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Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper
I don't think people really understand, that the only reason this is actually happening, is because it is overwhelmingly popular with the American public. Even 60% of dems approved the move. The needle might shift on that, of course, but at the moment, that's where it's at.
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It's not even surprising really, a 20 year occupation is ludicrous, but withdrawal should have been 1) started years ago (not even on Trump this one, it should have been in motion with Obama), 2) better organised, and 3) the entire political rebuilding of Afghanistan should have been handled better from the word go. The people and systems that were put in place were corrupt to the core, shady deals all round, and that is the main reason the Taliban have any support at all in the general Afghan population.
This is a failing that spans Bush to Biden and trying to absolve any of the 4 of blame is pointless.
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