magz wrote:
I didn't like the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan the way he did it... but seeing how the situation developed since then, I've started to believe he knew he would soon need these troops elsewhere. Getting rid of a potential inflammatory spot is also beneficial now.
If I was able to come to a conclusion that Russians were up to something - based only on new spammer accounts on WP - I'm sure someone who had the whole CIA reports knew much more, even back then.
That would mean very professional, wise move.
Sad for Afghans but you can't keep someone happy with force.
Speculation.
Mine is better, imo.
The CCP was the threat, not Russia at the time of the Afghani rout.
Trump was the one who started pulling out Ammuuurian troops from various areas in the middle east before Biden was the president.
All Afghanistan needed was 2,000 Ammuurian troops on the ground to maintain peace, so I have heard. It was a small part of the Ammuuuria military force.
Both Trump and Biden made a poor choice due to public opinion in Ammuuuria.
Innocent people skrewed by politics once again.
What else is new?