Still amazed that the US Government had the illusion that Afghanistan was stable enough with a strong enough force to survive once the US left. THese stories about the army being abandoned and not being paid. What did they think would happen? And I know it's been 20 years and a trillion dollars but when Biden took office, there were only 2,500 US troops in Afghanistan. Would it have been really that costly to keep them there?
Trump was the one that ran on the US getting out and negotiated with the Taliban for a smoother transition, which might not have been a bad strategy if deep down, you're 100% sure the Afghan government will fall immediately. It's kind of like settling a divorce so someone you can quickly remarry. But Biden, doubled down, tripled down, withdrawing with no preparations and no negotiations.
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