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Originally Posted by Firebot
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...elicopter.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/...resident-ghani
I wonder why didn't the ANA fight for their lives to protect him.
You setup a puppet regime with corrupt officials in a country where opposing powers are waiting for the moment to strike, and Americans are shocked when it collapses like a house of cards as soon as they step away.
The problem is not that the government collapsed as that was inevitable, the US should have had an exit plan for Afghanis who worked and helped the US and allies throughout these years, and never bothered to have a plan.
The current administration made very poor decisions based from poor military leadership. Shifting the blame on Afghanis for not fighting for their puppet doesn't negate the US's responsibilities to protect those that aided them.
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I think deep down Trump and Pompeo knew this but it's politically incorrect to say so. They knew the US had to get out of there, they knew Ghani and his cronies were corrupt. Trump was the one that wanted all US troops to get out of there and shake hands with the enemy to negotiate a 'unofficial' handover. Because this government was a lost cause. Trump is a nutcase but this is one thing he's been consistent on. His tweets go back to 2013 telling Obama to get out of Afghanistan.
Biden didn't have to follow Trump's plan. He could have said that Trump was wrong, we can leave 2,500 US soldiers there and solidify this government. They probably could have staged a coup and oust Ghani and rebuild for a few more years. Woudn't be the first time.
As long was the US soldiers were still there, the Taliban could not get to Kabul. But Biden doubled down, and left immediately.
And this is no different than in South Vietnam in 1975. The President left on April 21 a very, very, rich man.
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/11/a...gime-left.html