny how we're always looking at "enemies" instead of trying to create bonds.

[@eMRH1202]

Seth’s start on SNL is as old as the War in Afghanistan

[@Dopecheetah]

Huh 🤔

[@Jivolt]

@@Dopecheetah Seth started on Saturday Night Live (aka SNL) in 2001. War in Afghanistan started in 2001.

[@Dopecheetah]

@@Jivolt good lord. This war has been happening half my fucking life yo. 20 years is a long time yo!

[@zoltore23]

both parties are to blame. Do not blame Biden. Do not blame Trump. However, Bush started this mess.

[@jeaninesilva5055]

Exactly

[@breeflee6237]

U could blame Obama and trump for not ending it sooner…

[@macswanton9622]

What'll we do when we-"don't have trump to kick around anymore"

[@tobesmith7632]

@@breeflee6237 but trump did end it Biden waited three months from the original pullout date and had no plan of pulling these people out

[@nugboy420]

Blame bush

[@MikeDyson3k]

Bipartisan failure is the most accurate description.

[@samuelvimes5770]

international failure

[@TheDarkness1]

Tree huggers vs war mongers. Trees lose to Idiocracy 100% of the time and they say good guys wear white. Pffffffffffffffffffffffft

[@kalmansovari6878]

What about the so called Afghans unwilling to fight for their own country with the best gear and training plus air support from the best militaries?

[@EMCain-rz6kv]

@@kalmansovari6878 If after 20 years..they wouldn't fight back...no amount of more time would have changed that

[@MikeDyson3k]

@@kalmansovari6878 don’t confuse unwilling with unable. Imagine not owning weapon and then being killed for trying to go to school or having an opinion.

[@aitotem]

"We never trusted the Taliban. We just released 5000 soldiers for them for no reason. ....But we crushed them..."

[@ambriaashley3383]

Only crushing thing is Mike Pompeo's ego

[@luizapradoluz1426]

I am not a US citizen, but as a human citizen, I urge you as a US citizen to put pressure on your government on Afghanistan. US is the only one with the power for humanitarian interference, please

[@mikejohnson555]

@@luizapradoluz1426 The United States caused the crisis in the first place. All of that blood is on Americas hands.

[@markdelaney9143]

@@mikejohnson555 true but it's all Republicans fault

[@umar2645]

You will get a circus if you vote for clowns.

[@mixinpixie420]

"We don't trust them. Ask them yourselves" he says with no hint of irony.

[@KingBobXVI]

I swear, at this point the right have to be doing this intentionally - there's no way anyone is _legitimately_ that fucking stupid, right? ...right?

[@markmac2206]

im so glad someone else caught that! i had to pause and smh for 2 full minutes.

[@cindysaroya1251]

The Right is apparently immune to irony and are utterly without humor or shame.

[@mixinpixie420]

@@KingBobXVI have you ever worked retail or food service?

[@Pete...NoNotThatOne]

@@KingBobXVI you _have_ been watching the news for the last five years, haven’t you? Haven’t you?

[@rejiin]

Guy says, "we didn't trust the taliban, ask them yourselves". Hello guy, if they are not to be trusted, why would we ask them anything? Freudian slip much?

[@nancy3848]

And why get 5,000 of them released?

[@RoyJic]

Taliban is gonna help the US fight terrorism? Do the people in charge not know how moronic that sounds?

[@johnmac6475]

@@nancy3848 yeah that’s really weird… what was the thought process of that.

[@Fantumh]

No one should trust Pompeo either, yet there he is, being asked questions he's answering with boldface lies.

[@mindurownbiz8857]

@@nancy3848 they're lying to you. The talibans released them after the americans fled leaving the Bagram prison. Btw, considering another term that is often raised, this is not called "retreat", it's called "route". It'a when you're in such a hurry to save your own hide that you disorderly flee leaving weapons, prisoners and everything. It's what happens when the ENEMY has control of the situation and you don't. So cute the americans make it sound like it was their own choice to lose the war. It was not.

[@jordans468]

I’m 20 years old. I don’t know a world without the “war on terror”

[@scottfitzpatrick1939]

Mine was the War on drugs. Always a republican War. I just didn't expect the next one to be the War on us.

[@richardgrier8968]

That is so sad.

[@dollymadison2397]

Well, I'm 54 & I don't recall a time we weren't fighting with someone, somewhere 🤷

[@jreteeksjreteeks8868]

I am 44 and we are always at war with someone, it’s so sad and the people pushing for the war is not the one sending their sons to get killed.

[@fangofsilver5537]

I´m 42 and in the same position. The campaign of wars will always be there:(

[@hollyoliver1103]

“That is a moral floor and it is functioning as a moral ceiling” damn

[@concernedcitizen9374]

He's FOS. It's easy for him to make impractical comments from the sidelines. How can America take in ANY Afghan that wants to come here?!! There are 38 million of them. I'd like to see him accomplish that.

[@IndigoIndustrial]

@@concernedcitizen9374 The US broke it - they own it. I think there would be a lot of women thinking that anywhere is better than Afghanistan right now.

[@streetglideyp2375]

Ok lol hmmm?

[@gmun2248]

@@concernedcitizen9374 EVERYONE doesn't want to live in the US; however a united global 'open door' policy for Afghans who want to leave _should_ be humanity's response to this crisis. All countries who can provide a safe haven for people who are already fleeing their homes in terror, or literally waiting to be killed for 'going against Sharia law' should do so with urgency. The US f×cked up, with support, 20 years ago. Some actively supported the invasion, others were complicit with their silence - NATO & the UN. But we have a record number of humans on the planet and humanity is in short supply.

[@streetglideyp2375]

@@gmun2248 that's their problem the world can't take in a whole country idiot they were broke before we got there do something meaningful with your life you can't save the world genius that's their problem only option is to fight to change it and they're to weak like yourself you just got lucky

[@JonathanXLindqviust]

When a comedy-show has better reporting and context-sharing than *any* of the major newsoutlets.

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

Been like that for more than a decade, unfortunately

[@ekojar3047]

Comedy is our most pure way to communicate. It really is and it is at its best the most true words spoken.

[@ednuijen3243]

.... we are in deep trouble, noticed Colbert doing the same thing.

[@Timbone07]

Yeah right. Rachel Maddow does the job well

[@breeflee6237]

Imagine trying to pretend you’re not responsible for the deaths of millions of civilians globally: “I draw dawwwgs”

[@emilyb.8219]

I really don't know how warmongering politicians can live with themselves knowing the harms they've caused.

[@samuelvimes5770]

@@emilyb.8219 it helps to be a sociopath

[@cynthiacameron2213]

Oh...oh...exactly how Americans died from covid-19???

[@alancham4]

@@cynthiacameron2213 620,000? Less than the people we killed in just Iraq.

[@TheDarkness1]

It's because immature children have no accountability. Jr never grew up and his dawgs would have gotten a D in Jr high art class.

[@leemonade6943]

Pompéo says “we never trusted the taliban, you can ask them”. If they can’t be trusted, why would we ask them?

[@johncloois3301]

Just believe the opposite of what they say.

[@kevinmcconnell9426]

That got a chuckle;) Pompao is a disgusting, poor excuse for a human being. It’s no wonder our so many of military leaders are the people they are if pompeo graduated at the top of his West Point class!!

[@MrBubyV]

🤣 true

[@maazkalim]

“They” whom, Mr @@johncloois3301?

[@Muhdah1972]

He's evolved into an idiot after spending so many yrs working with T****. Plus he's a dishonest s.o.b. himself.

