We were at a stable stablemate since 2014, when Obama was in office. That could have been maintained while finding other political means to impede the Taliban. Biden abandoned all of it.
Well, wasn’t it in Feb 2020 that a US soldier was killed and the President ordered about 5 or 6 dozen bombs dropped on the Taliban.
Wasn’t it President Trump that told the Taliban that if they did anything he would rain ordinance down on them that would, IIRC, like nothing the world has ever seen. Or something to that effect.
Wasn’t it President Trump that had a detailed plan to get people, equipment out and then drop a whole lot of parting gifts on the way out of the door?
Wasn’t it President Trump that said something to the effect, get the US out of there and if they want to go back to fighting each other it isn’t our business and he doesn’t care?
“We were at a stable stablemate since 2014, when Obama was in office. That could have been maintained while finding other political means to impede the Taliban. Biden abandoned all of it.”
Best post on this yet.
It would have been possible to keep.a presence but dial down the troop presence as the government became more capable.
Really....Obama sent 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.