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Author: LurkerMom   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Remember Afghanstan!
Date: 07/06/24 7:37 PM
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Let's get YOUR facts straight. Trump is the one who negotiated the timeline for withdrawal from Afghanistan.

STOP IT with the baloney! Biden did not have to follow Trump’s guidelines.

“No, Trump Didn’t Force Biden’s Withdrawal
The Taliban violated the Doha agreement, so the U.S. could have stayed.”

“The Biden administration has consistently blamed the Trump administration’s 2020 Doha agreement with the Taliban for the Afghanistan debacle. The agreement, the Biden team insists, left the president no choice but to remove U.S. forces unconditionally from Afghanistan by Aug. 31. In fact, President Biden’s failure to hold the Taliban to the terms of the Doha agreement contributed to this disaster.”

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wsj.com - Trump biden withdrawal doha agreement taliban debacle terrorist jihadist islamist haven

“Trump slams Biden for not ‘following the plan’ he left on Afghanistan
“He ran out of Afghanistan instead of following the plan our Administration left for him—a plan that protected our people and our property, and ensured the Taliban would never dream of taking our Embassy or providing a base for new attacks against America. The withdrawal would be guided by facts on the ground,” Trump said in a statement.”

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The Hill: News

“Top generals contradict Biden, say they urged him not to withdraw from Afghanistan
Gen. Frank McKenzie said that he recommended maintaining a small force of 2,500 troops in Afghanistan earlier this year.

Top generals told lawmakers under oath on Tuesday that they advised President Joe Biden early this year to keep several thousand troops in Afghanistan — directly contradicting the president’s comments in August that no one warned him not to withdraw troops from the country.”

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politico.com - Top generals afghanistan withdrawal congress hearing
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