[@adamthethird4753]

I'm glad we are out. But that's the only 'positive' thing I can say with this. I'm pretty sure we'll be back as soon as some corp exec needs a new super-yacht or something...

[@historywatchdog2923]

I am glad also; we should have left sooner, especially after we got bin Laden: that's the real reason why we entered Afghanistan in the first place.

[@D3cepti0ns]

Sometimes you have to just cut your addict friend off and let them hit rock bottom to get them to help themself turn things around.

[@justrosy5]

Yup.

[@bsqwahlE]

You can't reason with religious zealots. Not in Afghanistan. Not in America.

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

Invading their country and killing a lot of civilians on “accident” is just going to radicalize and indoctrinate more zealots. Common sense isn’t so common, unfortunately.

[@TheDarkness1]

Indoctrination Shame is required for religion to survive Punishment for bad behavior Treating followers like children Waiting on judgement from a savior Donate hard earned money to the church Religious leaders must live in riches While preaching about a man who had nothing This Matrix has too many glitches Paying homage to a psychopathic god Terrified of wrath from your sin Just like your parents treated you Burying your fear deep within Pray to a father that puts conditions on love Obey his every command He needs worship to stroke his ego Just like Trump and his tiny little hands So brainwashed, unable to see truth Quoting a book loaded with lies When you aren't afraid to eat the apple Knowledge will open your eyes

[@zamorrow]

Says you

[@jamesmoore1317]

@@zamorrow says me

[@TheDarkness1]

@@zamorrow Great response. Were you on the republican political debate team in school?

[@AnnoyingMoose]

No one in their right mind ever expected a nation that can't make a wallet-sized vaccine card to leave another nation better than they found it.

[@lastjob2011]

I know! Look at all that empty space on the vaccine card! Look at the wide margins! Someone should have figured it out. "We should make it the same size as driver's licenses and credit cards! Now in many places, people must show their card in order to get in. Great! But where will they put it? Ughh!

[@autumnsantomauroganggang]

In a plastic sleeve? on their keys like mine and my husband's are. I carry both on my keys with my nurse badge.

[@autumnsantomauroganggang]

Or a My Wallet haha

[@getschwifty9531]

So it took you this long to reach this conclusion?

[@TheHauntedKiwi]

Putting it in your wallet would smudge and degrade the writing. Defeats the purpose.

[@okeomslax26]

Seth is the only left leaning late night host who actually calls out the left and I love it. Speaking truth to power is hard but his team (almost) always does

[@fangofsilver5537]

John Oliver is way more un-biased actually😉✌

[@Douglas_Props]

Stephen Colbert also pointed out the failure of the last four presidents

[@notnow8464]

I call bull shydt. This seth thing waxes vague about "War Bad" then attacks Dubya several times and Mike Pompeo, not one word about Obama or Biden. Total leftist shill.

[@ssllsg9439]

@@notnow8464 is it wrong to attack and mention the BIG VILLAIN responsible for the war,BOY? the reason why he cant fit in obama or biden is because theres too many of you conservative dimwits to talk about. LOL!

[@ssllsg9439]

@@Douglas_Props collbert is the very definition of the supporter of establishment democrat.

[@Palipilap]

Here's one for corrections: When you did your Vince Vaughn impression about Loki: "Buddy, buddy, buddy, and I say that, because there's three of you." There are actually 4 Lokis. I'm assuming you didn't count Alligator Loki. EDIT: If this makes it to corrections, use the moment in your comedy show to raise awareness about the seriously funny fact that scientists predict total collapse of the Ocean biosphere by 2050. Sincerely, - J. Jackal Pennington

[@peteoverlook]

Came here to say this too

[@pb7857]

The more I hear about Loki the more I wish I had Disney+ It sounds totally insane and I love it

[@GhostNappa2k10]

@@pb7857 It is totally insane, and you're gonna love it. Especially the chemistry with Owen Wilson and Tom Hiddlestone. They're a joy together.

[@TheWhisperTexan]

The Jackal is strong with this one.

[@thejason755]

No one ever counts Alligator Loki.

[@JRMcCarroll]

Did that guy really say "we never trusted the Taliban; you can ask them yourselves?" Because, we kind of can't.

[@scotthoward8308]

Every comment with statistics on the internet is 100% false.

[@AceAngelTTV]

Twitter is free my guy just tweet them

[@renetsimons2150]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@QuakerLady]

Trump said he trusted them.

[@nickcoulter973]

I didn’t think about how truly ridiculous that statement was, until I read this comment. “Never trust this guy. I’m great… just ask this guy I was just talking about.”

[@todddouglass870]

Two thoughts: 1) Seth's opening statement nailed it. 2) Who could have imagined that a 20 year war on an abstract noun would be a failure?

[@DARWINZOO]

Britain and the Soviet union

[@dennis141288]

have*

[@Larez121]

@@DARWINZOO Also Alexander the Great, Tamerlane, and the Mongols.

[@arno9711]

Taking in as many Afghans is not smart. Who is to say the Taliban won’t send one or two ppl of their own and then you have another 9/11. Colberts was less polemic but he recognized the core. The Afghan army was not willing to fight for their own luck. Period.

[@DARWINZOO]

@@Larez121 fair enough lol but I don't know the modern aspect of those. Like more up to date military. But as in all places in the world that have groups of people not in alliance you have trouble. That's much of the world. And worse when borders are drawn (see Africa, all Europeans)

[@milodelcampo2971]

Did anyone really expect this to end well? If trump would have pulled us out the same stuff would've happened except fox OAN and Newsmax would've all said that it was the right thing to do because Donald is so wonderful and handsome

[@hddy5994]

you're not real

[@pillowvibes]

@@hddy5994 nobody is

[@terrystevens3998]

Yep

[@mostmelon]

*hamsome

[@debbietrudeau5866]

He wouldn't have even bothered bringing the Afghanis who helped the US. He would've just yanked the US troops & been done with it. So it actually would have been worse but the rest of what you said about the press coverage would still be true.

[@brittanymiller5585]

This is your best "A Closer Look" yet. Thank you so much for this segment.

[@pgaquigz1125]

It sucked and placed zero blame on Biden. If this was trump he would’ve been crucified and no blame would’ve been on Obama or bush, just solely trump. Don’t lie and say I’m wrong

[@moveslikemacca]

@@pgaquigz1125 not sure if we watched the same segment lol

[@pgaquigz1125]

@@moveslikemacca clearly not u snowflake

[@TheMINDL3SSGamers]

@@moveslikemacca yea have to agree. I mean, unfunny marvel references? And not even a single declaration between the differences in trump and Biden? Trump wanted to leave a small force to maintain order. Meanwhile Biden wanted to get everybody out and abandoned bases in the dead of night because of it. You can’t lie to people and say abandoning a base like that didn’t help the taliban.

[@josephburnside2135]

@@pgaquigz1125 Did you somehow miss the part where he repeatedly stated that BOTH political sides were guilty for the Afghanistan fiasco!?

[@honeybadger1847]

Afghani translators helped us, putting their own lives at risk. We cannot break the promise we made not to leave them behind. That would be an act of betrayal for which there is no redemption.

[@winnipegchick7980]

The country was in 'place' to run itself. 20 years is enough.

[@dw999]

(Pssst: Afghani is a noun [it's the country's currency]. Afghan is the adj you want [Afghan translators] and also the noun for the people of that nation [Afghans].)

