The shotgun, or its price wasn’t at stake—money is never at stake with a military that has F-35s, and the Taliban likely has little use for a shotgun. What was at stake was you being put in your proper place before a corrupt institution. And many, many warriors throughout history simply weighed their options in chance of dying and weight of loot—which is, if nothing else, smarter than being in the US Armed Forces.
The shotgun, or its price wasn’t at stake—money is never at stake with a military that has F-35s, and the Taliban likely has little use for a shotgun. What was at stake was you being put in your proper place before a corrupt institution. And many, many warriors throughout history simply weighed their options in chance of dying and weight of loot—which is, if nothing else, smarter than being in the US Armed Forces.