“I’ll bet Bolton screwed up the Taliban meeting, somehow.”
Bolton was not part of the negotiations with the Taliban, That was under Pompeo and led by a long time state department middle east diplomat; who actually has an Afghan background.
Trump announced the talks with the Taliban dead, after he said the talks were near to a meeting with them in Washington D.C. and that was followed by a Taliban attack in Kabul that killed Americans. To Trump that attack showed (finally) that the Taliban word could not be trusted and HE, Trump, ended the State Department’s negotiations with the Taliban. Bolton did not screw up the talks with the Taliban, the Taliban did.
But with respect to what Pompeo et all did not achieve with the Taliban, Bolton is in a “I told you so position”. THAT likely made things uncomfortable on Trump’s team.
In that part of the world ONLY force is respected. with the bomb them to smitherines group. The Taliban would talk turkey then.
Trump announced the talks with the Taliban dead, after he said the talks were near to a meeting with them in Washington D.C. and that was followed by a Taliban attack in Kabul that killed Americans.I don't think Trump was ever going to bring the Taliban to Camp David.To Trump that attack showed (finally) that the Taliban word could not be trusted and HE, Trump, ended the State Department’s negotiations with the Taliban.
I think he was trolling them to see what they would do.
Unfortunately people died, but that could have happened even if Trump wasn't trying to negotiate with them.
JMO
Taqiyya means its adherents can never be trusted. It stil shocks many raised in Western civ's to have this reality sink in. Negotiating with terrorists is fultile.
with respect to what Pompeo et all did not achieve with the Taliban, Bolton is in a “I told you so position”. THAT likely made things uncomfortable on Trump’s team.
Ouch! Very perceptive comment.