[@Greenlifemusic662]

Our troops put their lives at risk to help the translators. After 20 years we still have to breast feed them and they wont fight for themselves. Leave them there.

[@chrisdurney6940]

The mujahadeen, aka the talliban, gave Afghan soldiers $80 each to surrender their weapons and go home. Why should they treat translators and janitors any worse, who weren't even shooting at them?

[@honeybadger1847]

D W Lo siento. Gracias.

[@benzaiten933]

Thank you Seth for thinking about the Afghan People - that is far more than most 'military' leaders, politicians and press do, they're only concerned how the USA will 'look'.

[@stateofopportunity1286]

Nobody in North America really cares. We just pretend to when it's a convenient mask for ulterior motives. We've been turned into a nation of psychopathic followers.

[@luizapradoluz1426]

I am not a US citizen, but as a human citizen, I urge you as a US citizen to put pressure on your government on Afghanistan. US is the only one with the power for humanitarian interference, please

[@funveeable]

Yeah right. This disaster is great for his ratings. He's waiting for a massacre of the Afgan people so he can report on it being a genocide so he can paint Republicans as Nazi lovers again.

[@lyndasutherland6165]

I think Seth is right and it would be the just thing to do. However, Islamophobia is a real problem in the US and the MAGA fanatics are still particularly angry at present.

[@pattih7]

Agree with you, @Benzaiten! Get them here and settled, give them time to do the endless paperwork/computer maize, learn some English. It will all work out, somehow! Humans are not in control of the Universe; God has Divine Power, though we don’t understand all His ways.

[@Pernicion]

"we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex" -Dwight D. Eisenhower

[@j.t.harrison3203]

YES! Finally someone else references Eisenhower's "Military-industrial complex speech. It was on TV, it was on the radio and in the newspapers (you remember those right? Shady looking guys with hats were always hiding behind them while trying to watch other guys in hats) so WE WERE WARNED.

[@whimsical_me5135]

"Leave no one behind." What a farce. All the Afghans that were promised protection by the US govt that have now been left behind is just gut-wrenching and heartbreaking.

[@celticcheetah6371]

It’s utterly shameful.

[@alfanydiaz8095]

For over 20 years this country was basically babysitting Afganistan. Is like you giving money to a homeless person hoping one day he is going to get back on his feet but 20 years later he is still begging for money. Are you going to spend your whole life giving your hard earned money to someone who is using his homelessness to make easy money?

[@xjam99]

@@alfanydiaz8095 yeah, cause pocket change rent an apartment.

[@lijiang5600]

@@xjam99 Typical entitled mindset, pocket change or not, why should you have anything without doing any work? Also if you consider what the government spent on military operations like this pocket change, then ok you've won life.

[@daleanolan1464]

Meh.. I don't find I am to heartbroken.

[@bperry573]

War on “drugs” - failure War on “terror” - failure I am beginning to see a pattern…

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

Don't declare war on abstract concepts.

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

They've been working as intended: Keeping the military and prison industrial complexes awash with money and influence.

[@ChrisCypher]

@@gaiusjuliuspleaser exactly! war vaguery is only to serve financial interests because you can't kill a concept, so there's always money to be made funding that treadmill.

[@TheWhisperTexan]

“Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets"...... "I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.” --Muhammad Ali on going to war in Vietnam.

[@oncoucharrest5910]

The good old days, when we all thought Bush was the dumbest President the US would elect. Good times.

[@abilliongazillion356]

@Lez Wow, still on that Trump Train after all these months, huh? Is that the best you can do? I bet the list of verbal gaffes by Biden is a much longer list. You're just too much of a coward to acknowledge it.

[@jimd1617]

I’m so glad Biden is getting us out of there! Now cut the military budget, legalize cannabis, and give us universal healthcare!

[@johnmac6475]

Yes to most of that but don’t cut military spending increase it but focus on cyber. Protect our economy and important infrastructure. But the party of no will probably say no…

[@Christina-71]

Biden didn't get anyone out of there.🤦‍♀️ There's still 10k Americans there. The only thing Biden did is give many women and children a death sentence while taking a big crap on the deaths of our soldiers. He also just made us alot more vulnerable to another terrorist attack. I'm awestruck by the foolishness of so many people in this country. Meanwhile, we have over 200k ILLEGALS pouring across our southern border every month....with Covid-19 and enough fentynl to kill everyone in an entire city.

[@miketomlin6040]

Abolish the military!!! And abolish countries. Disgusting constructs!

[@dangerousfables]

@@Christina-71 Remember Obama and Biden got illegal southern border crossing to their lowest point in decades previously. Those numbers over doubled under Trump. Biden certainly has some work to do there, but he has much better historical success than the previous administration.

[@Missy-Missy1111]

@@Christina-71 Obama's nickname was "Deporter -in-Chief"

[@ChrisCypher]

Segments like this are increasingly why I appreciate Seth and his writers moreso than many of the other late night shows that tackle politics. Not because they're "fair or balanced" but because they aren't just cheerleaders.

[@dakotaannecaulfield9779]

Seth's piece about the current crisis is I agree watchable, but he is still mainly focused on mocking Trump and the Republicans. Since what happened is a direct consequence of Biedns actions I would like to hear late night hosts openly criticising his moves, same way they critisied Trump for abandoning the Kurds. Trump was never one to accualy take any kind of criticism, but Biden is praised as the savior from the dark era of "the Trump" and still his actions don't reflect the myth bulid around him. It is time to acknowledge the reality, that this administration is eqauly messy. Republican party started this, but the Democrats have brought it to an equaly messy conclusion. So instead of mocking Trump and comparing Trump voters to the Taliban (as some do), it would be better to do some real journalism and explain to the people how it started and ended and why has the country fallen so fast.

[@ChrisCypher]

@@dakotaannecaulfield9779 Yes, that's true. Which is why I said he's not "balanced" because he definitely has his bias, which is fine. But the situation is also a bit different to the Kurds because many of the factors in the departure were initiated during Trump' s term and Biden chose to see it through. Seth acknowledged the messy nature but perhaps didn't lean into it like he more likely would've for Trump. But I don't think Seth would ever call Biden a "savior" in any sense. I always got the impression he was a Bernie supporter, and no Bernie supporter would call Biden a savior. Also, he's not at all a journalist, he's a comedian. So I don't think it's necessarily his job to explain the whole context with nuance (when that sort of the thing happens, it's great, but it's not really his role). Also, who compared Trump voters to the Taliban?

[@matthewchick8908]

@@ChrisCypher Biden did.

[@TriStar44]

@@matthewchick8908 To be fair... like the Taliban, Trump supporters are generally shitty people. That's about as far as the comparison goes though. On a more serious note (kinda, but not really), I don't believe you... and I'm too lazy to look it up myself. Either cite your source(s) showing Biden comparing Trump voters to the Taliban, or live with the eternal shame of knowing that a stranger on the Internet called you a liar in a KZbin comment (i.e., the ultimate shame, obviously). Choice is yours.

[@iuliannaromanchyshyna2710]

@@dakotaannecaulfield9779 exactly my thoughts

[@michellebennett4015]

The whole war was always about lucrative defense contracts and the greed associated with them.

[@ibrahimchowdhury9779]

Exactly.

[@seansopata5121]

Pompeo: you can't trust the taliban. You can ask them ... .......

[@jagostwanstiwan9060]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iae0g4Okhqd9mrOj

[@grandmothersukhrealta3611]

🤣🤣🤣 trump couldn’t even withdraw from an umbrella in an orderly fashion 🤣🤣🤣

[@abilliongazillion356]

Biden gets lost in the bushes, eats leftover food from his chin, sniffs young girls, his son is a meth addict. Bye.

