-Telegraphing an exact withdrawal date to the Taliban, who had been closing in on Kabul for over a year.
-Tightening rules of engagement so much that a Marine sniper who had positive identification on the bomber who killed 13 troops was never given authorization to take the shot.
-Pulling all US support for the Afghan National Army months before the withdrawal.
-Choosing political optics over tactical and strategic soundness by withdrawing from the middle of Kabul instead of the remote fortress of Bagram airfield.
-Publicly committing to keeping troops in Afghanistan until every American and ally was safely out of the country, then abandoning thousands of them and consigning them to death at the hands of the Taliban.
-Ordering a drone strike on an innocent family then sending Gen. Milley out to call it a "righteous strike."
-Blaming his predecessor for his failures instead of taking responsibility for a plan he fully drafted and implemented as Commander-in-chief.
-Lying to the grieving families of the troops killed in the Kabul bombing by telling them his son died in Iraq.
-Checking his watch during the funerals of the troops who died in the Kabul bombing.
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