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‘Speed equals safety’: Inside the Pentagon’s controversial decision to leave Bagram early
www.politico.com/news/2021/09/28/pentagon-decision-leave-bagram-514456
The administration didn’t second-guess its decision to rapidly withdraw from Afghanistan. Lawmakers are fuming.
Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley (pictured) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed the need for American troops to get out of the country as quickly as possible to protect against renewed Taliban attacks. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
By LARA SELIGMAN
09/28/2021 06:04 AM EDT
Updated: 09/28/2021 07:44 AM EDT
On a rainy day in early May, weeks after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, senior leaders from across the government gathered in the basement of the Pentagon for a broad interagency drill to rehearse the withdrawal plan.
During the exercise, top Pentagon leaders including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley stressed the need for American troops to get out of the country as quickly as possible to protect against renewed Taliban attacks.
www.politico.com/news/2021/09/28/pentagon-decision-leave-bagram-514456
The administration didn’t second-guess its decision to rapidly withdraw from Afghanistan. Lawmakers are fuming.
Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley (pictured) and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed the need for American troops to get out of the country as quickly as possible to protect against renewed Taliban attacks. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
By LARA SELIGMAN
09/28/2021 06:04 AM EDT
Updated: 09/28/2021 07:44 AM EDT
On a rainy day in early May, weeks after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, senior leaders from across the government gathered in the basement of the Pentagon for a broad interagency drill to rehearse the withdrawal plan.
During the exercise, top Pentagon leaders including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley stressed the need for American troops to get out of the country as quickly as possible to protect against renewed Taliban attacks.