- Sep 28, 2010
- 56,285
- 16,400
- 2,180
That was advice given to Benedict Donald, before another round of withdrawals below the 8,600 level set by the Doha Accords. Not the Nov. recommendation.In the fall of 2020 my analysis was that an accelerated withdrawal without meeting specific and necessary conditions risks losing the substantial gains made in Afghanistan, damaging US worldwide credibility, and could precipitate a general collapse of the ANSF and the Afghan government resulting in a complete Taliban takeover or general civil war"
He was 100 percent right....but Xiden ignored the conditions, ignored the military, ignored the agreement, and surrendered.....and we lost all the gains we made, and damaged our credibility worldwide. Why you continue to defend that, is beyond me.
"Based on my advice and the advice of the commanders, then Secretary of Defense, Esper, submitted a memorandum on nine November recommending to maintain US forces at a level between about 2500 and 4500 in Afghanistan until conditions were met for further reduction. Two days later on 11, November, 2020, I received an unclassified signed order directing the United States military to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan no later than 15, January, 2021."