Stoltenberg on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in America: Without the United States, NATO allies could not continue the operation in Afghanistan

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Today, the world recalls the events of 20 years ago, when major terrorist attacks took place in the United States, including attacks on the World Trade Center towers and on the Pentagon building using hijacked passenger planes. Some time after those terrorist attacks, then US President George W. Bush ordered the start of a military operation in Afghanistan. As you know, the other day the United States withdrew its troops from there, together with them the "allies" - both in the NATO bloc and the "non-aligned" ones, rushed to do it.

The West is now actively discussing the situation in Afghanistan. One of the issues discussed in this regard is related to whether the withdrawal of troops was planned by the command of NATO forces against the background of the fact that their withdrawal to the United States was announced last year. American journalists addressed this question to the general secretary of the military bloc, Jens Stoltenberg.



A NATO functionary in an interview with the NYT said that NATO "did not have the ability to continue operations in Afghanistan without the United States." Stoltenberg said the allies could not have coped without American support.

At the same time, Stoltenberg said that Joe Biden held consultations with the "NATO allies" on the withdrawal of the contingent from Afghanistan this spring. And then, according to the Secretary General of the North Atlantic military bloc, "all members supported the decision of the American president."

According to Stoltenberg, if the US NATO allies decided to remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops, "it would lead to an unbearable financial burden." Thus, Stoltenberg made it clear that it was the United States that made the main financial contribution to the military operation in Afghanistan.

Additionally, the NATO Secretary General made an interesting remark. According to him, “NATO understood that the Afghan government would not last long and that the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) would return to power. But if they understood that terrorists would return to power in Afghanistan, then what kind of fight against terrorism on the part of NATO could we talk about all these 20 years?
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  1. +2
    11 September 2021 06: 32
    This is for sure, as well as liquid dressing up after 20 years ...! laughing
  2. +2
    11 September 2021 06: 36
    Stoltenberg on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in America: ...

    To have a complete picture of the events of twenty years ago, I advise you to look at:
    1. +1
      11 September 2021 11: 01
      This is exactly what you should not have an idea about ... this is a specially inflated conspiracy film, full of far-fetched delusional theories. And all this conspiracy is very beneficial to the US government. If you want to understand the topic, then the most adequate videos are the ING250 channel on YouTube. There are detailed analyzes and videos of this and in general a lot of things.
      1. -1
        11 September 2021 11: 16
        Quote: Split
        There are detailed analyzes and videos of this and in general a lot of things.

        Sometimes you can get all kinds of nonsense on YouTube. Here, in the film, reasoning and speculation on different "why", which for some reason have no answers.
        1. +1
          11 September 2021 11: 21
          So look at the channel I recommend ... there are just the answers to many things - I could not find a more adequate author on the Rutubov segment. Everything is clearly disassembled and reasoned
          1. 0
            11 September 2021 13: 34
            Quote: Split
            So check out the channel I recommend ...

            I did not expect so many videos ... Thank you, I will slowly watch.
            hi
            1. +1
              11 September 2021 13: 43
              I'm glad that you are interested! drinks

              In general, I was not particularly interested in flights and other things before ... but I remember 911, because my mother and I were alerted then ... she was a special communications department of the Department of Internal Affairs, I was the head of the secretariat of the military enlistment office ... encrypted messages poured in that "don't make a pot anymore "... actually I saw everything almost immediately ... 15 minutes after 1 plane hit
  3. +2
    11 September 2021 06: 39
    Analyzing all the speeches of Stoltenberg, one gets the impression that he is not entirely adequate.
    Some kind of talking robot with a programmed program from the United States - NATO.
    1. 0
      11 September 2021 07: 29

      askort154 (Alexander)
      Today, 06: 39
      NEW
      +2
      Analyzing all of Stoltenberg's speeches, it seems that it is not quite adequate.
      Some kind of talking robot with a programmed program from the United States - NATO.
      And to be more precise, it is completely inadequate! dried biped with programmed hums reminiscent of human speech. Out of skin climbs out to increase the pension. wink
  4. +1
    11 September 2021 06: 53
    All the same, I do not understand their logic. The attack was organized and financed by the Saudis. Troops entered Afghanistan. OK. Still somehow. We were not mistaken with the mainland. We fought for 20 years. All Caudles (NATO) including the Jedi from the post-Soviet space. They killed a lot of people. Destroyed everything they could reach. What's the bottom line?
    1. -2
      11 September 2021 08: 10
      Quote: sergo1914
      With the result that

      Well, in general, the same thing as after the 10-year war of the USSR. The same Taliban, the same Panjshir.
      1. -2
        11 September 2021 08: 13
        Quote: syndicalist
        Quote: sergo1914
        With the result that

        Well, in general, the same thing as after the 10-year war of the USSR. The same Taliban, the same Panjshir.


