John Bolton: The issue in Afghanistan was not just the US military capabilities deployed in that country, but the intelligence gathering program on the military’s infrastructure and defense capabilities to do important work to counter terrorism in Afghanistan and the dangers posed by Pakistan and the Iranian regime, which Its borders depended on.
He added that for years now, presidents of both parties have seemed to believe that keeping US forces in Afghanistan is better than forcing the US to defend and stand up to terrorist attacks in the streets and skies of its own country.
the consequences of the Afghanistan withdrawal are far from over and global terrorism will continue to “command our attention.” Biden will not be able to step into the 2022 or 2024 elections by claiming an end to one of the endless wars. He must explain why the US is once again vulnerable to terrorism.
“We may have left Afghanistan, but it has not left us. And neither have the terrorists,” said the former White House national security adviser, reported by Hill article.
