So we simultaneously had no idea this was going to happen and also could have easily prevented it?
I don't think that the transition will be easy for Afghanis but it's a condition we created to the point that I consider pulling out a form of mitigation in itself. I'm not denying that there's a cost to the scenario, I just think the benefits outweigh it. I'm of the mind that while it did turn chaotic faster than expected, the administration expected it to go that way more quickly than they made publicly clear.
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