Generals Testify on Our 20 yr War in Afghanistan an dmore - Check out today's agenda below!
Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience.
Today's Agenda:
1) Generals Testify on Our 20 yr War in Afghanistan: On Sept 28, 2021 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of Joint Chiefs Milley and CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth Frank McKenzie, testified to the Senate Armed Services Committee on what happened in Afghanistan. Austin recommended a major investigation be done of 'Lessons Learned'. Gen. McKenzie said the beginning of the collapse started with the Doha Talks, which undermined Ghani's Afghan Government by not including them in the discussion. Is he right?
2) September Meeting of China-linked Shanghai Cooperation Organization Included Iran: On September 17, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held a heads-of-state summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It's members besides Tajikistan include China, Russia, India,---4 more 'Stans' (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan), and most recently Iran. Reported the Atlantic Council, a NATO-linked advisory board, "Iran as a new, full member state also dominated headlines". What is the SCO and what does Iran joining mean?
3) Will US Be Able to Establish A Base in Region Near Afghanistan?: The 'Manas Air Base' near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,--- established in Dec 2001 after 9/11 attack to facilitate US troops entering Afghanistan---- was handed back in 2014. Russia and China had been pushing for the closure of the base since 2005. Will Kyrgyzstan be open to an offer for new US base? If not, what about Turkmenistan?
4) MENG Wan-Zhou Just Released from House Arrest in Canada: She is the Chief Financial Officer of Huawei, one of China's largest privately held companies. Her father REN Zheng-fei founded it. Both are billionaires. She was arrested in Canada on Dec 1, 2018 on behalf of US Government, and is charged w/ lying to banks about a Huawei-linked company Skycom doing business in Iran. This arrest had a huge impact on Canada-Chinese relations and US -China relations. What does her release signify?
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