[@grandmothersukhrealta3611]

@@abilliongazillion356 yes Biden is a human being. We all have burdens. But he's not a hater like you

[@abilliongazillion356]

@@grandmothersukhrealta3611 Not a hater? How bout all the times he got into arguments with Americans, or insulted them, while on the campaign trail to the stolen election? But you're right he is a lover -- a lover of sniffing the hair of young girls in the most creepy, predatory way. You've noticed that, I'm sure. He also loves wearing Depends undergarments and being in bed by 10 am every day. A really winner. Bye!

[@christinaify]

"History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes." -Attributed to Mark Twain.

[@Runningfromtheredqueen]

"Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce."

[@streetglideyp2375]

@@Runningfromtheredqueen wow thanks for that were very impressed

[@kwillow12]

Officials repeatedly lied about: correction: Officials _continuously_ lied about.

[@nateofalltrades1448]

Correction: Officials continually lied about...

[@fernie6299]

@@nateofalltrades1448 Correction: Continually lied about officials

[@thatsright5949]

@@nateofalltrades1448 😝😍

[@BJ-xm6bi]

Kathy if you want to make a correction, just use the strike through font: Officials -repeatedly- _continuously_ lied about. *See how easy that was* ?

[@jiriandel3770]

Damn straight. Bush lied about Afghanistan. Hence we can leave all the Afghans die under Taliban terrorists then! That will show Bush!

[@JGPRSNJ]

For those who wish to blame someone for the mess, please spend your energy on advocating for helping the Afghan people who are in danger

[@McMomfaceplustwo]

This! Pointing fingers at who is to blame gets us literally nowhere. It’s time to put our energies into doing what we can to right the wrongs and protect the innocent. That’s what we really should always be working toward.

[@sethie_shots]

Heavy topic, but I’m glad Vince and Owen made a comeback

[@stewietsheking]

Bush "I dont know the answer to your question" Trump: " I know all the answers. I have the best answers ever to every question." It takes a Trump to out stupid a Bush

[@EST84x]

Sadly, voters have a pretty bad track record of punishing politicians for their actions or inactions with regards to other nations or people.

[@luizapradoluz1426]

I am not a US citizen, but as a human citizen, I urge you as a US citizen to put pressure on your government on Afghanistan. US is the only one with the power for humanitarian interference, please

[@BenedictMHolland]

Biden will be a one term president. This is so bad and his response was so horrible that he won't win a second term.

[@goodvibes8923]

This is because of misinformation. Even in the video, Seth was talking about how they've been lying through their teeth to us for years. I mean, the truth was obvious, but most of us are so stupid we believe what were told, or keep our mouth shut to keep the peace. The time for punishment is here and I hope we come together to punish both parties

[@goodvibes8923]

And of course, accept asylum to afghani people

[@AnexoRialto]

I'm an American who has lived most of his life overseas. The vast majority of Americans have absolutely no idea what goes on in the world, but are absolutely convinced that the USA is somehow better than everywhere else. Truth is it's just another country, but it's massive military means it will constantly attack and invade just to justify that military's existence.

[@EHeroClayman]

I'm reminded of a video I watched today from Beau of the Fifth Column talking about this subject. The ultimate goal wasn't deciding who was to blame (though he did acknowledge Bush, Obama, and the last guy played parts; as well as we the people), it was how we can take lessons from this disaster and learn from the mistakes so we don't do it again; because it will happen again. It was a great video on foreign policy and how we can't let those who helped us become afterthoughts and how we the people should take a MORE vested interest in those in power. We the people have more in common with the Afghani people than we do or own politicians. Just a thought.

[@casjean8904]

I just watched that video! love him.

[@dzd2371]

Howdy internet person!

[@AngryAuditor]

Yeah, because it's not like the US military had any other experience being stuck in an endless, unwinnable war before then where lessons could have been learned.

[@dzd2371]

@@AngryAuditor Yeah this doesn't seem at all like the fall of Saigon 🤣🤣 I wasn't alive then, but my father a Vietnam vet, has more than a few choice words to say about this and all the maimed and dead soldiers that sacraficed themselves........for this boondoggle.

[@dzd2371]

@@MrBluesMessiah The bigliest "historic peace agreement" that's ever been made. Almost makes me sick to see the Taliban went from raggedy trucks with WWII era machine guns to Armed and armored humvee's and such. Not to mention all the stuff they'll get from The Afghan military now.

[@monicaDD]

As pissed as I’ve been, my wallet lightened my mood and made me laugh

[@kickingpinay]

I have a hard time laughing when people are falling from planes.

[@xyrus345]

Afghanis: "The Taliban are taking over at record speed! Our army is fleeing or switching sides!" Afghani President: "Don't worry everyone! I have a plan!" **Afghani President has left the country**

[@pipster1891]

20 years of American military training and billions of dollars. My grandmother could have put up a better fight.

[@davidribeiro1064]

Considering what the Taliban did to the afghan president last time they took Kabul I can't completely blame him.

[@aoeu256]

That Afghani president probably colluded with the Taliban... there should be some sort of punishment or something?

[@jseipp]

@@pipster1891 are you really gonna try and blame this on the citizens of Afghanistan?? Europe and Asia and the USA have been trashing that country since the mid 1800s.

[@Octoberfurst]

We never should have gone into Afghanistan. It is called "The graveyard of Empires" for a reason! But our hubris got the best of us. We have been there for 20 yrs and wasted trillions of dollars. It is about time we left. But, as Seth said, we can not and MUST not abandon those who helped us! If we leave them behind they will be killed. We OWE it to them to get them out of there! Anything less than that is a crime against humanity.

[@cybersecretary]

Save the women and girls. Get them out now.

[@deamonomic]

@@cybersecretary and screw the men?...???

[@mangisan]

Yes, we should have allowed bin laden to take refuge in an extremist state ok

[@KASPA-KEY]

@@cybersecretary The Russians were there for 10 years with the same outcome. We could have learned from history. In 24 hours the corrupt leaders flipped Afghanistan into the stone ages. I feel the worst for the women. Some of them in government will probably be executed or put into slavery. It's a bloody mess.

[@masters8610]

I heard he can also fly when no one is looking.

[@bebbychad7607]

I'm so afraid for the women and girls in that country. When it comes to females the Taliban are truly vile 😔

[@canadiantexan5]

I think this would have happened no matter who was in office. The US eventually had to leave, especially when the goals of the war become more obscure with each passing year. Afghanistan once again proved itself to be "the graveyard of empires."

[@MrRedpaul84]

We were gonna leave eventually, but the current administration clearly did not think it completely through. We left billions of dollars worth of weapons and machinery at the hands of the Taliban. How does that happen.

[@AmirYT1]

@@MrRedpaul84 It happens by multiple presidents staying in the the 20 year old of fake war, and trillions of dollars of debt dollars being used in Afgan. Oh and the US being allies with the same warlords (taliban too) that are associated with trafficking.

[@mnnngc]

@@MrRedpaul84Gen Mark "white rage" MIley is a serial lying nimwit and had zero planning. Three weeks ago he was saying this could never happen , that is how this happened, washington supported military leaders who are activists and intelligence operatives who were more concerned with partisan politics than following civilian rule and the democrats let it pass because they felt that it helped them with thier coup

[@d.m.3133]

@@MrRedpaul84 we expected the Afghan army to use those weapons against the Taliban, not give it to them.

