Overview

• The chaotic evacuation from Kabul revealed the danger in the U.S. rushing into foreign conflicts without understanding the situation.
• Biden made the decision to fully withdraw from Afghanistan but was limited by Trump's deal with the Taliban and refusal to cooperate in the transition.
• Trump also bears responsibility for negotiating a withdrawal that weakened the Afghan government and left the Taliban in control.
• The U.S. has repeated the mistakes of prior failed interventions, failing to achieve victory since World War II and learn from its history.
• Although the U.S. has withdrawn militarily, it maintains a moral obligation to support the Afghan people who aided the war effort.