It was. The US was still providing the bulk of the air support and was still in the process of training people. Hell, the Afghani army wasn't even told what time we would be leaving. You remember how much equipment we just abandoned? Let's not pretend this withdrawal was done properly at all.
The Afghani army turned out to be a joke because of weak leadership, lackluster morale, rampant malfeasance, poor logistics and corruption. Government officials also inflated the total number of soldiers.
Biden's role was, of course, a disaster, but the Afghani had been unreliable 'allies' from the very beginning of Bush' foolhardy incursion.
Yep, but the Afghani army also just put their weapons down and ran.
Wouldn't you if your entire air force just fucking left without finishing training you?
Was that really the case? I don't think so.
It was. The US was still providing the bulk of the air support and was still in the process of training people. Hell, the Afghani army wasn't even told what time we would be leaving. You remember how much equipment we just abandoned? Let's not pretend this withdrawal was done properly at all.
The Afghani army turned out to be a joke because of weak leadership, lackluster morale, rampant malfeasance, poor logistics and corruption. Government officials also inflated the total number of soldiers.
Biden's role was, of course, a disaster, but the Afghani had been unreliable 'allies' from the very beginning of Bush' foolhardy incursion.