Withdrawal from Afghanistan emboldened rivals, sent message US 'won't stand with allies'
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President Biden and his military advisers differed on their accounts as to whether the U.S. should have left a standing force of 2,500 to 3,500 troops at Bagram Air Base.
Waltz, a decorated veteran who served combat tours in Afghanistan as a Green Beret, said "If Biden was willing to leave Americans and tens of thousands of Afghan allies who fought alongside us, why in the hell should China or Russia think he wouldn’t do the same for Taiwan or Ukraine?" he added. "The consequences were enormous." Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
The Taliban assumed control of Kabul – and the country as a whole – after President Biden ordered a hasty withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan that ended on Aug. 30, 2021.