There have always been Pentagon brass not on board for a pullout, among them Gen. Frank McKenzie. Today, the general downplayed the idea of a pullout, saying the Taliban had yet to meet certain conditions.
Broadly, this is based on allegations of al-Qaeda being in Afghanistan. That’s being pushed by the Ghani government, itself no fan of the pullout.
Vagueries in the deal were always seen as providing pretexts for the US to slow or stop the pullout. With the US ahead of schedule it is only now that doubts are growing.
Still, President Trump has advocated the drawdown, and until that changes it is unlikely that this will be any more than talk.
“The Taliban had yet to meet certain conditions”
The US sabotaged the pull out agreement right from the start, by continuing to bomb the Taliban.
The US always blames others when the US break agreements.
Maybe that’s because we are as pure as the driven snow–the exceptional nation. :;)
And….indispensable.
The snow Fido pisses on.
Yup, that snow stained yellow.
Once the camel’s head is inside the tent, there’s no getting it out.
“McKenzie reiterated the US long-stated claim that it maintains troops in Afghanistan to ensure terrorist networks cannot use that country to plan attacks against Americans.”
The fact that this nonsense is still thrown out there says it all. The idea that a country is needed to plan a terrorist attack is beyond stupid when a simple motel room is all that is needed. Like in Hamburg, Germany for instance.
General Frank,,LEARN YOUR PLACE,,and STFU!!!!