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    Default Biten ignored Trump's plan, caused the biggest foreign policy blunder in US history

    Trump instructed [Kash Patel] to arrange a conditions-based, methodical exit plan that would preserve the national interest. The plan ended up being fairly simple: The Afghan government and the Taliban were both told they would face the full force of the US military if they caused any harm to Americans or American interests in Afghanistan.

    Next, both parties would negotiate to create an interim-joint government, and both sides had to repudiate al Qaeda. Lastly, a small special-operations force would be stationed in the country to take direct action against any terrorist threats that arose. When all those conditions were met — along with other cascading conditions — then a withdrawal could, and did, begin.

    We successfully executed this plan until Jan. 20, 2021. During this interval — when there were no US casualties in Afghanistan — President Ashraf Ghani and the Taliban conducted multiple rounds of negotiations, and al Qaeda was sidelined. The result was a successful drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan to 2,500, the lowest count since the dawn of the War on Terror.

    We handed our entire plan to the incoming Biden administration during the lengthy transition. The new team simply wasn’t interested.

    Everything changed when the new commander in chief declared that US forces would leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, pushing back the Trump administration’s timetable by four months. Crucially, he didn’t condition the withdrawal on continued adherence to the agreed-upon stipulations. It would be an unconditional pullout with an arbitrary date based on pure symbolism — and set in stone.

    At that point, the Taliban sat back and waited for the date to draw near, then launched a countrywide offensive, knowing they had no reason to fear any reprisals from this administration. The ongoing chaos — not least the stranding of US personnel and allies — was the natural result of the Biden administration’s decision to eschew a conditions-based plan.

    With an unmovable withdrawal date in place, Team Biden showed no appreciation for ground-level intelligence reporting, which was largely rendered irrelevant. Just this week, Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, claimed the security situation in Afghanistan “unfolded at unexpected speed.”
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    Trump was a traitor. He needs to face a firing squad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Biten is a traitor. He needs to face a firing squad.
    fify

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Eagle View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    fuck you, too
    Thanks for your valued insight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Eagle View Post
    Thanks for your valued insight.
    Back at you, asshole.

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    Biden ended a 20-year war. He saved many lives and much treasure. The Americans in Afghanistan are getting out by the thousands. This is a great accomplishment a peaceful exodus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nordberg View Post
    Biden ended a 20-year war. He saved many lives and much treasure. The Americans in Afghanistan are getting out by the thousands. This is a great accomplishment a peaceful exodus.
    Are you related to Baghdad Bob?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Back at you, asshole.
    Bless your heart.

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    Trump's plan failed to include any details about how to get the 100,000+ civilians and refugees out by 5/1/21, and his plan also didn't address all the equipment that was still there as of 1/20/21.

    So it wasn't a comprehensive plan, it was focused on just the troops, but ignored the civilians and equipment.
    When I die, turn me into a brick and use me to cave in the skull of a fascist


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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Trump was a traitor. He needs to face a firing squad.
    Calm down.

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    Absolutely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nordberg View Post
    Biden ended a 20-year war. He saved many lives and much treasure. The Americans in Afghanistan are getting out by the thousands. This is a great accomplishment a peaceful exodus.
    I was just about to post this. I'll just re-post what you wrote instead.

    People shouldn't buy the Fox hype. Getting out of Afghanistan took courage, and is a great accomplishment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    Trump was a traitor. He needs to face a firing squad.
    YOU are a traitor. I will let the powers that be decide your fate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BidenPresident View Post
    fuck you, too
    Fuck you THREE!

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