It's not pulling out that's the issue, but last minute, bizarre choices of historic proportions leading to our biggest loss of life in 10 years. President Trump had Stipulations required for pullout, and the Military hammer. Some on the ground say we can't evacuate everyone even by mid September.
Parliament has rebuked us, and said they won't work with this Administration. Various reports claim there are between 1,000 and 10,000 Americans stranded (potential hostages). You're correct that Bush Jr and Obama share the blame.
Major Biden Administration errors in Afghanistan pullout
- wasting 7 months not airlifting out $85B in military arms, equipment, nor evacuating civilians.
- not keeping Bagram Air base open. (Larger, defensible, 2 air strips.)
- not following President Trumps’ Stipulations for withdrawal.
- accepting Afghans along with Americans, creating a crush at Kabul Airport.
- working with the Taliban?!
- President Biden choosing Jake Sullivan, Blinken & Milley for positions of authority. (John McCain lambasted Blinken as incompetent.)
- not keeping our British brothers in the loop.
- President Biden’s “Knock on Wood” Strategy (“hope”.)
- not retaliating against the terrorists will encourage more attacks against our Military forces. They see weakness.
- having the State Dept run Kabul Airport, not the Military.
- some assert Congress is being lied to by the Executive branch & Military. Hence, the reason former military members of Legislative Branch both (D) & (R), flew to Kabul to ascertain the situation.
- giving the Taliban lists of Americans and cooperating Afghans! "Incomprehensible".
- leaving biometric equipment and data so that the Taliban can identify cooperating Afghans.
- did we really leave the Taliban, and Iran, Blackhawk helicopters, night vision goggles, and 600,000 'small weapons'?
Lara Logan asserts this kind of military stockpile ($85 B) was left on purpose for nefarious reasons. (Military industrial complex.)
Mixed news. I'm told we've destroyed some of the military equipment, arms, and vehicles.