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Evacuating the embassy is probably a last resort, because it's a strong negative signal of the US' faith in the Afghan government. It may be obvious in hindsigh
by creato 5y ago
Evacuating the embassy is probably a last resort, because it's a strong negative signal of the US' faith in the Afghan government. It may be obvious in hindsight, but if the US evacuated the embassy weeks ago, that could have been a deciding factor in the outcome of the conflict (instead of a consequence of it).
- 988747 5y agoDeciding factor in the outcome of the conflict was this demented [1] idiot Biden being elected the President of the United States. Everything else is just a logical consequence of that. [1] https://newsthump.com/2020/05/14/joe-biden-forgets-own-name-vows-to-bring-joe-biden-to-justice/ https://newsthump.com/2020/05/14/joe-biden-forgets-own-name-...
- 988747 5y agoAnd if anyone still needed proof that Biden is indeed an idiot then his today's address should be enough.
- dragonwriter 5y agoThe invasion of Iraq in 2003 was the deciding factor in the outcome of this conflict; everything since has been about dragging out the inevitable. And, boy, has there been a lot of dragging out.