US waited too long to withdraw from Afghanistan

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Author(s)	Paul Scharre
Source	USA Today
Date	August 17, 2021
URL	https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/08/16/afghanistan-u-s-waited-too-long-withdraw/8144646002/
Quote	The disaster unfolding today is the product of years of mismanagement and strategic neglect in Afghanistan across four presidencies, Democratic and Republican, by both military and civilian leaders alike. Both Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump pledged to end the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Only Biden had the courage to do so. The situation unfolding in Afghanistan is heartbreaking, but the alternative would have been worse: continuing to throw away American lives in an unwinnable war.

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This item argues for the position Withdrawal was justified on the topic Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021).

This item argues against the position Withdrawal was poorly executed on the topic Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021).