08-29-2021, 10:38 AM
I've seen and read a few things this week that puts it better than I can.
But the one thing that stood out was how DJT and Pompeo negotiated only with the Taliban and did not include the Afghan government. That right there is probably the biggest fault in the "planning" of the withdrawal.
Good AP article on what Trump handed to Biden and what Biden could have done differently had he chosen to.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-middle-east-taliban-doha-e6f48507848aef2ee849154604aa11be
And an article on how Pompeo and Trump are spinning what they did in case they run for office.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/26/mike-pompeo-afghanistan-collapse-506927
But the one thing that stood out was how DJT and Pompeo negotiated only with the Taliban and did not include the Afghan government. That right there is probably the biggest fault in the "planning" of the withdrawal.
Good AP article on what Trump handed to Biden and what Biden could have done differently had he chosen to.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-middle-east-taliban-doha-e6f48507848aef2ee849154604aa11be
And an article on how Pompeo and Trump are spinning what they did in case they run for office.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/26/mike-pompeo-afghanistan-collapse-506927
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