Biden wasn't encouraged to step aside because he was old. He was encouraged to step aside because he seemed to be aging badly, and people wondered not only whether he could wage a successful campaign in the face of the Trump threat but whether he could plausibly govern for the next four years. I'm a longtime Biden fan and think he's given far less credit for his accomplishments while in office than is warranted, but I celebrated when he finally made the decision to step aside. Trump would've won against Biden. With Harris, at least, there's a chance Trump won't be back to haunt and destroy.
The Afghan withdrawal was alarming. I thought at time time that the decision to hand over control of Bagram before the capital was evacuated was a mistake. The last Americans should have withdrawn from Bagram, not Kabul. Also the Americans should have made it clear that the US no longer had interest in winning hearts and minds and would be bombing Taliban-held towns without regard for civilian casualties
if they did not hold off on military action until the. US was out.
Biden wasn't encouraged to step aside because he was old. He was encouraged to step aside because he seemed to be aging badly, and people wondered not only whether he could wage a successful campaign in the face of the Trump threat but whether he could plausibly govern for the next four years. I'm a longtime Biden fan and think he's given far less credit for his accomplishments while in office than is warranted, but I celebrated when he finally made the decision to step aside. Trump would've won against Biden. With Harris, at least, there's a chance Trump won't be back to haunt and destroy.
I'm on the left, Biden'a departure from Afghanistan is one of his greatest achievements
The Afghan withdrawal was alarming. I thought at time time that the decision to hand over control of Bagram before the capital was evacuated was a mistake. The last Americans should have withdrawn from Bagram, not Kabul. Also the Americans should have made it clear that the US no longer had interest in winning hearts and minds and would be bombing Taliban-held towns without regard for civilian casualties
if they did not hold off on military action until the. US was out.