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Are you not doing exactly the same thing by suggesting it is all down to Trump? I'm not wriggling out of anything, I stand by everything I have said. The point at which I jumped in was when someone had suggested it was all Trumps fault. My point was that the Biden administration has to burden...

The point of my post was not to shine a light on who's responsibility it was for the mess that was the withdrawal from Afghanistan. It was to point out that it cannot be placed soley at the feet of Trump just because that is convenient to your political leanings. And that if someone is to do...

I've never made an argument to suggest he has made up any view. Read my post, I'm suggesting their strained relationship is a possible reason he might describe a peace agreement as a surrender. Do you see the withdrawal from Afghanistan as surrendering?

Thanks for signposting. Yes, a somewhat simplistic view on a very complex 20 year occupation, expressed in as equally partizan way as it seems to rile against. Totally agree, it's equally misleading to represent it as Bidens mess as it is to represent it as Trumps.

I'm not sure I have seen this post, if that reference is from a post I take the view that withdrawal from Afghanistan was long overdue as it had been clear for some time to most that there was very little to gain from remaining there. I have made my point about the use of words in a previous...

Yes, agreed. It seems that would allow a significant amount of time to move a significant amount of it. Trump is quoted as stating he was advised by the military it's was cheaper to leave it. Whether that is the actual reason though would be up for debate. I believe certain equipment was...

I'm not suggesting anyone is inventing anything. I have no idea what Gen Mcmaster is "like", I can't say our paths have ever crossed. If you look at their history it's fairly clear that they have had a strained relationship, so it would be unsurprising if they didn't speak of each other in...

Given their history the use of the language makes sense, I would still stand by my point that it is a misleading way to represent the agreement.

I'm not sure how your point holds water. You're stating that the Biden administration were presented with a situation when to took power where they were undermanned in Afghanistan, they chose to stay there longer and allow the Taliban and their allies more time to exploit their vulnerability...

I might be a bit confused so apologies if I have missed the point of your sentence above. The Biden administration DID delay the withdrawal, which should have been completed under the original agreement by May 2021, until the symbolic date of Sept 11 2021. This happened in March 21, by July 21...

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Whilst I don't disagree with what you're saying about releasing prisoners, or troop numbers. Does it seem sensible that when taking over the reigns and finding yourself in a vulnerable position, you would then make the decision to delay the final withdrawal for a further 5 months so you can pull...

if they must censor me at least get the tense correct and change it to pooped!!

I would encourage you to look into that. You're not wrong, the Trump administration negotiated the withdrawal agreement, and stuck to the timeline while they remained in charge. However, the Biden administration catastrophically 5hit the bed with the handling of it when they came to power...

That should be understood in the context of £70bn outlay on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme between March 20 and September 21. The reality is that we are, and anticipate will still be paying the social and financial consequence of COVID lockdowns for many years to come. The reality is that...

Re the using Wiki as a reliable reference issue - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/the-reporters-63622746...

I'd be interested in the router plane and the marking gauge. Are you able to share some pictures?

Mum is quite particular. She'd only ever use white heroin.