[@eazeyt1759]

@@mnnngc oh stfu.

[@--enyo--]

5:00 re: Accepting asylum seekers. Yeah, I wish Australia would do that too. We’ve been complicit in this whole thing since the start with the Howard government. ScoMo was quick enough to try score points against China by offering accelerated migration processes to people from Hong Kong (which I am definitely okay with), they should extend the same to people in desperate need when the government isn’t just doing it to spite another country.

[@heatherc2939]

Thank you Seth for being the ONLY one, reporter, late night comedian, whomever, to bring attention to the WAPO Bush/Rumsfield lies, which may have caused unnecessary PTSD and suicide.

[@DesertSkiesAV]

"May?" No. Absolutely do. A friend was a lieutenant in the US Army who served in Afghanistan. He told me that every single day there, US soldiers were committing suicide. Every day. But the military hides the cause of death. US troops were witness to horrible things in Afghanistan, including the intentional killing of innocent, unarmed civilians: men, women, kids, and the elderly. They had to shut up about it or risk coming home in a casket themselves. Two US war criminals who were brought to justice and convicted were later released by Commander-in-Chief Bone Spurs, who treated them like heroes. Meanwhile, he knew Putin was paying the Taliban a bounty of $200 a head for the murder off US troops in Afghanistan, and he did/said NOTHING. The GQP didn't care.

[@church2653]

@@DesertSkiesAV wth are you talking about and where do you get your information? lol

[@brianjacobs1283]

@@DesertSkiesAV meanwhile those in power right now are still fucking up. This is a bipartisan fuckup yet God forbid, you, Seth or any of the mainstream put any blame on the democrats. I remember when Trump blamed Obama, and people yelled don't blame Obama, you're the current president. Both parties are FoS#!T

[@robertp457]

@@DesertSkiesAV What are you talking about? Are you familiar with the LOAC? You are talking like you were there, but you weren't there you are forming opinions based on fiction. How would you know the military was hiding suicides? If your LT friend saw it happen and said nothing they were the solution to any issues, but they were too much of a coward to do anything about it, but I don't see how an officer in a warzone couldn't find the time to send an email to the IG to report any issues they saw. Was there really an LT friend? Who knows what is true or what you are making up.

[@heatherc2939]

@@DesertSkiesAV I am sorry your friend's service and experience is being dishonored and discounted. You are correct to ignore the nasty trolls.

[@carlosgravy7966]

The US has managed to have two Vietnam wars in my lifetime.

[@alessiodelcastillo1613]

*3* Can’t forget Iraq

[@carlosgravy7966]

@@alessiodelcastillo1613 crap! 3!

[@kirkmarch4713]

Problem is is we're getting no respect anymore... They don't fear us in fact they probably won't fear us until we nuke somebody again! We could have nuked Afghanistan, but no one would have gave a crap.

[@riparianlife97701]

It should be said that Saigon is amazing now.

[@davedee6745]

4 presidents. 20 years. Billions of dollars. We replaced the Taliban with the Taliban.

[@cleverusername9369]

We didn't. Afghanistan did.

[@MrBO109]

Reddit much ?

[@valsammut1084]

Good one .. lol

[@persimmon93]

You are wrong. Its trillions of dollars.

[@twoshakesofaratsass4748]

@@cleverusername9369 No you did. Your country helped the Taliban gain this much power in the first place

[@massyz2968]

Pompeo: "Ask to the Taliban if we trusted them?" Doesn't that logically mean he still trusts the Taliban?

[@matthewchick8908]

Must be liberal logic.

[@streetglideyp2375]

I don't if you heard pompeo dosn't work at the state dept. Anymore and trump is no longer president. Just wanted to make sure we are up on current events

[@littledaddy30]

@@streetglideyp2375 when you flush a Trump and it gets clogged and burst pipes you don't blame the plumber that comes to clean up the Trump and mess.

[@massyz2968]

​@@streetglideyp2375THIS TIME NO OTHER CHOICES

[@streetglideyp2375]

@@littledaddy30 hmmm

[@Galivantin]

Thank you Seth, you have no idea how boring television is when ALL of the late night shows are on hiatus, I love "A closer look" and I, every once in a while I watch the new Amber Ruffin show, well, the part that is posted on youtube. Bill Maher was off for the entire month of July, Kimmy Kimmel is off until September, some of us don't care about the Olympic games. lol

[@texasscifi3431]

Another tell is how to think moment brought to you by the MSM

[@MontgomeryWenis]

It's really stupid that they all go on hiatus at the same time.

[@huangjun_art]

People still watch Bill Maher?

[@aaronspruance]

Seth Meyers and his trusty Jackals, ✅. Amber Ruffin and believing what happened to her sister Lacy, ✅. Stephen Colbert and Jon Batiste, ✅. John Oliver and... everything he does, ✅. Trevor Noah and the Daily Show, ✅. Samantha Bee and telling the stories others ignore, ✅. Jim Jefferies...I miss him.

[@briantyson7744]

@@texasscifi3431 I think you believe that you are watching Fox, this is from NBC. Fox is the #1 news channel. Well, NBC is still MSM. It's just weird how you are such an example of complianing about the media when life is so fucked up, yet your concern is about whice goddamn channel to watch. Jesus Fucking God.

[@ProfessorJayTee]

The "War on Terror" has been as effective as the "War on Drugs."

[@minimax9452]

mission accomplished 😂

[@Marijuanifornia]

"In 1942, patriotic farmers at the government's request planted 36,000 acres of seed hemp, an increase of several thousand percent. The goal for 1943 is 50,000 acres of seed hemp." "In 1942, 14,000 acres of fiber hemp were harvested in the United States. The goal for 1943 is 300,000 acres." "This is hemp seed. Be careful how you use it. For to grow hemp legally, you must have a Federal registration and tax stamp. This is provided for in your contract." - *Hemp For Victory.* USDA, 1942

[@marvinmartion1178]

No empire before us ever subdued Afghanistan. I spoke with a soldier years ago home on leave, who told me the day we leave it will go right back to what it was before we got there!

[@jeffstrickland8344]

They will wait 100 years if that is what it takes.

[@norafox4789]

True,I agree.

[@tenkloosterherman]

"You Westerners have watches. We have the time.." Afghan proverb.

[@ericsuarez834]

Thank you man, it's awful to see no news media saying this, it made me feel so hopeless for American intelligence to see media forgetting that this is all USA's fault, I pray 9/11 wasn't just a way to make a war

[@JoannaHammond]

Not just the US, the UK and a lot of NATO as well. I admit that the US was the primary force followed by the British, but most NATO countries also deployed troops and/or support services. Basically the whole of the western world is culpable for this mess.

[@sarahoshea9603]

I think we all kinda know what 9/11 was, unfortunately.

[@ericsuarez834]

@@sarahoshea9603 I wanted to be wrong on that one and that everything was as they said just to being able to sleep at night

[@EmmanuelEytan]

Bush’s mind probably said, “I don’t know the answer to your question.” His mouth sometimes said, “They have misunderestimated me.” But his face usually said, “I don’t understand the question. Or why I’m the person you’re even asking.”

[@bazle64]

The U.S century humiliation has began. Well.... it began in 1975 but... 🤣🤣🤣

[@justajumpingypsygirl]

Misunderestimated me? Lmao

[@fonkenful]

@@justajumpingypsygirl GW was certainly a gold medal level athlete of malapropisms, only to be surpassed by the mango orangutan.

