Afghanistan back under Taliban rule

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Originally Posted by The Deadman

I just find it funny that the people who are blaming Trump for this are the same ones who told people on the right to stop blaming Obama anytime something went wrong during Trump's tenure in the White House.

I'm not really blaming anyone.

The re-writing of history on this subject on all sides is bizarre. Like pulling out of Afghanistan hasn't been one of the few things that the left and right have agreed on for quite some time. Now most people are acting as if they haven't been demanding to bring the troops home for well over a decade.

I really see no point in quibbling over who would have done it better when every military strategist is saying that the Taliban's quick takeover was inevitable. The difference was always going to be a matter of weeks.

Also it's now Trump's and Biden's plan were not anywhere near as different as we were led to believe. I'm perfectly fine with saying they are both trash on this issue. Sure, Biden is the one that actually pulled the trigger but only because Trump (who got a lot of political capital on promising to come out) was too cowardly to do it until his second term which didn't happen.

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Start directing your dissatisfaction to the real putz in charge now and read the f*cking room. You're not the good guys anymore.

It's not like the American political right has ever read the room. They couldn't handle losing so created a reality were they actually won and Trump is still secretly president - he'll take over again any day now. The right were never the good guys ever.