‘From the White House down,’ pleas for help disrupted Afghan evacuation, top U.S. commander says
Washington PostJUL 2022
Central Command Nominee: US Has 'Moral Obligation' To Help Afghan Allies
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The Spin
Right narrative
The Biden administration's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan cost the lives of American soldiers and countless Afghans while delivering the country back to the feckless leadership of the Taliban.
Left narrative
The GOP want to blame Biden, but it was Trump that negotiated "peace" with the Taliban and signed the Doha Agreement without consulting America's Afghan allies. Biden had two choices: withdrawal on the terms Trump had already agreed to, or escalating the conflict. He chose the former.
