Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie says Afghanistan withdrawal was "one of worst negotiating mistakes"

[@michaelschacherbauer7533]

I like how they focus on everything but the eventual withdrawal execution which was the real disaster.

[@nat8843]

Defend the current regime at all costs. This is the job of CBS News.

[@rhine2y6y]

I don't think they did that. The interviewer did bring to light that the decide to withdraw fell on both the Trump and Biden administrations, when the general initially only mentioned the Trump admin.

[@eirikasbjrnberg8753]

The biggest mistake in Afghanistan was to get in . There never was any good way to go out . Hindsight blaming never solves anything

[@kuleebaba9014]

You took the words off my fingers. Some talking heads just need to feel important.

[@jeffrey7938]

I think going into Afghanistan with brigades and regiments was a horrible mistake. We should have fought that war with special forces and pinpoint strikes. Instead, we did the worst thing possible, we started occupying a land that is impossible to occupy, from Alexander the Great, to Great Britain, to the USSR. But it sure made a lot of money for the contractors and politicians, which, as the war in Ukraine has shown, was the point all along.

[@marklo6283]

​@jeffrey7938 right as we withdrew from Afghanistan, the Ukraine war started. Coincidence I think 🤔

[@davinxi5926]

So why were we in Afghanistan and Iraq in the first place for 28 years ?

[@danmcleod1360]

Make it all about President Trump, Margaret. Your hate is weeping from your pores.

[@jamesgeorge4874]

He rushed it, AFTER LOSING, HONEY!!

[@robertward8035]

Art of the deal...😂😅😆😀😜🤪

[@HankSemoreButz]

That’s what I was going to say. A retired General is trying to give an objective analysis on implementation of policy, and she goes, “Trump, Trump, Trump, Trump…” Can we please be objective on certain issues without showing our TDS constantly?

[@davidabbott1951]

@@HankSemoreButz It was Trump. I don't care if that hurts you, it's the truth.

[@HankSemoreButz]

@@davidabbott1951 no. He was talking about the policies about the last two Presidents and even a few before that. She tried to make it ALL about Trump. If there are any feelings here that are offended, it’s Margaret’s and yours…🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rybfish76]

The only mistake is we should never have been there in the first place.

[@JK-br1mu]

No, it was where AlQaeda was based and had free reign to train terrorists to send here.

[@zombiespock4512]

Pulling out of Afghanistan at any point would have been a total S-storm no matter how it was done.

[@13Bravo77]

Apparently you've never been in the military, when your own Generals advise you to not pull out of Afghanistan the way Joe Biden did.

[@HankSemoreButz]

Not necessarily. Certain factors can make any situation worse

[@AverageJoe483]

That’s not true ..

[@akirasuzuki8378]

Not necessarily, and exactly the withdrawal can be made gradually and smoother without the loss of lives. US should not have abandoned the military airport before complete withdrawl.

[@davinxi5926]

@@akirasuzuki8378 State Department officials apparently made the “ withdrawal plan from scratch” but yes closing the Air Force base wasn’t a good idea… did the state department not know what was going on for 30 years ?? To make from scratch?

[@ross6343]

When I read Pompeo 'negotiated' the release of 5000+ Taliban/ISIS terrorists being held in jails PRIOR to the August U.S. withdrawal date, my first thought was 'where TF did Pompeo think those terrorists would go - Disneyland?' I'm not a West Point graduate like Pompeo is, but I've read "The Art of War" several times and I knew that A-stand 'situation' was a disaster waiting to happen!

[@bernardforand4078]

It was 100% Trump. He even invited them to Camp Dqvid for their pow wows. Who is Pompeo?

[@davinxi5926]

Doesn’t take a genius to figure that out… sadly

[@karmadave]

There was never a 'clean' way to get out of Afghanistan. The decision was stay or leave and while you can argue the policy, the result was always going to be the Taliban's return to power. It just happens that the timetable was quicker than the intelligence indicated, but the outcome was never in doubt. Those who do are engaging in magical thinking or denial...

[@AverageJoe483]

It certainly could have been done better than what occurred .

[@davidjones6389]

Call Gen. Milley in before congress, he planned this.

[@davidabbott1951]

BS. This was Trump's doing.

[@williamwilson6499]

Failure of the American school system. Can’t even grasp basic Civics.

[@davinxi5926]

He needs to testify either in open or closed hearings

[@jeffanon1772]

trump was the one who authorized the Doha treaty with the Taliban setting the date for America to leave Afghanistan

[@davidjones6389]

@@davidabbott1951 He served Trump, think!

[@lawrencesullivan3307]

The government of Afghanistan was incredibly corrupt and inept. Supporting it was a lost cause.

[@davinxi5926]

No it wasn’t

[@davinxi5926]

Like WMDs in Iraq ? Was that a lie

[@Jonas88Stankovich]

We should have withdrawn 20 years earlier. But contractors gotta make their money!

