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John Pritchett: Withdrawal Symptoms

President Joe Biden’s monumental bungling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war is being widely criticized.

By John Pritchett

August 22, 2021 · 0 min read

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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It's surprising that so many people are pointing the finger at Biden for the withdrawal from Afghanistan when (in my opinion) much of the blame should go to previous adminstrations that were dumping trillions of dollars into the country seemingly without accountability. Where did all the money go? Certainly not to train a security force or insure a stable government. Look elsewhere to lay the blame. 

angogh · 4 years ago

It is always so easy to criticize.  Given the circumstances of the enemy knowing you are going to leave and when is bad enough.  But what would you have done instead?  Please remember - "No battle plan survives contact with the enemy."  This was going to be bad no matter how you hard you tried.

islandvic · 4 years ago

At least Biden had the courage to end this 20 year, pointless waste of blood and treasure. An occupation he has always been against.

moc · 4 years ago

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