![]() ![]() That would have allowed a more orderly departure, and potentially less loss of life, even if it meant extending the Aug. could have told the Taliban that it was going to secure a wide perimeter around the Kabul airport and control the city until the withdrawal of Americans and Afghan allies was complete. Once it became clear Kabul was going to fall in mid-August, the U.S. Waiting that long essentially presented the generals with a fait accompli, since the Taliban were already entrenched in Kabul. 25 - 10 days after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Tom Cotton, that advice was given on Aug. He said the generals unanimously supported his Aug. Biden’s spin about their advice as the chaotic withdrawal was underway. Biden wants political credit for ending America’s involvement in Afghanistan, but he’s not willing to take the political risk of admitting he overruled the brass in the process. ![]() The scandal isn’t that the President ignored military advice - he’s the decision-maker. Biden said, “No one said that to me that I can recall.” Asked in an ABC News interview days after the August fall of Kabul if his military advisers urged him to maintain America’s small footprint in the country, Mr. ![]()
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