Comments by "peabase" (@peabase) on "Merkel asks Russia to pressure Taliban on evacuations in last meeting as chancellor | DW News" video.

  1.  @zoomzoom3950  Desperate plea for help? It seems to me a unified approach to the Taliban makes perfect sense in trying to contain the Taliban's worst excesses. And it's not like Russia packs much power over the Taliban -- if any. The Talibans are not so naive as to forget how Russia eagerly provided military assistance to the Taliban's enemies during after the civil war phase, and later, how it willingly armed Karzai's Afghan government. It also bears reminding that Russia, just like the whole global community, endorsed the NATO-led intervention in Afghanistan. I bet that behind the scenes, Putin is pleading with Xi for help. China actually does pack some power. They, too, have collaborated with the Taliban's enemies, but at least not militarily. And the Chinese, being the opportunists that they are, are already chummy with the Taliban.
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  2. Don't they ever. We call it authoritarianism.
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  3.  @jackplay5645  But your precious British Army could've stayed in Afghanistan after the Yanks left (pffrrrt). Biden said so.
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  4.  @jackplay5645  No, the British Army is, once again -- I've lost count of how many times it is now -- retreating from Afghanistan. The current British military presence amounts to nothing more than a rear-guard action. I'm sure your concern for the Dutch is appreciated -- by the Dutch. We're pulling our own chestnuts out of the fire.
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  5.  @jackplay5645  Slow on the uptake? I just explained we're sorted, no thanks to you.
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