16-08-2021, 11:08
(This post was last modified: 16-08-2021, 11:08 by hibeejim21.)
Pompeo did a deal with the Taliban back in Feb 2020. It was basically a handover. Biden had zero option here.
The provisions of the deal include the withdrawal of all American and NATO troops from Afghanistan, a Taliban pledge to prevent al-Qaeda from operating in areas under Taliban control, and talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. The US will also dismantle all its military bases.
The afghan government crumbled in less than a week, many of them don't even live there under the laws they introduced. So talks were not required.
Seems to me the only people who have benefitted from the wests "interventions" in the region are oil companies and weapons dealers. They leave behind the same humanitarian disaster in their wake as usual.
The provisions of the deal include the withdrawal of all American and NATO troops from Afghanistan, a Taliban pledge to prevent al-Qaeda from operating in areas under Taliban control, and talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government. The US will also dismantle all its military bases.
The afghan government crumbled in less than a week, many of them don't even live there under the laws they introduced. So talks were not required.
Seems to me the only people who have benefitted from the wests "interventions" in the region are oil companies and weapons dealers. They leave behind the same humanitarian disaster in their wake as usual.