Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
Gen. Milley said the US did not expect Afghanistan to fall to the Taliban as quickly as it did, which seems in a way symbolic of ~20 years of failure to grasp/navigate dynamics in the country, leading to this predicament. — PolitiTweet.org
John Harwood @JohnJHarwood
Biden acknowledges not anticipating lightning Afghan govt collapse, which produced chaotic withdrawal but what wer… https://t.co/t7rJjQhmwn