[@rd6203]

@@fonkenful I remember thinking he sounded like a fourth grader back then, but clips of him now after living thru the last one, it doesn't seem as bad. Which is definitely bad, because it was definitely awful

[@luizapradoluz1426]

I am not a US citizen, but as a human citizen, I urge you as a US citizen to put pressure on your government on Afghanistan. US is the only one with the power for humanitarian interference, please

[@TheSkepticSkwerl]

We were there for regime change. We spent 90 billion training their "army" which was 1% of the cost the war will end up costing. We were there to fund companies like Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and so on.

[@sasha2345]

100% true

[@twitchell2682]

Didn't somebody say something about a military industrial complex? Wasn't he president?

[@Black_Caucus]

@@twitchell2682 Dwight D. Eisenhower

[@Black_Caucus]

@jp heeney This is totally correct, Trump was amazing for wealthy benefactors of war. Trump lied about Obama “depleting the military” so that the Repuglicans could shuffle more money into the military and cut social welfare programs. i think mitchell was referring to dwight eisenhower’s military industrial complex speech, though.

[@ednuijen3243]

@jp heeney eisenhower actually

[@NicoleMizrahi]

Anyone else notice Mike Pompeo shamelessly quoting Games of Thrones "we make peace with our enemies, not our friends?"

[@Desertbynight]

Hodor!

[@AmpND]

what's really bad is he more than likely doesn't know it's from that show, know the dude irl and he is a straight Dumb@$#

[@xiamengbaby]

@@AmpND He probably thought it came from the copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War that he never read.

[@bt5728]

As a head of CIA, we lied all the time - Pompoo

[@natea1042]

That quote isnt original to game of thrones. Obama said in 2015, a year before the episode aired, of the Iran nuclear deal "You don’t negotiate deals with your friends. You negotiate them with your enemies". I'm positive something similar has been said many times through-out history.

[@wahz_amd]

Mike Pompeo: Chris we never trusted the Taliban “Then forces Afghan Govt to release 5000 captured Taliban from prison”

[@TheAeroRising]

“We NEVER trusted them. You can ask them yourselves”. 1. Who is asking the Taliban? 2. If you don’t trust them then why would we trust them after we ask them ourselves. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@garyknowlesjr8997]

Not only that, but if you never trusted them why would you release thousands of them?

[@zogar8526]

I'm not sure this was as well done of a withdraw as we could have had, most likely not. But, no matter what, this situation was going to happen when we did withdraw. Doesn't matter if it was now, a year from now, or another 2 decades from now. This same situation would have happened. And we needed to get out, so better sooner then later. Most American's wanted us out. Most Afgan's wanted us out. Most of the rest of the world thought we should leave. And it was costing crazy amounts of money all while not doing anything of value. Leaving was objectively the right call, and now the right time(I mean eariler would of been better, but now is better then later), but Yes, we need to do all we can to help with out a military presence now. And a big part of that is taking refugees. Not just some, any and all. I fully agree with that. This is our fault. We need to take responciblity.

[@todddouglass870]

@kyle gesin Well said!

[@jjoflower6811]

We should have been flying refugees out by the thousands for the past 6 months. How did that essential issue get overlooked/pushed to the side?

[@suen5006]

@@jjoflower6811 held up in bureaucracy. I'm sure Trump made it as difficult as possible, but Biden should have held off a bit to get this done.

[@nateitscake88]

1. We go to war to stop rebels from overthrowing their Government 2. We pull out troops to save tax dollars and to bring our soldiers home, all in hopes the Afghan Government can handle their own issues 3. Rebels take over country after US troops leave 4. Citizens of Afghanistan cry for refuge 5. Once again America saves their ass again but in doing so, some terrorists slip through the cracks and enter the USA 6. Rinse, Wash and Repeat because the leaders of this country are straight up retarded

[@nateitscake88]

I swear some of yall are to young to remember what 911 was like. We can't just let Middle Eastern Refugees into our county by the thousands. Your heart is in the right place but you must defend and protect what we have built.

[@KingOfMadCows]

Maybe we shouldn't have started a second war that cost us trillions of dollars and thousands of lives while we were still in Afghanistan.

[@Christina-71]

We didn't start it. Remember 911?🤦‍♀️

[@crankynic]

Iraq??

[@purrrbot]

@@Christina-71 if you think 9/11 is the reason... where have you been the last 20 years? I'm young enough to have no memory of life without a constant "war on terror"... and even I know it wasn't about 9/11...

[@Christina-71]

@@purrrbot that was at least their reason for going, to hunt Bin Laden. 9/11 was planned there and if you don't think they'll be planning another, think again. The guy shouldn't have even been alive to plan it in the first place, if Clinton had done his job. I'm not saying we should've stayed, but cutting and running is not how you leave. Again, we didn't start this war. But we damn well should've been allowed to end it.

[@HungryLoki]

@@Christina-71 The second war in question is the invasion of Iraq, which had nothing to do with 9/11.

[@anthonypayton2633]

When Harold McMillan briefed his successor as UK PM he was reputed to have said that the job is easy as long you don’t get involved with Afghanistan. Perhaps Blair and Bush should have been told the same thing.

[@maazkalim]

You think these 2 weren't?

[@lizmacleod8903]

Arms a great money spinner for Bush and Blair !!! On the backs of countless lives.

[@savannahm.laurentian1286]

"Once upon a time in the land of Hush-A-Bye ... they came across a box, bound up with chains & locked with locks, and labelled 'kindly do not touch; it's War.' ...Do not mess with this deadly box, break the chains or pick the locks. Never mess about with War." --Lascelles

[@rhiannonrede]

Love the Branded joke. My hearing is just fine.

[@FeralMina]

Self-Licking Ice Cream Cone: a term coined in 1992 used to describe “the habit of government-funded organisations and programs spending taxpayer money to lobby for more funding from the taxpayer.” Thanks again, Wikipedia.

[@StephySon]

Those scenes at the airport I watched today were fucking heartbreaking. 20 years, thousands of our soldiers dead and injured, trillions wasted just to enrich the military industrial complex, and we cant even evacuate the people who helped pour soldiers and are trying to abandon the woman about to be treated a Seattle. An absolute fucking disgrace!!!

[@minimax9452]

it‘s called us foreign policy

[@triarb5790]

So, Vietnam and Cambodia all over again..

[@Christina-71]

That's because we have a clown posing as a POTUS and jokers at The Pentagon.

[@minimax9452]

@@Christina-71 Don't focus on Biden or trump - the Problem ist much older!

[@EMCain-rz6kv]

@@Christina-71 Republicans got us here. This was Trump's withdrawal promise...he negotiated with the Taliban and excluded the Afgan President and government. He was going to meet with the Taliban on 9/11 at Camp David. Trump legitimized them on the world stage. Should Biden have prioritized getting out those who helped us and their families..absolutely but let's remember that Trump issued a statement on April 18 when Biden's plan was to pull out by 9/11. That Biden should stick to the 5/1 deadline he said. So if TFG was still President do you think he would have gotten those people out..no! And his supporters would be ok because they supported his Muslim ban for all Muslims back in 2017..when he called for a complete ban til he could figure out what the he'll was going on. Fours years later...he still hasn't figured it out! There's enough blame to go around

[@adamaggio]

Missed opportunity: “What’s your dogs middle name?” …. “W”

[@seattlegrrlie]

That's pronounced Dub-ya

[@glennsmall200]

Hunter's paintings sell for millions to Chinese Communists.....

