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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The US decided that the Taliban was not acceptable as rulers of territory, not as recipients of bribes.
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They didn't allow the Taliban to switch sides during the initial US invasion, similar mistake to disbanding the Iraqi army.
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