No. of Recommendations: 3
BHMBagram's importance was not in defending Kabul or the Embassy. Bagram was a strategic asset that should have been retained due to its proximity to China coupled with runways that could accommodate B-52s.
Staying at Bagram to continue counterterrorism operations there would also not have been advisable, Austin said.
"[That] meant staying at war in Afghanistan, something that the president made clear that he would not do," Austin said.
ME: We're in the age of drones now Mike. Listen to the military.
