Great piece. I'm a patriotic American often disgusted by the undeserved criticisms of my country and its history. However, our abandoning Afghanistan was truly shameful, as was the preceding betrayal of the Kurds. Trump and Biden share the stupidity and cowardice for Afghanistan. However, I blame most of my fellow citizens as well. Even if it was "our longest war" accompanied by much loss of blood and treasure, the cost (to us) was at a much lower level when we left. The cost to Afghans on our departure was catastrophic.
Great piece. I'm a patriotic American often disgusted by the undeserved criticisms of my country and its history. However, our abandoning Afghanistan was truly shameful, as was the preceding betrayal of the Kurds. Trump and Biden share the stupidity and cowardice for Afghanistan. However, I blame most of my fellow citizens as well. Even if it was "our longest war" accompanied by much loss of blood and treasure, the cost (to us) was at a much lower level when we left. The cost to Afghans on our departure was catastrophic.