YES... thank you Jack Keane - who's going to fact-check it right now. The Afghans have been fighting the ground war since 2014 and we've been providing air support/intel. They've pushed back on Taliban offensives every year since then.
Keane says that this yr, after Biden took over, we took away air support and intel.
Keane said we achieved a stalemate, which isn't perfect but better than what's happening now.
With the stalemate, and CIA presence, intel capability we were able to protect the American people by keeping al-Qaeda from ramping up in Afghanistan.
"We pulled the plug on them, and they collapsed. That's a fact." - Keane
Keane says that POTUS is misrepresenting the choice he faced, and the choice he was given. The Afghan Study Group report in 2020 recommended a force of 4500 to stay and said if we don't it's likely Taliban will take over and al-Qaeda will return.
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