The war in Ukraine may have distracted you from the US war in Afghanistan. A war that lasted 20 years and cost nearly 2 trillion dollars. You can likely remember the images seen on TV from August of 2021 of Kabul airport as the US pulled out. 1000s of Afghans rushed onto the tarmac of Kabul International Airport, so desperate to escape the Taliban that they were clinging to military jets as they took off. This all happened as the Taliban enforced their rule over the Capitol.
War has horrendous costs, but so does abandoning allies.
Our guest for the next two episodes is someone who understands the cost of war firsthand.
Scott Mann is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and was part of the elite Green Berets for 23 years. He’s done military service tours around the world, including Columbia, Iraq, and multiple tours in Afghanistan. He was a he is a warrior storyteller and the founder of rooftop leadership. He shares the rapport-building skills he learned in Special Forces to help today’s leaders make better human connections in high-stakes, low, trust engagement.
Scott Mann is also a New York Times bestselling author of Operation Pineapple Express. It’s a third-person narrative detailing the harrowing story of the veteran volunteers and Afghan allies who navigated the US abandonment of Afghanistan in August of 2021. He has since founded Operation Pineapple Express Relief to support the emergency needs of Afghan allies, such as safe passage out of Afghanistan and unforeseen resettlement needs.
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Part 1) The Green Beret’s Dichotomy of War & Pineapple Express
A 14-year-old’s dream of becoming a Green Beret
Parachuting behind enemy lines, to be with a village elder or a tribal chief.
War – Alles and the immersion in language and culture
The Dichotomy of Being John Wick and Lawrence of Arabia
Building Rapport While Tickling an AK-47 Trigger
What was and still is Operation Pineapple Express?
Why should we have stayed in Afghanistan?
Eight years into retirement, The Desperate Call of Trusted Relationships
The Cost of the Top-Down Failure of US Foreign Policy
Lessons from Afghanistan, Why Most M & A Business Practices Fail
Why leadership is about creating psychological safety
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