I can't get my mind around why people are conflating two orthogonal issues—whether withdrawing from Afghanistan was the right thing to do, and why there was a total failure to plan for the safe and orderly departure of people it was our *policy* under four administrations to save
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Maybe Kamala Harris can go to Afghanistan and tell them to keep away from the departing planes.
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People are clinging to our aircraft in a desperate attempt to fight for their future. What level of depravity is this? When did "why are you hitting yourself?" become the guiding principle of US foreign policy?https://twitter.com/farnazfassihi/status/1427361853877989388 …
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It comes down to a bipartisan belief that our pluralistic society of 350 million can't absorb a hundred thousand Muslim immigrants, most of whom (given the nature of the selection process) are highly skilled and speak English. This bigotry is a rare issue unifying all Americans
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My only hope for rank incompetence over pathological political malevolence and callous disregard for human life is the fact that there are 10,000+ US Citizens among those left stranded by the most horrific unforced logistics error in military history.https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1427456001415028738?s=20 …
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A third possibility I find at least plausible is just the complexity of the situation: How do you plan to get 100k Afghanis out without precipitating the whole thing before you’re ready? Assuming it *is* solvable seems like the same error that got us there in the first place.
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