Xiang Zhuang dances his sword, aiming at Pei Gong. Trump is blackmailing Afghanistan, demanding they hand over a military base, and there's no doubt that his target is China. Trump said this was within an hour's flight from a Chinese nuclear base. In fact, this statement was made right after the phone call between the Chinese and US presidents, and he openly targeted China, further indicating that Sino-US relations are not getting better. He said he would aim at our nuclear facilities, which clearly shows that he is preparing for a long-term strategic game with us, a struggle that could lead to a conflict.

Can he get back this base? This base is called Bagram Airfield, the largest military base of the US in Central Asia during the Afghan war, and also a command hub for US military operations in Afghanistan. At its peak, 100,000 US troops were stationed here, and the runway is 3,600 meters long, meaning large aircraft such as C5 transport planes with a takeoff weight of 370 tons can take off and land here.

In 2021, when the Biden administration announced the withdrawal, the US military hastily left. The issue is not whether a good horse eats the grass again or not. The US military has withdrawn from a country's base and then returned, and currently only one country is in this situation, which is the Philippines. However, Afghanistan is not the Philippines. It is basically impossible for the US to return to Afghanistan once it has withdrawn, because Afghans have a strong spirit deep in their hearts. Historically, any country that has tried to militarily conquer Afghanistan has failed.

Whether it was the Roman Empire, the British Empire, or later the Soviet Union and the United States, none have been an exception. If the US wants to seek stimulation, he can try again, but this time it's even less likely. We noticed that the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry said that the future of Afghanistan is decided by its people, and he also made a key statement: if this region becomes chaotic, it will be unwelcome. Think carefully about what this "unwelcome" means.

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