{"id":661110,"date":"2021-08-19T07:21:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T11:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=661110"},"modified":"2021-08-19T07:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T11:21:38","slug":"milley-protests-nothing-i-saw-indicated-a-collapse-of-afghan-army-government-in-11-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milley-protests-nothing-i-saw-indicated-a-collapse-of-afghan-army-government-in-11-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Milley Protests: Nothing I Saw Indicated A Collapse Of Afghan Army, Government In 11 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmilley-protests-nothing-i-saw-indicated-a-collapse-of-afghan-army-government-in-11-days%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=661110&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234750252.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, speaking at a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley protested regarding the fall of the Afghan government and the Afghan army to the Taliban, \u201cThere was nothing that I or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse of this army and this government in 11 days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that statement, Milley stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p><em>Let me make one comment on the intelligence, because I am seeing all over the news it that there were warnings of a rapid collapse. I have previously said from this podium and in sworn testimony before Congress that the intelligence clearly indicated multiple scenarios were possible. One of those was an outright Taliban takeover following a rapid collapse of the Afghan security forces and the government. Another was a civil war. And a third was a negotiated settlement. However, the timeframe of a rapid collapse, that was widely estimated and ranged from weeks to months and even years following our departure.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He added, \u201cCentral Command submitted a variety of plans that were briefed and approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of Defense, and the President. These plans are coordinated, synchronized, and rehearsed to deal with these various scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Milley was asked about the Afghan army and its collapse to the Taliban, \u201cDid you feel that they were ever up to this fight? Or did you not see this coming, that they were not up to the fight?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I stood behind this podium, and it said that the Afghan security forces had the capacity, and by that, I mean, they had the training, the size, the capability to defend their country. This comes down to an issue of will and leadership,\u201d he replied. Then he reiterated, \u201cAnd no, I did not, nor did anyone else see a collapse of an army that size in 11 days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Milley and Austin were asked, \u201cDo you believe, or do you regret, not starting the evacuation of a bit earlier even by a day or two?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin replied:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"23\">\n<p><em>You know, we make plans for a number of things, and clearly, as the chairman pointed out, we \u2014 as we did detailed planning throughout, we recognize that there might be a \u2014 a \u2014 a point in time when we have to conduct a NEO. So we\u2019ve positioned all the \u2014 all the right forces in theater to be able to do that. We put forces on standby in the United States to support that. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And of course, you know, we \u2014 we also did \u2014 were in support of the \u2014 of the State-led SIV \u2014 SIV applicant process throughout. So in terms of, you know, doing everything that we could as \u2014 at the \u2014 at the right time, I think \u2014 I think we have been \u2014 been pretty prudent in terms of thinking ahead and planning for contingencies.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, speaking at a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. 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