>America had to choose between a messy pullout or a swift escalation with the Taliban. The Taliban offered to let the US control Kabul for the evacuation[0], i

>America had to choose between a messy pullout or a swift escalation with the Taliban. The Taliban offered to let the US control Kabul for the evacuation[0], it was the admin that refused. Earlier, the US extended the deadline itself from 1/5 to 31/8 - without an escalation (and without making any use of the extra time it appears). [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/28/taliban-takeover-kabul/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/28/taliban-take...