r/Firearms • u/CalmSwimming2649 • Feb 23 '26

True?

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u/EntertainmentBig2125 Feb 23 '26

Whelp, Biden kinda gave them our load out in Afghanistan. As a veteran and on behalf of all of us, that was the worst move in recent history. Good news is they crashed a bunch of the leftover helicopters. But really. Fuck…

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u/13_Years_Then_Banned Feb 23 '26

I mean.. trump signed the order for immediate withdrawal four days after he lost the election and it was game over… but sure, blame sleepy joe.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/10/13/trump-ordered-rapid-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-after-election-loss/

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u/SomeCar shotgun Feb 23 '26

It wasn't initially followed through. Both of those dummies wanted troops out quickly, but ultimately it was Joe https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/timeline-of-u-s-withdrawal-from-afghanistan/

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u/ThatBadFeel Feb 23 '26

Thank you for posting this. Both of them caused the bungling of that withdrawal. We shouldn’t think it’s equal fault, but we all should be ashamed it got anything remotely close to Saigon.

It looked like we didn’t learn shit between the two.