Afghanistan Pull Out Proving Treacherous for Biden

Washington Post: “Republicans are already pouncing as the country’s collapse has accelerated in recent days… But the politics of Afghanistan — and America’s foreign engagements in general — are not straightforward. Some centrist Democrats have joined hawkish Republicans in questioning the Afghan pullout. And some conservative libertarians agree with liberal peace activists that the United States should not spend blood and treasure overseas that could be used at home.”

“Biden’s confidence that he can quit a war that snared his predecessors is also based on a view that leaving will have few costs for the United States… Most Americans support the military withdrawal… The political risk to Biden will grow if he is wrong and significant terrorist attacks are launched from Afghan soil.”