Thread by @JbkJbk1234

The Taliban did not win a bunch of battles. Despite having more troops and better weapons, the Afghan security forces simply abandoned their posts.

https://twitter.com/RichardEngel/status/1426935803725459459

And with respect to this, I want to evacuate as man allies as possible, there's a hard limit on how many more U.S. troops I'm willing to risk to do so. In addition to failures that include many agencies through 4 administrations, I'm angry with actors outside the U.S.

Start with blatantly corrupt Afghan officials. Guess what, your actions have consequences for your citizens. The Afghan force who took a paycheck for decades and bolted the moment shit got real, same.

Pakistan playing a double-game for 20 years, congrats assholes you've got an unstable neighbor. The GRU, you're about to have outlived your usefulness and you have an Islamic state on the border. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

We can always come back and take care of business later if need be, but someone else is going to have to try to rebuild the country and play the foil in the process.

I'm still glad we're getting out after 20 years.