        The USSR left the infrastructure. And these?
        1. -2
          11 September 2021 08: 17
          At least the Taliban are more grateful to the Americans. One weapon for nearly 100 lard.
    2. 0
      11 September 2021 08: 21
      As a result, a destroyed country-world producer of heroin, which flows through the veins of our fellow citizens, a boiling cauldron of all filth next to our military bases and the sphere of influence in general. And they are now regrouping forces, supplies, etc., and will muddy the waters in another place, in the same Iran, for example.
  5. +5
    11 September 2021 06: 57
    Without the United States, NATO allies were unable to continue the operation in Afghanistan.
    Without the United States, NATO allies would not need to launch an operation in Afghanistan at all.
    1. +1
      11 September 2021 07: 17
      Quote: Amin_Vivec
      Without the United States, NATO allies would not need to launch an operation in Afghanistan at all.

      That's it! Did they need it? But in any case, the evacuation helped the Allies consider the "US". They threw theirs now, they will throw them later. So is NATO membership worth it?
      1. +1
        11 September 2021 07: 28
        “History teaches man that man learns nothing from history”
    2. 0
      11 September 2021 11: 11
      From such news, my calculator broke down: I type NATO-USA = 0.
  6. +1
    11 September 2021 07: 32
    A NATO functionary in an interview with the NYT said that NATO "did not have the ability to continue operations in Afghanistan without the United States." Stoltenberg said the allies could not have coped without American support.
    The NATO "allies" were so eager, so eager to go to Afghanistan, that they could not sleep straight!
    And only the United States provided them with such an opportunity.
    I am more and more convinced that in the NATO member countries the need has prevailed for clearly mentally inadequate people to be elected to such positions.
    And everything would be fine if these figures did not touch my country in their speeches.
  7. +3
    11 September 2021 07: 33
    Let's remember how the war began.
    A mujahid from Saudi Arabia, fostered and prepared with US money, ordered the Saudis to become suicide bombers again.
    And Afghanistan was to blame.
    Bingo.
    1. +1
      11 September 2021 08: 40
      Quote: demiurg
      Let's remember how the war began.
      A mujahid from Saudi Arabia, fostered and prepared with US money, ordered the Saudis to become suicide bombers again.

      Moreover, this is the official version. Yes
      Quote: demiurg
      And Afghanistan was to blame.
      Bingo

      The most unnecessary and defenseless country at the time. Oh yes ... Bin Laden lived in Afghanistan or Pakistan? what wink
      1. +1
        11 September 2021 08: 59
        Earlier in the USA they knew how to joke at themselves. And to fight the shortcomings, and then the United States was strong. Now such films are not made, and from here the legs of the US defeats grow.
      2. 0
        11 September 2021 22: 33
        And then he turned out where he was not looked for in South Sudan
  8. -2
    11 September 2021 08: 01
    Twenty years ago, I remember this day as yesterday at 8:00 am I am in Yaroslavl, leaving for a "birthday" to a friend in Nelidovo in Tver Province. My wife, as usual, a question? What to do with our savings in $, the road is long, everything can happen. In response, nothing needs to be done, nothing will happen to the Dolars, even if these two skyscrapers are demolished in New York! And everyone stared at the TV and there is something like that! They left after the second house fell. Then it was a success, two button accordions were torn. I'm not Vanga, but after
    coincidences of these circumstances, friends listen to my words.
  9. 0
    11 September 2021 08: 27
    Today's anniversary promises to be special. Especially in light of the inauguration of the Taliban.
  10. 0
    11 September 2021 09: 02
    Quote: sergo1914
    Quote: syndicalist
    Quote: sergo1914
    With the result that

    Well, in general, the same thing as after the 10-year war of the USSR. The same Taliban, the same Panjshir.


    The USSR left the infrastructure. And these?

    Did they even say thank you?
  11. -1
    11 September 2021 09: 32
    what kind of fight against terrorism on the part of NATO all these 20 years could we talk about?

    ***
    Nanai Boys' Wrestling - a piece performed from the Soviet stage in the 1970s. Two boys come out in national costumes and start fighting. The viewer thinks what is the catch here? And the fact that one person is hiding in a suit of two boys! The artist's arms and legs are, respectively, the legs of the first and second fighter ...
    ***
  12. +1
    11 September 2021 10: 48
    And a few years earlier, the pun predicted 11/XNUMX
  13. 0
    11 September 2021 15: 08
    ..... and there was no desire, to be precise.
  14. 0
    11 September 2021 22: 22
    One Taliban killed all NATO allies in one fell swoop. To put it mildly

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