A Total Collapse of Leadership

We’ve now learned that on July 13th, with plenty of time to change plans, officials in the State Department warned the Biden Administration of the gains of the Taliban, the potential collapse of Kabul, and advocated to use harsher language when describing the violent actions of the Taliban. There were 23 U.S. Embassy staffers signed on the confidential cable where they shared this information, who had to go to this length just to let their concerns be heard. So, now we know the State Department’s plan was problematic and specific to Kabul falling. And yet, President Biden did not change his plan.