If we don't try to turn this catastrophe around, it could be a disaster for America's image worldwide, writes A.J. Fuentes Twombly.
. Over the last 15 years, Afghan women served in local and national government, and gardens returned to Kabul after years of drought.and am personally familiar with the generational trauma faced by families like mine, who were forced to flee their countries. As I watched the Taliban retake Afghanistan and wipe away 20 years of progress, I felt an acute grief for the people caught in the midst of an international chess game.
Morally, the gut-wrenching scenes we have all seen speak for themselves. The deal secured by the Trump administration in February 2020 set up a disastrous end to this war. That administration was so convinced their efforts would pay off politically for then-President Donald Trump in his 2020 reelection bid, that they even briefly planned – then cancelled – a meeting with theUltimately, the "peace" deal was signed between the U.S.
Fear of U.S. military intervention has helped deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan, but our Afghan exit calls this long-held belief into question. Russia will be equally emboldened by what they will characterize as a weakened U.S. standing in the world, where our disposable peace came at the cost of. China and Russia will rush to fill any void left in our departure, as will Iran.
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