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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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From: ralfph9/12/2024 10:17:46 PM
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Trump handed Afghanistan over to terrorists - he abandoned a government and was played by the Taliban. He gave them everything they asked for and got nothing in return.

To the extent that the U.S. government could have done better—how should we think about that? Four different administrations have been involved in prosecuting this war. This entire process really came to a head under the Trump administration. Trump wanted to meet with the Taliban at Camp David right around this time in 2019, around the time of the anniversary of 9/11. He was focused on the “art of the deal” and he didn't realize how short-sighted his approach was. One of the things that the Taliban requested—which the Trump administration folded on—was that they would not negotiate with the United States if the elected Afghan government was present.

So what does this do? Well, it means that the United States abandoned the democratically-elected government of Afghanistan for the “art of the deal.” Without the active involvement of the Afghan government—and without a sustained commitment to supporting the elected Afghan government—it set the stage for a very messy final withdrawal.

In short trump fucked up and as usual Americans paid for it.
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