Rob O’Neill, a former Navy SEAL who was part of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, has issued a warning for the US and the Afghan people, 11 years after the operation to take out the 9/11 mastermind and 12 months on from the withdrawal of troops from Kabul.
Speaking to DailyMail.com, the two-time Silver Star winner says the Taliban has only been emboldened by taking over the government, filling the vacuum left by Western forces, and has taken rights – especially for women – back to where they were on September 10, 2001.
The veteran who completed more than 400 operations around the world during his career and knows more than most about terrorists and the grim realities of war said Al Qaeda and the Islamist insurgents The Haqqani Network are now ‘everywhere’ and enjoying a safe haven..
O’Neill believes US legitimacy is steadily declining in the wake of the withdrawal and superpowers like China are ‘mocking us’ because ‘we’re fighting ourselves about what pronouns to use’.
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