Sean Glass: "Jack Carr Knew We Were Going to Lose Afghanistan Before We Even Left"

About this video

Sean Glass, a former Navy SEAL, discusses his first deployment to Afghanistan in 2011-12 with SEAL Team Seven under Jack Carr’s leadership. Glass recounts his platoon’s village stability operations mission, including major firefights and the challenges of counterinsurgency work in tribal areas. He also shares his perspective on the Afghanistan withdrawal, criticizing the evacuation strategy and recounting his failed attempt to rescue an Afghan interpreter through the chaos at Kabul.

Key takeaways

• Glass states that Jack Carr predicted the Afghanistan failure and prepared his platoon by bringing in counterinsurgency expert Kilcullen, explaining that nation-building was incompatible with Afghanistan’s tribal structure.
• Glass describes defending his base from a large Taliban attack where his chief immediately counterattacked, and a follow-up operation that Glass says resulted in 125 enemy casualties, largely from air support.
• Glass argues that senior military leadership, specifically Austin and Milley, failed by not resigning in protest over the withdrawal plan, and claims intelligence indicated the Abbey Gate would be attacked the day before 13 service members were killed there.

Episode details: published June 1, 2026 · 22.5K views · 27:25 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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