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displacedvermoter

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5. Second worse mistake Biden made, after appointing Garland as AG,

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:09 PM

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was not unilaterally postponing the Afghan withdrawal until we were ready for it, as best we could be. Trump left Biden with a ticking time bomb, intentionally I imagine, of a withdrawal deal. Any diplomatic outrage or media condemnation that would have come, and any Taliban military actions, would all have been far less damaging than the shit show that ensued.

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