colfax_m
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2500 troops was unlikely to be sufficient to maintain the Afghan government. As we were pulling back from 10k, the Taliban was growing in strength and control.In his final year he reduced our troop level to 2500 regulars and freed 5000 Taliban fighters.
That's from the self proclaim "art of the deal" maker too. Call it his "Fuck America Deal" with the Taliban.
The idea that we could have pulled it off with a small force is wishful thinking.