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Pretty much all the info is “findable”. Trump was doing a lot of last minute mischief.
This an Afghanistan overview provided by the WH. whitehouse.gov/wp-conte…
I think it is fair to say, Trump the Chump set the table, “negotiated” with the Taliban and got nothing in return. Did not hold them to the terms of the agreement & so by the time …
Pretty much all the info is “findable”. Trump was doing a lot of last minute mischief.
This an Afghanistan overview provided by the WH. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/US-Withdrawal-from-Afghanistan.pdf
I think it is fair to say, Trump the Chump set the table, “negotiated” with the Taliban and got nothing in return. Did not hold them to the terms of the agreement & so by the time he left, the Taliban controlled much of the country without any resistance. Biden had extended the deadline once. It is probably unrealistic to think he could do so again without giving something in return. The terms for not attacking our troops were set. They had more fighters available & friendlier territory for them by far.
About the prisoners DJT insisted be released & tried to deny later - Pompeo admitted it.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/09/13/trump-denies-releasing-5000-taliban-prisoners---but-his-administration-negotiated-for-their-release/
Transition - DJT refused to concede. His GSA director claimed she could not “ascertain” a clear winner, stalling the process. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-refusal-ease-biden-transition-opens-dangerous-gaps/story?id=74154412
Might want to ask you frenemies about Trump the Chump deserting the Kurds. Our troops were not prepared. They were also embarrassed to desert their allies who threw rotten vegetables and insults at their tanks as they were abandoned. Some Kurds tried to block convoys & carried signs: "Thanks for U.S. people, but Trump betrayed us." Our troops were in caught up at positions near the border when the Turkish troops poured over the border. https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-syria-ap-top-news-international-news-politics-ac3115b4eb564288a03a5b8be868d2e5
Headline — Military leader of Syrian Kurds tells US ‘you are leaving us to be slaughtered
“… senior US defense official told CNN, “We are just watching the second largest Army in NATO attack one of our best counter-terrorism partners.”
Syria and Russia who are NOT good partners probably loved it.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/12/politics/syrian-kurds-us-turkey-military-operation/index.html
Thanks for the links.