President Joe Biden's aides were "too scared" to question him on key decisions made in the run-up to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, sources close to the administration have told The Telegraph.
Mr Biden, who is facing the greatest crisis of his presidency, is said to have insisted on recalling troops ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and ignored warnings that it would not leave the military with enough time to get US citizens and allies out.
So key decisions were made entirely on the basis of optics, and being able to say "We're out of Afghanistan" in the 9/11 address.
Perfect.
Well-done.
Mr Biden, who is facing the greatest crisis of his presidency, is said to have insisted on recalling troops ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and ignored warnings that it would not leave the military with enough time to get US citizens and allies out.
So key decisions were made entirely on the basis of optics, and being able to say "We're out of Afghanistan" in the 9/11 address.
Perfect.
Well-done.