We don't know and we will never know what the real situation was or is. We don't have a need to know, and it's certain it would only make us mad if we found out. While it's true we went into Afghanistan after 9/11 to pursue Bin Laden and Al Qaida, remember that Saudi Arabians bankrolled Al Qaida, and others in the region fund Isis. Having bases in Afghanistan facilitates attacks on bad actors, but frankly, there are so many bad actors that it's like using a sponge to soak up the ocean. In the meantime, our own country has toppled, electing a destructive foreign agent as president, an event tacitly approved by our own military and intelligence establishment. Having trashing whatever reputation had been cultivated, no one will or should trust this country. None of this is really acknowledged by our ' leadership ', much less a plan to deal with it. United States of America? I hate to break it to you, but we're on our own now; we just don't know it.

That’s the whole point, fuckin’ nobody knows.

But on the other hand, the Afghan military surrendered without bothering to put up a fight, so if they’re not willing to defend their country, don’t look to us to do it. Biden was right—-There was no way to leave without chaos following.