Indeed. If the US extends its military presence beyond May 1, there’s a good chance the Taliban will declare the Doha deal null and void, its war against the US will be back on, a nascent and fragile intra-Afghan dialogue will fall apart, and we will be back to square one.https://twitter.com/and_huh_what/status/1361914431387672577 …
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My despair might be driving me to delusional optimism, but are there any signs that a more moderated path exists? That they can hold together the w/drawal and the deal - which IMO do need to move forward - and avoid the worst?
Because it seems the only options I'm seeing proposed are stick to May 1 or restart the war (only to w/draw later w/o a deal)? I'm perplexed by the incoherence of a lot of editorial/expert arguments. There has to be a smarter, less out of touch approach somewhere inside the USG
