"The previous administration’s agreement said that if we stuck to the May 1st deadline that they had signed on to leave by, the Taliban wouldn’t attack any American forces," the president said during his Tuesday speech shifting blame to negotiations Trump had with the Taliban before he took office. "But if we stayed all bets were off, so we were left with a simple decision. Either follow through on the commitment made by the last administration and leave Afghanistan or say we weren’t leaving and commit another tens of thousands more troops going back to war. That was the choice. The real choice between leaving or escalating."
Blaming the previous administration makes you look weak. I hated when President Trump would blame President Obama for a policy. If you don't like it, change it, or learn to mitigate the damage. Don't whine.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
