There is no doubt. that it wasn't incompetence. It was the situation overtaking all reasonable contingency planning.

Because an American family was trying to get out when we left and now has to be smuggled out!!!! According to a senator

There is no logic to it. A result of a poorly executed evacuation delayed from May to August for a 9/11 photo op.

Sacrifice more young men and women in an in winnable situation? I would make this decision and go back or use leverage to get Americans out. Let’s not forget what we did accomplish 125,000 out that is remarkable. Biden got out period sometimes that exit isn’t pretty.

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The Taliban taking credential papers from American citizens, interpreters and their families, forcing them to stay in Afghanistan is a hostage situation. The American troops should've gone in and rescue its people before leaving, period!

Logically the move would have been people removed first, military equipment either removed or dismantled and troops last. It seems announcement was troops first, forget about dismantling equipment and people last. Not a wise move. They had plenty of time to start the process of removing citizens when Biden announced sometime in April that the extract date was 8/31/2021

About a hundred thousand possible terrorists, but who's counting.

“Yes okay let’s do that backwards.” Remove troops first. Oops send more troops back in. Brilliant.

Wasn't there a person they had captured and was suppose to be part if the deal.....was he released?

And your numbers are based on ??????

We do know how many terrorists were released as part of the deal, and that included the “big guy”, the actual leader of the Taliban who we were told we should never trust but negotiated with them.

Look, you can search for blame, but this was never ever going to go smoothly, Calling names, as I read on here which is typical solves nothing. None of us were there and all the constant twisting on certain networks will not make anything any better. Had the past administration even talked to the current administration, perhaps, it might have changed a bit.

Remember, in my memory, this is the first administration to leave office and not brief the incoming.
Administration (intelligence, etc.)

Maybe made no difference but I am not sure what those who are calling people names know that everyone else is dumb on, but this had no chance from the get go and I mean from years ago.

It is all part of their plan. We surrender.... Everything about this evacuation seems to be about helping the enemy.

The U.S. destroyed or 'demilitarized' all equipment left at Kabul airport, depriving the Taliban of more trophies | The Week

They did make the military equipment unusable for it specific purposes.

AT THE AIRPORT. Not all the military equipment. Just the airport.