If a US contingency force had been left in place as even in part symbolic in providing stability, such as we have in S. Korea, it is entirely possible the Afghan army would not have crumbled as it did. The Biden administration ordered the abandonment of Bagram Air Base essentially in the dead of the night only for the Afghans to discover in the morning light they were on their own.....this would include the army as well as those Afghans who have helped us through the years. Biden administration even refused a plan for maintenance of aircraft. The US military forces rely on air superiority as support for ground operations. Therefore, that is how US military trained the Afghan army to fight. Now those aircraft are in the hands of the Taliban. I can sympathize with the Afghans who helped us. However, when Biden was questioned whether he would prioritize evacuating US citizens, although realistically his administration has no real plan to evacuate anyone, he indicated he would not first prioritize the safe evacuation of US citizens . There will be no America first for the Biden administration, in case it has escaped anyone's attention. Surprised?
Now they're willy nilly loading planes out of Afghanistan with hundreds upon hundreds of people, apparently with little concern who they are evacuating out of Afghanistan...and no doubt coming to a neighborhood near you. But just as at our southern border, that is par for the course,....to hell with rule of law and security for the American people, and just throw billions of dollars at the problem. Hell, the Biden administration will be shipping the Taliban pallets stacked high with money as ransom, if they aren't already.
Leading up to the withdrawal the Biden assured US citizens in Afghanistan everything would remain stable. No problems. Things went to shit, and those citizens were then told to shelter in place, fill out an online form and at some unspecified point we will get back to you. Don't call us, we'll call you. It then became apparent there was absolutely no plan to get those people out, approximately 10-15 THOUSAND people. Biden and company then sought an agreement with. the. fucking. Taliban. to allow US citizens safe passage to the airport, and put out the word to make your way to the airport. There are reports of US citizens being beaten by the Taliban enroute to the airport, and in addition the crushing crowds it result in them returning to their place of origin to again shelter in place. In an interview Biden said he knows of no difficulties in US citizens getting to the airport, while at the very same time others in his administration are advising citizens to remain sheltering in place. There are too numerous instances of the same bullshit to mention in this post. Either Biden is totally uninformed and not in charge, attempting damage control by lying his ass off, or just too feeble and weak to comprehend the situation....likely all of the above.
I wouldn't put too much faith in theories about Harris. Just as Biden, she has no real power and will have no real power. She was chosen, just as with Biden, because she is an easily manipulated idiot with little convictions other than superficial ambition. She has been consistently been tasked as VP with resolving problematic situations with neither the skills nor the authority to remedy. As a result her name is mud. On that record alone she's done politically. If something happens to Biden, which it is entirely likely, she'll sit in the presidency as puppet only. Hell she might even try to find a reason to resign, it seems pretty clear even as VP she's way in over her head and is really not enjoying the responsibility. Someone just might make that decision for her, in some fashion or the other. Lord help us, Pelosi is next in line.