{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "During the US-led invasion of Afghanistan, the base was secured by a team from the United Kingdom\u2019s Special Boat Service.  gotta...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/660372716676956160/", "html": "<p><a href=\"https://rustingbridges.tumblr.com/post/660370360883085312/rustingbridges-during-the-us-led-invasion-of\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">rustingbridges</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https://rustingbridges.tumblr.com/post/660239502045052928/during-the-us-led-invasion-of-afghanistan-the\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">rustingbridges</a>:</p><blockquote><blockquote><p>During the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)\" title=\"War in Afghanistan (2001\u2013present)\" target=\"_blank\">US-led invasion of Afghanistan</a>, the base was secured by a team from the United Kingdom\u2019s <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Boat_Service\" title=\"Special Boat Service\" target=\"_blank\">Special Boat Service</a>.<br/></p></blockquote><p>gotta take an airfield in an entirely landlocked, mountainous country. let\u2019s get the uh boat guys. yeah. the boat guys</p></blockquote>\n<p>anyhow every modern military is large enough that it has to be split in suborganizations to be even sort of manageable by humans, but from the moment they\u2019re separated each branch of the organization is embroiled in a life or death struggle to consume the roles of the other branches</p></blockquote>"}