[@bobjones289]

Good point I never knew Hunter was such a great painter. I never knew he could sell his paintings for so much. All politicians, and some of there kids and relatives are corrupt and clueless. He's getting better prices then some well known artists work.

[@almosthelpless9374]

This would've ended the same way if we left this year, in 5 years, or 10 years.

[@Joekuh]

or 5 years ago, or 10 years ago.

[@kimc5814]

Unfortunately they are more interested in fighting with each other over things that happened 500 years ago than banding together and fighting the real enemy... the American people should take note of this.

[@tobesmith7632]

Well if we had gone with them a date that trump and the Taliban had agreed on it probably would not have gone down this way. Biden waiting an additional 90 days not honoring the original deal . Probably ****** some taliban's off .then they had no extraction plans. No this falls on Joe Biden and his administration

[@mnnngc]

@@tobesmith7632 flying a pride flag at our embassies probably didn't help either

[@tobesmith7632]

@@mnnngc agreed. We are looked at as a weak nation now. I see it's being tested by many different foreign adversaries

[@AuthenticTerrificRickCastle]

Self-licking icecream cone is definitely a reference to the "little baby's ice cream" ad. You DEFINITELY need to see that. (Written with only front paws)

[@medusagorgo5146]

The people at the top didn’t understand the situation but the people on the ground understood it fully. The problem was that the people at the top NEVER took the recommendations or considerations from the people on the ground because they always thought they knew better. I can’t tell you how many times during my many deployments we tried to tell higher ups about what was going on but they always ignored us. I’m sure our unit wasn’t alone.

[@smita7776]

What was going on? Were Afghan soldiers always loyal to Taliban or something like that?

[@CCR971]

America never learns from its own mistakes or the mistakes of others. The British couldn't win in Afghanistan in the 19th century, Russia couldn't win in the 20th, now America is finding out why. You can't win peace in a country that never wanted it in the first place. All they've done is heavily arm a whole new army of terrorists, cost hundreds of American lives and made arms contractors rich for an utterly lost cause.

[@micaelahill8905]

I've known several members of the military who said almost exactly that. You aren't alone

[@norafox4789]

Never have,never will!!LISTEN,I mean.Signed:the poor peons.

[@norafox4789]

@@CCR971 soooo true,just horrible,how they have treated our young-uns,when they came home from WAR!!

[@stan4now]

Seth always has the best take on the news, especially when it's really bad like the failure in Vietnam. Oops, I mean Afghanistan.

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

I was disappointed that Seth didn't have a name and voice for the creator of the "MyWallet." Something like Mark Liddell. Who talks loud and fast with an Illinois/Wisconsin accent. Add that to your "Corrections" as a missed opportunity.

[@vinijohnson4695]

Nice….but I believe you can edit your statement and make a “correction” because the man you’re referring to is “Mike Lindell” and not “Mark Liddell”.

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

@@vinijohnson4695 the MyPillow guy is Mike Lindell. Seth should have named the MyWallet guy a name extremely similar to Mike Lindell, hence Mark Liddell.

[@pd7439]

You don’t even know the guys name.

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

@@pd7439 jesus. Do you understand a joke? Mike Lindell is the creator of my pillow. I was saying Seth should have called the creator of mywallet a name extremely similar to Mike Lindell's name. Again, hence Mark Liddell. You couldn't figure out the joke.

[@sobrevida157]

@@automaticmattywhack1470 Ha! Thanks for the belly laugh. I don't know why this hit me so. To quote Bojack Horseman, "You don't have to explain the joke; just tell me why it's funny."

[@idget600]

Hey Seth, perhaps this is the perfect time to shame Bezos et al into providing flights to Kabal bringing all who want out - out! Perhaps his pal with that airline, Virgin something could put a hand in as well. I bet they could even write it off, what an incentive!

[@epa2349]

Why the heck would Bezos provide ✈️ to Afghan immigrants? US govt have more than enough capability & resources to do that.

[@kaoko111]

There's a saying in spanish "En política se comete un error, lo demás son consecuencias" that translates to something like "in politics You make one mistake, the rest are consequences" The US invaded Afghanistan based on lies knowing very well that the CIA itself trained and armed the taliban, and that was impossible to sustain, ergo, war would mean thousands of lives Lost in vain, both from civilians and the army, trillions of dollars wasted, that the war would be an incentive to form new recruits for the guerrilla (ergo, more terrorists) and god knows what more Will be in the coming months. The mistake was 20 years ago, the rest are consequences until today.

[@analeisabarron8124]

I’m

[@HappyLife693]

🤔🎯

[@markplain2555]

Nooo... I'm not a Republican fan, but I do remember that President Bush warned the Taliban, "Hand over Osama Bin Laden or you get invaded." The Taliban brushed aside the threat.... and the USA invaded, The invasion was a retaliation for 9/11

[@JohnSmith-jq8wh]

Wrong, the mistake was in 1983 when Reagan decided to fund “freedom fighters”-the rest are the consequences (I know we can go back much MUCH further)

[@calebpark7147]

The US didn't back the Taliban, it was a Pakistani proxy. The US backed the mujahideen, which was a coalition of moderates and hardliners that made up the Afghan government in Kabul installed by the US.

[@Zahaqiel]

This note is specifically for Corrections: Your wireless router instructions are actually on point. Congrats.

[@M.Babadook]

I appreciate this wholesome comment

[@Jivolt]

The one thing I thought for sure he’d flub, he nailed.

[@bazle64]

The U.S century humiliation has began. Well.... it began in 1975 but... 🤣🤣🤣

[@fonkenful]

@@Jivolt Well, I think that part of the teleprompter script was probably written by their IT staff as part of the joke. Even so, Seth delivered it exquisitely, I thought.

[@claescarlstrom6925]

Yes, but is it a wireless router on the image though?

[@Akmundra1]

The more I learned about Afghanistan’s history, the more I realized we were screwed. I took a Modern Middle Eastern History class in 2012-2013 or so, there’s a reason Afghanistan is known as the Graveyard of Empires. Much like a land war in Russia, just not a good idea.

[@Kaas_]

As someone who was there, I couldn't agree more. Its a battle of attrition. One that we were not prepared for, if we ever could be.

[@larapalma3744]

Dam it I just fancied marching on it this winter

[@fonkenful]

Yeah, been that way since for at least 250 years since the founding of the “modern” Afghan empire, and of course literally millennia prior, but without question the only lesson “we” ever learn from history is that we almost never learn not to repeat the same mistakes; certainly one of the definitions of insanity.

[@robertp457]

Russia warned us. They didn't even have to say anything, but they spent a lot of time and money trying to convince the US not to go to war in Afghanistan.

[@mikejohnson555]

@@fonkenful Correction there was actual a time of peace and relative prosperity, where women wore their hair down and attended university, when Afghanistan was on the hippy trail for international travel. When Afghanistan had a reputation for being clean safe and exotic. When Afghanistan was run by a socialist government and allied with the Soviet Union. People seem to conveniently forget that time period. It was radical Islamic extremists that hated Socialism that started doing terrorist attacks and killings. These people were uneducated rural fanatics, but a small minority. The Afghan government asked the Soviet Union to come help, to assist in stopping these extremists before they destroyed the country. The United States then funded, armed and aided these terrorists with millions of dollars in aid and weapons. Afghanistan was well on its way to being a modern civilized nation, and the United States spent millions dragging back to where it is now. All of that blood is on our hands. It's just a dishonest excuse to wipe our hands clean and say "it's always been violent and backwards" When the truth is, we made it that way all in the name of stopping socialism.

