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I'm under the impression that this administration was largely just following through the plan that the previous administration set in motion. The Biden admin i
by willis936 5y ago
I'm under the impression that this administration was largely just following through the plan that the previous administration set in motion. The Biden admin is flushing when they should have plunged.
- wonderwonder 5y agoBiden has been president for 7 months now. His administration has had ample to time to review plans and make change. He absolutely owns this.
- throwawaysea 5y agoApart from the fact that Biden is president and has ownership over his orders, we should also remember this was NOT the Trump plan. The Trump plan had a phased withdrawal that was contingent on commitments being met by the Taliban and the Afghan government. It was also left very open ended to allow the US to define its exit conditions. The plan was definitely not to just pull out wholesale and let an entire country fall to chaos and lose its democratic process. One of the chief conditions was that the Taliban would several all times with terrorist groups, and work to monitor and eliminate them. A UN report earlier this year confirmed the Taliban still is closely tied to Al Qaeda (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-has-kept-close-ties-al-qaeda-despite-promises-trump-n1221281 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taliban-has-kept-close-ti...), which would have blocked the Trump plan from being enacted.