I served for a year in Afghanistan, in 2011, as chief of an intelligence community base along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The Afghan desk was my first assignment for the intelligence community in 1993. I have worked in and around the region for many years, both from the field and in…
community in 1993. I have worked in and around the region for many years, both from the field and in headquarters-based assignments.
In turn, I hope to carry some credibility when I say that the 12-page National Security Council document released last week regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was an unfortunate mess. Indeed, it was a fairy tale that has managed to upset just about everyone I know who has served in Afghanistan.foreign policy. Still, the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan was a debacle. Pure and simple. What happened was heart-wrenching for even the hardest of American warriors. The U.S.
The 12-page document is political talking points and cheerleading. It's defensive in nature and likely designed in anticipation of grueling congressional hearings that will take place in the coming months. Missing in the 12-page document is the fact that so many senior intelligence and military officials absolutely wanted a residual presence left behind in Afghanistan — 2,500 U.S. special operations and intelligence personnel would have been enough to ensure a requisite counterterrorism force. Enough to give the Afghan security forces confidence to maintain their front-line fight. Nobody I know in the government thought that a full withdrawal was a good idea.
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