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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe now know why President Biden was in a hurry to exit Afghanistan
Spoiler: because he was right.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/biden-afghanistan-exit-troops-milley.html
marble falls
(56,358 posts)Patton French
(704 posts)The evacuation is staggering in its size and success.
emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(23,813 posts)GoodRaisin
(8,885 posts)but chose to build a narrative centered around the withdrawal, characterized the withdrawal as flawed and shit-kicked President Biden as bad and incompetent for his heartless withdrawal.
Now they act like its new information.
So tired of this.
brewens
(13,396 posts)trouble somewhere, we send in more. We would have lost more than the 13 from the suicide bomber.
One thing about that suicide bomber. If I were at the Taliban checkpoint and thought someone looked a little bulky, would I want to find out if it was a bomb? I'd most likely be finding out the hard way. Either that or just pretend you didn't notice.
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)and, until we were up to full strength, the troops we had there would have been sitting ducks. We would have lost hundreds if not thousands of soldiers and we can be sure that the same Republicans who didnt bat an eye when Trump sold out the previous government would make this BENGHAZI!!! on steroids 24/7 for the next four years.