Afghanistan

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(08-26-2021, 07:05 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Yea, I responded to that a number of posts ago by detailing Trump's actions that run counter to his belief and then Trump's words during the last few months that also run counter to his belief. Trump did not hold the Taliban to the agreement as he rushed to remove as many troops as possible over his last 10 months. There's no reason to believe he would suddenly begin to. Trump publicly called for his timeline to be followed despite conditions not being met and bragged and took ownership of the exit occurring under Biden. There's nothing in his words or actions to suggestion that he would have done anything differently. 


I had to repeat that half a dozen times. I've pointed it out to a few people before that too. Him repeating the baseless belief is either trolling or extreme ignorance. I am done treating it as a legitimate post. 

But there's a huge difference between not making the Taliban adhere to agreements and allowing the rapid disintegration that actually occurred.  You're making some logical inferences, to be sure, but I also think you're ignoring the major differences in temperament between Trump and Biden.  I don't think many, if any, would argue that Trump is far more likely to act in an unexpected fashion, to over respond, or take things personally, than Biden.  I think the Taliban correctly assessed Biden's position and willingness to act and I do not think that Trump would have reacted in the same way, nor would the Taliban if Trump was POTUS.  But, again, we'll never know definitively.  

I do think it's disingenuous to state "x" would have happened if Trump was POTUS, and mind you I'm not saying you're doing that but others in this thread certainly are.  At the end of the day we're really only left with what actually happened and who is actually POTUS, and I don't think it's even a remote stretch to say Biden shit the bed on this one, big time.