As 'gut-wrenching' as the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country has been, some experts say there was nothing the U.S. could have done to prevent it.
. While a large share of experts believe leaving Afghanistan was the right choice in theory, they argue that drawing down the U.S. presence so rapidly and haphazardly made the resulting Taliban sweep through the country all but inevitable.
Many have accused Biden of falsely presenting the options available to the U.S. as either a complete and rapid withdrawal or a reescalation of conflict with the Taliban, when, they argue, a much more systematic and tactically sound drawdown was always possible. Others say there was no reason to withdraw at all, since minimal U.S. involvement was clearly critical to maintaining a shaky peace. Specific criticism has been aimed at the U.S.
per day, at least until the final deadline for withdrawal on Aug. 31. About 100,000 people, including American citizens and Afghans who qualify for Special Immigrant Visas, or SIVs, are believed to be seeking to leave the country.Much more effort should have gone into getting people at risk out of Afghanistan
“The Biden administration did not do nearly enough to accelerate the special immigrant visa, or SIV, program for Afghans who worked for the U.S. during the war, and the rapid collapse of the Afghan government has only raised the likelihood of a broader refugee crisis. Biden can argue that there was little he could have done to prevent Afghanistan from collapsing. But he will be wholly responsible if the U.S. fails to rescue these people.
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