Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021)
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This is a topic, with start date February 29, 2020 and end date August 30, 2021.
Its theme(s) are Middle East, Terrorism, War.
Summary of positions for this topic
- Withdrawal was justified (23 items)
- Withdrawal was poorly executed (24 items)
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Withdrawal was poorly executed
For
Pathetic retreat from Afghanistan shows shrinking Biden isn't up to the task of president by Scott Jennings (The Courier-Journal, September 2, 2021) (view)
We have armed the Taliban to cause destruction in Afghanistan and elsewhere for generations by Douglas Murray (New York Post, September 2, 2021) (view)
How Biden got it so wrong: What explains the president’s epic Afghanistan miscalculation by S. E. Cupp (New York Daily News, September 1, 2021) (view)
America is leaving thousands of people behind in Afghanistan. This is a moral disaster. by The Washington Post editorial board (The Washington Post, August 30, 2021) (view)
‘America is back?’ Not quite — especially after Biden’s disaster in Afghanistan by Doyle McManus (The Miami Herald, August 30, 2021) (view)
Why Biden's views on the Afghan terror attack make no sense by Peter Bergen (CNN, August 28, 2021) (view)
Biden's Afghanistan policy shows the world a wobbly, impulsive U.S. by George F. Will (The Washington Post, August 27, 2021) (view)
George W. Bush made the bigger mistake in Afghanistan by Robert Robb (The Arizona Republic, August 22, 2021) (view)
A disgraceful exit from Afghanistan by Tulsa World editorial board (Tulsa World, August 20, 2021) (view)
America lost more than a war in Afghanistan. We lost our conscience. by Houston Chronicle editorial board (Houston Chronicle, August 20, 2021) (view)
U.S. departure from Afghanistan was a fiasco — and President Biden owns it by Rebeccah L. Heinrichs (The Miami Herald, August 19, 2021) (view)
The Afghanistan disaster by The Post and Courier editorial board (The Post and Courier, August 17, 2021) (view)
The Afghan people didn’t choose the Taliban. They fought and died alongside us. by Condoleezza Rice (The Washington Post, August 17, 2021) (view)
Biden’s Chamberlain Moment in Afghanistan by Walter Russell Mead (The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2021) (view)
Biden's Afghanistan horror: A well-intentioned miscalculation with disastrous, predictable results by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, August 16, 2021) (view)
Biden’s Afghanistan Surrender by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2021) (view)
Biden owns the moment. He'll also own the consequences. by Bret Stephens (The New York Times, August 15, 2021) (view)
The Tragedy of Afghanistan by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, August 15, 2021) (view)
This Afghan rout is entirely on Joe Biden by New York Post editorial board (New York Post, August 12, 2021) (view)
As U.S. leaves Afghanistan, Taliban on the rise by Boston Herald editorial board (Boston Herald, July 7, 2021) (view)
Against
Withdrawal was justified
For
There's chaos and risk in Afghanistan exit, but Biden critics are getting it mostly wrong by David Rothkopf (USA Today, August 29, 2021) (view)
George W. Bush made the bigger mistake in Afghanistan by Robert Robb (The Arizona Republic, August 22, 2021) (view)
A disgraceful exit from Afghanistan by Tulsa World editorial board (Tulsa World, August 20, 2021) (view)
America lost more than a war in Afghanistan. We lost our conscience. by Houston Chronicle editorial board (Houston Chronicle, August 20, 2021) (view)
What's happening in Afghanistan? The Afghan military lost their country, not Joe Biden by Siddique Malik (The Courier-Journal, August 19, 2021) (view)
The Afghanistan disaster by The Post and Courier editorial board (The Post and Courier, August 17, 2021) (view)
America’s ugly exit from Afghanistan became inevitable years ago by Chicago Sun-Times editorial board (Chicago Sun-Times, August 16, 2021) (view)
The Tragedy of Afghanistan by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, August 15, 2021) (view)
Taliban victory? Despite collapse in Kabul, withdrawal was the right course in Afghanistan by Daniel DePetris (USA Today, August 15, 2021) (view)
This Afghan rout is entirely on Joe Biden by New York Post editorial board (New York Post, August 12, 2021) (view)
Against
Pathetic retreat from Afghanistan shows shrinking Biden isn't up to the task of president by Scott Jennings (The Courier-Journal, September 2, 2021) (view)
Why Biden's views on the Afghan terror attack make no sense by Peter Bergen (CNN, August 28, 2021) (view)
Biden's Afghanistan policy shows the world a wobbly, impulsive U.S. by George F. Will (The Washington Post, August 27, 2021) (view)
U.S. departure from Afghanistan was a fiasco — and President Biden owns it by Rebeccah L. Heinrichs (The Miami Herald, August 19, 2021) (view)
The Afghan people didn’t choose the Taliban. They fought and died alongside us. by Condoleezza Rice (The Washington Post, August 17, 2021) (view)
Biden’s Chamberlain Moment in Afghanistan by Walter Russell Mead (The Wall Street Journal, August 16, 2021) (view)
Biden’s Afghanistan Surrender by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, August 15, 2021) (view)
Biden owns the moment. He'll also own the consequences. by Bret Stephens (The New York Times, August 15, 2021) (view)
Biden citing the wrong reasons for Afghanistan withdrawal by Jonah Goldberg (The Baltimore Sun, April 19, 2021) (view)
Mixed
Biden's Afghanistan horror: A well-intentioned miscalculation with disastrous, predictable results by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, August 16, 2021) (view)
As U.S. leaves Afghanistan, Taliban on the rise by Boston Herald editorial board (Boston Herald, July 7, 2021) (view)
All items that address this topic (28 total)