Daily Mail Online Article Rating

Trump's plans for military officers in charge of Afghan withdrawal

Nov 17, 2024 View Original Article
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    24% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    25% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -36% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Afghan families are pictured boarding a military evacuation flight at Hamid Karzai Airport as the US prepared to withdraw from the country in August 2021 (file photo)Hundreds of people gather near a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane at the perimeter of the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021 (file photo)As the Trump transition team continues its preparations, the proposed investigations into military leaders signal a dramatic shift in how Trump plans to address what he views as failures in U.S. military leadership.
25% : The White House released a classified review of the withdrawal in April last year, acknowledging intelligence failures but blaming Trump for creating the conditions leading to the rout.
21% : In a declassified summary, the administration said the February 2020 deal between Trump and the Taliban had placed the incoming Biden government in an impossible position by agreeing a date for withdrawal, but providing no plan for executing it.
18% : The speed of their advance, as Afghan National Security Forces collapsed, took U.S. officials by surprise (file photo)Democrats have insisted that some blame for the messy end of the war - less than seven months into Biden's presidency - should be laid at the feet of Trump, who began the withdrawal process by signing a deal with the Taliban in 2020.
12% : Howard Lutnick, one of Trump's advisers, told NBC News that Trump regretted trusting 'Democratic generals' during his first term, vowing not to repeat the mistake.

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