I strongly disagree with the assertion of many in this forum that the American military is to blame for this debacle. Withdrawal could have been planned better, sure. But the underlying issue is the loss of the government and reversion to Taliban rule. This is not the fault of the American military. We gave them training and security cover for 20 years. This is an issue of the Afghan people being war weary and not caring enough to stand and fight. The loss is on the Afghans, not the Americans.
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The underlying issue isn’t just the loss of govt/Taliban rule - it’s how America has appeared weak and incompetent.
It gives the Taliban a win under its belt - a rallying cry and maybe the confidence to try a new attack on America sometime soon.
Beyond that America also fucked up the order in which they withdrew. Leaving translators and non military personnel there unguarded is terrible.