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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSlobfather Had Pompeo Surrender To Taliban A Year And A Half Ago
The rest was just logistics.
Rachel explained it so clearly.
We're leaving, it's all yours.
Great deal by the greatest deal maker in the universe.
I guess Pompeo didn't tell Joe....
former9thward
(32,107 posts)They didn't. Biden could have rejected the deal on Jan 20 if he wanted to. He got rid of many of Trump's orders he didn't want. The only change that was made was extending the deal a few months from May. We don't need to rewrite history.
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Surrendered, and pulled out enough troops to make operations impossible.
There is no excuse for not evacuating our allies though.
I want to know why.
former9thward
(32,107 posts)He was and is CIC. He could have surged (like Obama) or anything else. I support withdrawal from Afghanistan and I know there will always be people left behind.
Johonny
(20,918 posts)they would never have made a definitive decision. We're talking about a president that had planes ready to fly against Iran and called it off. Doing things isn't Trump's strong point. Blaming others is. The goal was always to delay any decisions until he was gone.
Polybius
(15,514 posts)Biden's only modification to the deal was to slightly extend it. We need to go.