So many read this as "the situation was hopeless", but it is in fact an indictment of the US, which has more money than the Taliban and could have run this playbook in reverse under competent leadership. Having corruptible soldiers should be good news for a wealthy occupier.https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1426976247003983882 …
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But the problem is the Taliban turned out not to be bribable in that way.
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They absolutely were, but it was a US policy choice to declare that off limits. It's also important to distinguish between local Taliban and the fanatics who came in from other countries.
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