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by gordon_gee1 1768 days ago
The point is to not then escalate back into having more troops once the taliban inevitably regained control. The ANA had 20 years to prepare for the countrys defenses. The US has spent 100s of billions propping this government up, and it has become clear today (and frankly for years) that it couldn’t stand on its own. It wouldnt matter if the us left in 5, 10 or 20 more years
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> and it has become clear today (and frankly for years)

Decades. The US already did this in the 1980s.

And before that the Soviets, British, and others for centuries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasions_of_Afghanistan