Who decided to withdraw the troops first before getting Americans and allies out?
Merrick Garland, the unsuccessful nominee for the Supreme Court, became Attorney General. His time as clerk for Justice Brennan had been sealed...hmmm. As was said by Tom Cotton, (R-AR), “Thank God you are not on the Supreme Court.” By those who reviewed his career, Garland has shown a deficit of character and integrity and a penchant for being heavy-handed, authoritarian. That review involved Garland's inexplicable decision to target law enforcement on parents who spoke out against Critical Race Theory and unpopular transgender policies during school board meetings without proof of any real threats. Let's not forget Garland sending the FBI with assault weapons to harass and terrorize a Christian anti-abortion family and their children.
The Afghanistan withdrawal fiasco can be attributed to, well, who? Everyone is pointing fingers at someone else...a sad case of no one in charge.
Biden says he ordered the withdrawal on advice from senior military advisors. Yet, Pentagon officials testified that they were not asked for advice on the withdrawal until August 26, the day the 13 soldiers were killed. I find it hard to believe that the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Milley, didn't have input. After all, their offices are in the Pentagon.
Who decided to withdraw the troops first before getting Americans and allies out? Who decided to leave billions of dollars worth of military equipment behind? Who decided to abandon Bagram Air Base, a defensible base, and use Kabul, an infinitely less defensible airport with one runway?