Biden review of chaotic Afghan withdrawal blames Trump
A US review led by the National Security Council of the chaotic 2021 withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan largely lays the blame on former President Donald Trump, saying President Joe Biden was “severely constrained” by the decisions of his predeces…
The White House on Thursday publicly released a 12-page summary of the results of the so-called “ hotwash ” of US policies around the ending of the nation’s longest war, taking little responsibility for its own actions during some of the darkest mome…
President Biden’s choices for how to execute a withdrawal from Afghanistan were severely constrained by conditions created by his predecessor,” the White House summary states, noting that when Biden entered office, “the Taliban were in the strongest…
The report does fault overly optimistic intelligence community assessments about the Afghan army’s willingness to fight, and says Biden followed military commanders’ recommendations for the pacing of the drawdown of US forces. The White House assert…
