Trump's Deal With The Taliban

[sp1814]

My understanding is that last year Donald Trump signed a deal with the Taliban to leave Afghanistan by May 1st 2021.

This was delayed until now by Biden - so why isn't the previous American administration sharing the blame for what's currently going on in the country?

Yes this happened on Biden's watch, but are we all supposed to forget who lit the touch paper?

(Terrible mixed metaphors).

[royfromaus]

Biden is the boss he decided what happened here.

He is culpable.

[Gromit]

Biden is President now, so it is on Biden’s watch.
He didn’t have to honour Trump’s deal, he could have re-nogociated, or pushed back dates.

Obviously a very major blunder which Biden might not recover from.

[sp1814]

Gromit - I agree...this was on Biden's watch, but I can't help thinking -what more could American and Nato forces have done? Afghanistan was beginning to look like a 21st century version of Vietnam - an unwindable war.

[Togo]

Your "understanding" is once again somewhat remiss sp. Not every problem can be tackled from behind.

[royfromaus]

They could have handled the withdrawal better...much better.

He has messed up bigly.

[sp1814]

Togo

Thanks for that.

I appreciate your great humour.

But what are your thoughts on the topic?

[sp1814]

royfromaus

I genuinely don't know how that could've been possible. Troop numbers had already been reduced so I suppose all that could be relied on is local intel.

It's an absolute horror show, I agree - and this is set to define Biden's Presidency, but I can't see how withdrawal could've been handled any better.

[royfromaus]

Ignoring me for calling you out for using the colour of someones skin as an insult, sp?

Or is it just general ignorance?

[royfromaus]

Ok..I will withdraw that last post. (still shouldn't ever use skin colour as an insult)

[royfromaus]

I can't help wondering how many hostage situations there will be.

[Togo]

@ 16.47, 17.15, 18.33. Do keep up, we did this yesterday.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1762578-2.html#answer-12987728

[sp1814]

By the way Togo - you're using the word 'remiss' wrong.

If you look the word up, you'll see that contextually it doesn't quite make sense in the sentence you've written.

'Lacking' might've been a better choice.

[sp1814]

Togo

Apologies - I haven't been here for a while.

Was it explained in one of the other threads?

[MONEILL45]

Anyway you look at it TRUMP initiated and must accept the major portion of any blame .For him of all people to try and blame Biden is just the usual TRUMP hypocrisy .EVIL DONALD SELFISH DONALD MDGA Make DONALD great again.Was he ever?.

[Spicerack]

He should impeach himself. Might work without the Dems getting involved.

[ToraToraTora]

I love watching the lefties thrashing about trying to blame this on Trump! If Biden was following the Trump deal he'd have pulled out by Mayday. He isn't, anything that happens is on Biden's watch, the buck stops with him, end of.

[sp1814]

TTT

Lefties…

Said it before and I’ll say it again.

Reductive.

But leaving that aside - genuine question…why would withdrawing in May resulted in a different outcome?

[Togo]

remiss.. def.
negligent · neglectful · irresponsible · careless · thoughtless · heedless · unthinking · unmindful · lax · slack · slipshod · lackadaisical · forgetful · inattentive · unheeding · lazy · dilatory · indolent · derelict · sloppy · delinquent · barratrous · disregardful.

Just pick one that suits you sir.

[ToraToraTora]

SP: "why would withdrawing in May resulted in a different outcome? " I'm not saying it would have, you mentioned may 1 as Trump's original date, once that passed it reinforced the fact that it was the Biden show.

[sp1814]

Togo

Ha ha - you’re 100% correct.

I’m saying that so that we can get this thread back no track.

Now - do you think that the previous U.S. administration should share some of the blame for the current catastrophe in Afghanistan, and if not - why not?