Afghanistan haunts Biden, as it should WashTimesOpEd
We should remember that Mr. Biden’s action was poorly planned and incompetently executed, and that it is still yielding dividends to our enemies. Those dividends can be seen in the recent admission by Secretary of State Antony Blinken that — after 19 months — some Americans are still being held captive by the Taliban. They are also seen in the intelligence community’s squabbling about how soon — not if — terrorists will again attack us from Afghanistan.
On July 8, 2021, Mr. Biden proclaimed that we had accomplished what we came to Afghanistan to do, including “degrad[ing] the terrorist threat to keep Afghanistan from becoming a base from which attacks could be continued against the United States.” While Mr. Biden’s plan was obviously failing, none of the Joint Chiefs of Staff went to the president to insist that it be changed or that they would resign. Every one of them should have done so, including the chairman, Gen. Mark Milley.
There was, as this column advocated, a better idea than a complete evacuation of U.S. forces — namely, leaving enough troops, weapon systems and intelligence assets behind in Afghanistan to forcibly prevent it from becoming what it was before 9/11: a haven for terrorists. Gen. Kurilla’s assessment isn’t shared by some in the intelligence community. The Defense Intelligence Agency reportedly says there is no imminent threat, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence says that ISIS-K has its hands full fighting the Taliban. Still, it does intend to strike us at some point. Again, the question is not if, but when.
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