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DanieRains

(4,619 posts)
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 09:56 PM Aug 2021

Slobfather 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....

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Slobfather Had Pompeo Surrender To Taliban A Year And A Half Ago (Original Post) DanieRains Aug 2021 OP
If it was a surrender why didn't Democrats or Biden criticize it? former9thward Aug 2021 #1
Because We Only Had 2,500 Troops And Could Not Surge More Back In DanieRains Aug 2021 #2
No, the fact is Biden agreed with the withdrawal. former9thward Aug 2021 #4
I'm pretty sure they're goal was just to move the goal posts Johonny Aug 2021 #3
The Taliban hasn't attacked any US troops since the deal was made Polybius Aug 2021 #5

former9thward

(32,107 posts)
1. If it was a surrender why didn't Democrats or Biden criticize it?
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 10:07 PM
Aug 2021

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)
2. Because We Only Had 2,500 Troops And Could Not Surge More Back In
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 10:24 PM
Aug 2021

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)
4. No, the fact is Biden agreed with the withdrawal.
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 10:46 PM
Aug 2021

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)
3. I'm pretty sure they're goal was just to move the goal posts
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 10:32 PM
Aug 2021

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)
5. The Taliban hasn't attacked any US troops since the deal was made
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 11:43 PM
Aug 2021

Biden's only modification to the deal was to slightly extend it. We need to go.

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