my thick skulled lib friend insists this is the same deal Trump made and the same results would have happened if Trump were in office. Any sauce I can point out to him that proves Joey changed the plan?
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Right I get you. But How do we know Biden's execution was different from Trumps given the same situation, is what I mean. Are we just assuming?
Yes we are assuming based on his several peace deals and no escalation of conflict during his term. He was like 10/10. Biden is now 0/1.
Well the Biden administration didn’t tell the Afghan government about the withdrawal. They just did it. There are reports afghan government just found out hours after the bases were evacuated. This made sure they didn’t have time to prepare.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57682290
On top of that, the taliban performs their raids in the summer, while hiding in Pakistan during the winter. Right now, versus May, is actually peak time for them.
https://www.npr.org/2012/07/25/157304874/talibans-summer-offensive-heats-up-in-afghanistan
Unless we have all the intel 100% we ( I) am assuming at the moment. Most of what we know RIGHT NOW is what the MSM is telling us. Wait for the smoke to clear to get the real story. I still stand by my comment though. I do assume it would have gone better under Trump IF it was the same plan. Also, I think your friend should be asking, if it's the same plan, and it was soo obvious to everyone that it was bad, why was Biden doing anything that Orange Man Bad wanted?
@hughhewitt · 11h The @WSJ editors accurately, succinctly damn @POTUS @JoeBiden. When Taliban violated the Doha agreement —premised on a negotiated power sharing— the U.S. was free to keep Bagram, it’s 2500 troops and NATO’s 5000, to use air power. He could have saved thousands. He chose not to.
Thanks for more info! I'm sure there's a lot to this story that we may or may not learn in the future. I put blame on the resident potato and co. Where the fuck was NATO? Thought Afghanistan was a joint venture? Wasn't there a story about Trump leaving NATO headquarters the other day? Just thinking out loud :D
Edit was a double sentence.. brain not working today