Three Years Later: Lessons from the Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

Three years after an ISIS suicide bomber killed 13 American service members and 170 Afghan civilians in the midst of America’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, not a single person in civilian or military leadership has been accountable. Mark and Erik recount the litany of failures throughout the botched withdrawal, including the Biden administration’s unrealistic assumptions, lack of vision, and refusal to change strategies or tactics.

Mark and Erik discuss what should have been done differently, and Erik proposes a solution that would have kept the Taliban out of power for a fraction of the cost in lives and treasure.

Mark Serrano: https://x.com/markvserrano
Erik Prince: https://x.com/realErikDPrince

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