Note to all -- it *is* possible for both these things to be true:
1) The #Afghanistan withdrawal has been a debacle, due to a lack of planning; hurried schedule; & ignoring worst-case scenarios.
2) The USG & NATO evacuation effort in recent days has been extraordinary & heroic.
1) The #Afghanistan withdrawal has been a debacle, due to a lack of planning; hurried schedule; & ignoring worst-case scenarios.
2) The USG & NATO evacuation effort in recent days has been extraordinary & heroic.
Similarly, while it's entirely legitimate to argue that staying in #Afghanistan for 20yrs was illustrative of mission creep and strategic errors, that doesn't in any way mean that a withdrawal was guaranteed to result in chaos, humanitarian crisis & a terrorist state.
If a public figure is telling you that policy 'failure' in #Afghanistan made chaos inevitable -- he/she is lying to you.
If a public figure tells you that the heroic [crisis] evacuation effort is evidence that everything's fine -- he/she is also lying to you.
Think & question.
If a public figure tells you that the heroic [crisis] evacuation effort is evidence that everything's fine -- he/she is also lying to you.
Think & question.
The U.S. is the most powerful country in the world -- by a massive margin.
We're now in a place where our CIA Director has to meet across the table from a former terrorist detainee to plead for more time to evacuate Americans from a city run by an #AlQaeda ally.
Take that in.
We're now in a place where our CIA Director has to meet across the table from a former terrorist detainee to plead for more time to evacuate Americans from a city run by an #AlQaeda ally.
Take that in.
This isn’t a partisan issue - the roots of this debacle lie with #Trump & the deal “architect,” @mikepompeo.
#Biden chose to embrace the deal, follow thru & ignore clear & consistent warnings.
The crisis we’ve created pains me — I volunteered time to work on #Biden’s campaign.
#Biden chose to embrace the deal, follow thru & ignore clear & consistent warnings.
The crisis we’ve created pains me — I volunteered time to work on #Biden’s campaign.
The #Taliban hold almost all the cards now — & they know it.
As of today, #Taliban fighters aren’t allowing Afghans to get to HKIA to evacuate.
We’re played a central role in creating a hostage crisis on an enormous scale — what’s it going to take to end it? $$$ or quit/leave?
As of today, #Taliban fighters aren’t allowing Afghans to get to HKIA to evacuate.
We’re played a central role in creating a hostage crisis on an enormous scale — what’s it going to take to end it? $$$ or quit/leave?
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