Thursday, April 6, 2023

Pentagon turns over Afghanistan withdrawal reviews to Congress

 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3937776-pentagon-turns-over-afghanistan-withdrawal-reviews-to-congress/

“While it was always the president’s intent to end that war, it is also undeniable that decisions made and the lack of planning done by the previous administration significantly limited options available to him,” Kirby said.

The outline blamed the Trump administration at length for their lack of preparation going into the withdrawal and for what Biden inherited when he came into office, pointing to drawdowns of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and the former president’s consideration of hosting Taliban leaders for negotiations around the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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