(08-17-2021, 05:04 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(08-17-2021, 12:23 PM)SeldomRite Wrote: I'll just leave this here for those tired of being gaslit.

https://youtu.be/McsdDCt_Ei4

What a bunch of leftist liberal nonsense, and yes I watched the video.

The actions that this administration regime took went against what advisers had been saying.  It was a very stupid decision to pull armed forces out of the country prior to getting civilians and allies out.  When the Taliban terrorists were approaching and taking over the country, this administration regime chose to "go on vacation" including the mouthpiece of their regime.

Let's think about this logically for a minute. Do you think the plan was for the Afghanistan regime to immediately fall apart? Why would the USA be pulling all of the non combat people out if the idea was for the regime that we spent trillions of dollars on forming and training to not immediately fall apart?

The advisors had been saying for years what the USA was doing was working and with just a bit more time and money everything would be perfect. Those are the people you think Biden should have listened to?

Trump didn't do much of value while in office, but having Pompeo negotiate the ceasefire with the agreement the USA would get out was one of his better accomplishments. Just a month ago he was seething over how Biden would get credit for it.

So, with all that said, what should have been done differently? Not believing in the Afghanistan state and pulling everyone out and still leaving the Afghani people to live with it? Taking in millions of Afghani refugees? Continuing the war, another year, or two, or five or more years at the cost of more American lives?

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