[@thecrowd2249]

"We never trusted the Taliban, you can ask them yourselves." So...is there a Hot-Line number I can call? Is it toll free or is it $3.99 per min.

[@katiehettinger7857]

Having been a witness to the fall of Saigon, I'm heart broken for the people of Afghanistan, but like Vietnam, if after twenty years the people can't hold on to their country they need to work the present situation for themselves. Too many American soldiers have already died or been damaged by us trying to uphold other peoples governments.

[@pinkysweets]

you really think the fall out saigon was a bad thing? have you been travelling lately to SEA, talk to the people there?

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

It was clear to me in high school, at the beginning of this stupid war, you cannot “liberate” a people who is not ready to fight for themselves. Like Seth said, accept as many refugees as possible, figure out the paperwork later. Afghanistan is going to have to work it’s issues out itself but in the meantime, that 2 trillion we used on the war and military contractors could have provided a lot for he American people and any refugees. My heart aches for the civilians in Afghanistan

[@sarveshchougule5766]

Honestly USA should have left Afghan to work its issues itself long time ago and give external aid. Now they just messed it up. Lost sight of the goal why they were in Afghan, lost trillions of dollars (more to lose now) and the cost to life - that's unmeasurable. Kudos to US for messing the middle East and leaving

[@infinitegalaxy89]

@@sarveshchougule5766 yep, the middle class men of the U.S died in vain, but I don't really think there has been much dollar drain, considering the whole pact was based on the greed of multibillion dollar defence contractors .

[@sarveshchougule5766]

@@infinitegalaxy89 agreed money from honest taxpayers ended up in rich men's pockets. But aside from the financial aspect I feel very bad that after decades of war Afghanistan is left to th dogs. And the international community is accepting this as status quo already. Only some muted criticism from some countries. I saw Prez Biden's address where he says that Taliban would have taken over no matter when US troops left. My question is if you knew this WHAT DA *** DID YOU DO ABOUT IT?

[@generalZee]

The dog's middle name was "Walker," obviously.

[@spthibault]

My buddies interpreter was assassinated while waiting to get his paperwork approved -he was prevented from coming multiple times over paperwork. It was sad af. We still don't know if his family was taken as well.

[@dakellers1]

Correction: Mike Lindell is from Minnesota and therefore would have a MN driver's license. 😎

[@MattCampbellArt1]

"He couldn't even withdrawal from an umbrella in an orderly fashion." :D haha

[@phelonyphatbottom902]

🐊There were 4 Loki! Can't forget then best one Croc Loki!!

[@jlbueno0611]

Dude..there were hundreds of loki !🤷🏻‍♂️

[@phelonyphatbottom902]

@@jlbueno0611 in the image they showed, there were four. The "real" Loki was not in the picture so I didn't even count him. 😁

[@shaner1912]

I can only imagine how it must feel for veterans who went there who now have to think “what the hell were we fighting for”

[@jeffstrickland8344]

Our armed forces are paid, they have basically rented themselves out to do the dirty work of the powers that be, where as the Taliban fight for their land and religious beliefs. We could never win, and it only took most 20 years to acknowledge the fact.

[@shaner1912]

@@jeffstrickland8344 doesn’t change the fact that they worked side by side with people who have been left for dead. They weren’t mercenaries. Whether or not you agree with the reasons doesn’t mean you have a choice when your in the armed services. Watching buddies die for something that was ultimately pointless has to be crushing.

[@handthroat3867]

@@shaner1912 They are mercenary, its part of the job

[@usmanjaved3811]

u were fighting for 9/11. you should have checked the White House to find the responsible

[@danmorse2002]

I agree that the system to get them here is absurd… but if we “fast track” everyone who wants to come here and grant them asylum, how long will that take? I have to imagine the background checks on those who weren’t assisting us has to be extremely deep. We cant just let in someone who wants to commit harm to the US. This is a much harder thing to pull off than Seth and others make it seem. These people need safe haven that’s for sure, but we need to protect the homeland while we do this. It’s very complicated.

[@brininahoward5445]

I Agree. Just because their government cannot function, we just can't let people in this country because of that.

[@AZOffRoadster]

"We don't trust them. Ask them yourselves". Everything I say is a lie, and that's the truth.

[@edricaldones9639]

I don't believe you.

[@nigelnix1]

WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

[@Allikiza]

Anybody else having a problem with youtube not showing subscriptions to this channel specifically? I even turned on the notification bell and I don't get anything... but my other channels work just fine...

[@laurenmenjivar4282]

Same here. And it also happened with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel

[@Allikiza]

Guess I'll just have to manually check in every once in a while. This doesn't happen with Colbert or Trevor Noah though... odd.

[@jagostwanstiwan9060]

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[@theandy4667]

“nice” to know nothing’s changed since john oliver’s segment on translators

[@ambriaashley3383]

Ikr 😒😒

[@SnepBlepVR]

Any military official who claims they “where taken by surprise” has never set foot in Afghanistan.

[@TwoMarshmallows1]

Thank you, Seth and team, for this segment. I remember the heinous attacks against Representative Barbara Lee. She was the only person to vote against invading Afghanistan at the time. She knew what would happen. Wars only ever benefit the few at the top. The ordinary people are always left traumatised and in massive suffering; if they do get any benefits, they are crumbs at best. If we want a safe and peaceful world. then provide for everyone's needs and raise them to be peaceful people. It's not hard to figure out.

[@ambriaashley3383]

Thank you to Rep. Barbara Lee! One of the very few politicians against the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan. An idol of mine. I believe some of the attacks against her were so awful because she was both Black, and a woman. Easily outnumbered and talked down to. But she is a hero with a conscience, and should be remembered as such.

[@luizapradoluz1426]

I am not a US citizen, but as a human citizen, I urge you as a US citizen to put pressure on your government on Afghanistan. US is the only one with the power for humanitarian interference, please

[@TwoMarshmallows1]

@@luizapradoluz1426 I'm not from the US but I'm definitely doing what I can in my part of the world. This whole situation is devastating.

[@TwoMarshmallows1]

@@ambriaashley3383 Those were definitely part of the reason she was attacked. And yes, definitely a hero. People don't understand the risks she took by speaking out.

[@rachking3201]

Thank you for suggesting that the US take all Afghan refugees - absolutely the right and compassionate thing. I just watched the Colbert Late Show monologue and was utterly disappointed/disgusted by the selective spin. "There's nothing we can do now" and "US soldiers are glorious heroes", "Sorry women and dissidents of Afghanistan, we really care but we care about us more" was the overarching message. There is still more the US can do to help those whose lives have been ruined, outside of military presence.

[@benzaiten933]

many seem to forget those who are left suffering and dying are the Afghan citizens. they're more concerned how the USA is 'humiliated' and 'looks bad' than the lives of others.

[@lastjob2011]

Great! Now the Republicans have ANOTHER lie to blame the spread of Covid on! Migrants from Mexico and Refugees from Afghanistan. (And soon... refugees from Haiti) But The Republican leaders actively spreading lies, governors banning masks... Oh no! THAT'S not the reason for the spikes at all. [Sarcasm]

[@weirdshort_YT]

Term limits across the board! "Politician" shouldn't be a career!

[@alanstevens2512]

Afghan Army Motto:"It's better to be a live coward,than a dead hero."

[@makgreen007]

I am having flashbacks of Saigon in 1975. History is repeating itself.

[@kocickakitty143]

Exactly. Now we can expect a series of Hollywood movies about Afghanistan: The Great Victory of the Heroic US forces.