There are reasonable grounds by which one can criticize President Biden's decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the consequences of the return of the Taliban - namely the subjugation of girls and women.
But former President Trump and most Republicans have no business criticizing Biden when it comes to Afghanistan. After all, Trump negotiated a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan which would have taken effect May 1, 2021 - as in more than three months ago.
It wasn't so long ago when Republicans didn't bat an eyelash when Trump boasted of talking to the Taliban during the 2019 SOTU address. Hell, it was Trump who got Pakistan to release Taliban co-founder and soon to be Afghanistan's president Mullah Baradar from prison. But now the Republican Party is literally trying to erase any history of Trump's "historic" peace deal with the Taliban. Oceania is at war with Eastasia and has always been at war with Eastasia. Or is it Eurasia?
Now I say most Republicans because I can respect criticism from a Republican like Adam Kinzinger who criticizes Trump and Biden in equal measure. I might not necessarily agree with it, but I can respect his view.
But most Republicans are not nuanced like Kinzinger and are happy to say "how high" when Trump tells them to jump.
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