Michael Goodwin: Everything we feared about Biden's staggering Afghanistan debacle is true
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On Tuesday, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing although a Dem here and there tried to blame former President Trump for his original agreement with the Taliban, there was no serious effort to sugarcoat Biden’s blunder.
We now know for certain what was suspected all along — that the president rejected the advice of his top military aides about how to reduce the troop numbers while keeping the Taliban in check. He also falsely claimed to the public that al Qaeda was no longer in Afghanistan and declared the withdrawal a ringing success.
Reluctantly, but clearly, his commanders begged to differ. One by one, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley and head of U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said they advised the president either to keep 2,500 troops in Kabul or supported the proposal.