The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban is a debacle for the United States; the consequences will take shape fast. The Biden administration and President Joe Biden himself have an overwhelming responsibility for what is taking place and what will follow; they have shown a degree of incompetence unseen in the United States since the calamitous Carter years.
I can’t agree with the author, to me it makes no sense to have stayed.
The costs were far too great and in return America received next to nothing.
You can’t compare this to NATO and the American presence in Europe.
Unlike Afghanistan some Europeans would actually fight if attacked and some even appreciate America being there.
They don’t like paying their fair share but they like the security.
