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krkaufman

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16. Not by the date set

Reply to Roc2020 (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 17, 2021, 06:21 PM

Aug 2021

Trump's agreement was for us to be out by May. Not sure how Biden was going to stand-up an Afghan army in 5 months during a pandemic, where a trillion+ $ and 20 years had failed to do so.

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I look at it this way. [View all] Mr.Bill Aug 2021 OP

I suspect that those that are screeching the loudest about this withdrawal (behind the scenes) are alwaysinasnit Aug 2021 #1

And he is working against not just the taliban but Putin who TFG worked for, so most of this Eliot Rosewater Aug 2021 #2

He is doing the difficult thing Diamond_Dog Aug 2021 #3

Including... krkaufman Aug 2021 #15

Yes. A master class in leadership. Will stand the test of time. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #4

Vastly superior to the plan of attacking Gallipoli through the Dardanelles. jaxexpat Aug 2021 #5

It's that simple malaise Aug 2021 #6

Afghan soldiers are to blame for allowing the taliban KS Toronado Aug 2021 #7

The Afghan soldiers weren't being paid, why should they support a corrupt government? marie999 Aug 2021 #18

The right thing to do but done in a wrong way Roc2020 Aug 2021 #8

The execution is not over yet. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #9

Bingo. Your last sentence. Agree completely. paleotn Aug 2021 #11

Sometimes you have to play the hand you've been dealt.... paleotn Aug 2021 #10

Not by the date set krkaufman Aug 2021 #16

I would say Bill Clinton also did the right thing... CaptainTruth Aug 2021 #12

Okay, I didn't know a lot about that. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #13

"first President...to do the right thing about Afghanistan" krkaufman Aug 2021 #14

It's beginning to look like the terms of the deal Trump put together Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #17