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Given the failures of nearly every other major power (dating back to the old British Empire) to permanently defeat and pacify Afghanistan to their liking, good luck to Pakistan on being yet the latest nation to delude itself into thinking they can actually have much of an impact there.
Pakistan is just sending a message. I doubt they have any interest in occupying Afghanistan. And of course, when Pakistan stops bombing Trump will claim he settled another war.
 
Given the failures of nearly every other major power (dating back to the old British Empire) to permanently defeat and pacify Afghanistan to their liking, good luck to Pakistan on being yet the latest nation to delude itself into thinking they can actually have much of an impact there.
IIRC ,Alexander the Great found them to be a PITA back then.
 
I wonder what the chain of command is for this decision.

Also, those banners are expensive. They have to be fire resistant fabric, and the more printed area there is the higher the cost. I looked into getting a pretty simple, mostly black 10x10 for a band I was in and it was upwards of $1000, pre-COVID.
 


So FEMA finally finds these commitments apparently so they can leverage lack of available funding in battle with Congressional Democrats.
 
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