>>I am also not happy with the situation. But Biden (and Trump as well!) inherited something having no good exit option. Going after Al-Queda after 9/11 was justified (IMO) and at least a political necessity. Bush invading Iraq changed the theme for the whole area and depending on military rebuilding gov was wrong tool to use IMO. Errors made early on are often hard to repair and costly, but pressure after 9/11 was high...
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>As I said before, Joe was in senate leadership at the time and fully supported the whole mid-east debacle, so it's fitting that he take the heat as it unravels.
>The death count in this Afghan withdrawal is dwarfed by the number of innocent people slaughtered by the US in these wars.

I have not followed his views, so cannot argue. Seen from here, 9/11 needed either Bin Laden head and a couple of dozen others from Al-Queda within weeks or a military operation (even if called "police") - if head and ruling structures of a country let such an attack without swift answer, there is no need for the ruling structure.

Moving from retaliation to imperialistic target at least made things worse - and furthering your own ideology "over there" is imperialistic, even if "progressives" might cheer some aspects. AFAIR Biden was a candidate besides Obama, eliminated early. What was his position then ?