[bradbot]

We absolutely lost (and I'm reading this as the US lost the war). There's no question about it.

I'm more curious as to how you can reason that Trump and/or the GOP would not be so vindictive? If Trump had any interest in what's best for the country and its citizens his administration would not be hindering the transition to the new administration. Something similar can be said for the GOP.

[Ericson2314]

Well I'm saying if he did pull the troops out he'd be doing the country an Biden a service, basically matter how he pulled out.

[briandear]

Did Bill Clinton facilitate George Bush’s transition in November 2000?

[js2]

“CIA briefers faced a difficult situation after the 2000 election, when the country didn't know for some time whether Republican George W Bush or Democrat Al Gore had won.

Bush had received a four-hour CIA briefing in September before the election at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, but he had never seen the President's Daily Brief, which Gore saw daily as vice president.

As their lengthy ballot recount dragged into December, President Bill Clinton authorized intelligence officials to share the so-called PDB with Bush, too."

[bradbot]

From what I've read the transition from Clinton to Bush was shortened due to the issues of the recount in Florida. I don't think any fair-minded individual would argue that the circumstances are similar for the 2020 election.