....believed that the uprisings which began as largely peaceful would bring about the death of al Qaeda which advocated for violent jihad.
The documents reveal that the Obama team got it totally wrong in its appeasement of the Afghan Taliban.
He didn't get it wrong, misinterpret or misjudge. These three statements within the context of what he "did wrong" aren't errors... He intended these outcomes all along. He cannot defeat these people when they both share the same religion.
Exactly correct.
And the GOP leadership has done nothing serious to stop him.