08-25-2021, 12:27 AM
(08-24-2021, 09:41 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: But to be fair, it has been suggested that that's what would have happened under Trump isn't it? Or am I mistaken?
From what I've read, the difference between Trump's plan and Biden's plan was that Trump's exit was conditional and required restraint from the Taliban, which in part included not going after those who helped us. This was even reported last year, way before we got to where we are now. While it's true that Trump reduced our amount of forces operating in Afghanistan, the remaining 2,500 were not gong to be completely withdrawn unless the conditions set by the Trump administration were met.
On April 14th this year, Biden announced that he would be revising Trump's withdrawal date to a later date (which is now). But it has been reported that while Biden moved Trump's withdrawal date back, he didn't bring the conditions for the withdrawal with it that Trump intended, which gave the Taliban more control over the situation.
(08-24-2021, 11:30 PM)Matt_Crimson Wrote: This isn't Trumps plan though. Biden met with advisors on this and they devised a plan for withdrawal. I understand that Trump initiated a deal with the Taliban, but the logistics of when and how we withdrew was layed out by Biden and his advisors.
Biden not only pushed the date back, but also has now sent more troops to aid in the withdrawal. And this is still "because Trump"?
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