Biden: After Trump-Taliban Treaty, Draw-down, Staying in Afghanistan would have Required a New War

Biden: After Trump-Taliban Treaty, Draw-down, Staying in Afghanistan would have Required a New War: Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - President Joe Biden on Friday gave some further insight into his decision to leave Afghanistan, and refuted some of his critics' talking points concisely and convincingly. Let me back up and explain that the Military-Industrial Complex spokespersons, like Gen. (ret'd) David Petraeus, criticized Biden for being unwilling to stay in Afghanistan with a small footprint. Going back to the late Sen. John McCain, observers have pointed out the long term troop presence in South Korea, and wondered why Afghanistan couldn't be like that. Petraeus took up this theme. He also pointed out that no US