Understanding the empathy many veterans of the Afghan War may have for their translators...

[kentuck]

and friends...

And their desire to get all of them out of the country...

How did they expect the American military to do that with only 2500 troops in the country, and most of them in some sort of support position?

In a country as large as Afghanistan, how could the military retrieve all those people who assisted the Americans during the war, with such a small contingent?

I cannot understand how they were supposed to do that?

Of course, both Americans and Afghanis have known since February 2020 that the forces were being drawn down. They had a year and a half to organize some sort of extrication policy.

I cannot understand the criticism from some of these people?

[snowybirdie]

1. So right

Everyone knew a pullout was going to happen this year. Why not prepare ahead? How much withdrawal co stage have we seen before this crisis? American football and baseball season end starts in a few weeks. How much attention will we actually pay to this crisis?