[@davinxi5926]

@@Jonas88Stankovich also the no such agency

[@davinxi5926]

Whose idea was it to close some of the Air Force bases …

[@HandyMan657]

I guess we should have just pulled out in May when the dear leader wanted to. Without any communication to anyone at all, just leave. Sure, that would have been so much better.

[@AverageJoe483]

Neither plan was good obviously . They should have delayed the pull out and redrafted how the pull out would be done . What we saw was a disaster .

[@johnmesser3278]

Trying to sell a book.

[@davesnothere.]

Are you mad at the book, the selling or the message?

[@johnmesser3278]

@@davesnothere. Great photo. Alt Spock. Great title with Dave's not here. Respect those choices and references. Why do you care about the retired book pusher?

[@HankSemoreButz]

And she was trying to sell TDS 🙄

[@davesnothere.]

@@johnmesser3278 I'll be happy to answer your questions if you respect me enough to answer my original question to you sir.

[@BlackFemaleAnd50]

@@HankSemoreButz 💯

[@mikekelly4702]

why do we listen to these old failures? of course he wants war

[@ardentynekent2099]

Good point. Next stop....

[@steve1340]

McKenzie was responsible for the August 2021 Kabul drone strike which targeted and killed civilians, 7 children and 3 adults.

Finally. Someone else says what I was saying about how this withdrawal went.

[@ItTrolls4Thee.]

DeFace the Nation

[@BlackFemaleAnd50]

She failed miserably at trying to make him disparage the former administration.

[@josephhill3201]

cBS news every time Margaret

[@raulescandon4485]

Criticizing the Afghan withdrawal is senseless, especially by a retired US military officer. The withdrawal was long overdue and President Biden had the courage and conviction to do it which his predecessors did not. He should be praised for it, not criticized.

[@scrider5493]

Agree withdrawal, the way it was done, in Afghanistan was shameful, how many Afghans who stood with USA were left behind to be hunted down and murdered? Who would ever stand with us again?

[@waichui2988]

Did the British defeat the Irish Republican Army?

[@valderith]

all about trump, deface the nation at it again with their horrible reporting. do yourselves a favor and turn this junk off.

[@Sacredspacecafe]

Agreed, Generals don't resign, they fight on... I guess face the nation don't like Generals...

[@Fogman5678]

In these regions of the World where there is no changing the Ideology. Plenty of Issues on own Soil that should have precedence.

[@ronkirk5099]

I don't think anyone could have foreseen that the Afghan army which was three times larger and better equipped than the Taliban would simply cut and run and leave their country to the Taliban forces. W. Bush's wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq will go down as one of the worst decisions ever made in the WH. Bin Laden should have been taken out with covert operations.

[@josephhill3201]

Not interested in his book

[@tumusiimemoses3804]

Trying to blame Trump by the Meet the Presss

[@MrMleewilson]

Well, it was his plan, and he committed the US to it.

[@johncampbell8072]

Bs. Trump's plan was based on conditions, Biden"s was a crap show.... do not forget that the disastrous withdrawal resulted 13 service members death and tens of thousands of Afghanies. The general should have resigned if as he said he disagreed with plan. It is disgraceful to profit from a failure that cost that many lives. Expect that from Brennan she is a hack, but not from a four star general.

[@johnal3358]

So you wanna go back to Afghanistan?

[@marklo6283]

Here comes the money

[@SimonGonzales-t8c]

We had to withdraw from Afghanistan its their problem now

[@SimonGonzales-t8c]

@TheParrot421 nope we don't need to be over there stop complaining

[@golfswingbodymechanicsinte2854]

War Monger!

[@golfswingbodymechanicsinte2854]

@@08jag81 this general, USA

[@golfswingbodymechanicsinte2854]

@@08jag81 the law does not matter! It doesnt matter in Israel, so it doesnt matter in Yemen or any place in the middle east.

[@golfswingbodymechanicsinte2854]

@@08jag81 not at all. No law or rules apply anymore. Do what you like.

[@davinxi5926]

@@golfswingbodymechanicsinte2854 it’s the Wild West lol or Middle East in this case lol

[@michaelparker3188]

He is right. 😎👌

[@Rexident97]

Biden is weak the US isn’t. #TRUMP2024 #jewsfortrump

[@haypapa]

NO.. you need to satay in your lane... stop being illegaly in syria... etc etc.

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

Nothing, everything lost just like Vietnam,

[@DP-rr9kp]

“ they allow the Houthis “ 🤣. They still have the God complex. They don’t see the changing times.

[@eimisavageofficial9196]

Fjb

[@mindyourself7063]

He said a lot more than the salacious headline. ☃️

[@theylied1776]

Let's be honest here, the United States is slow to act when it comes to the Suez Canal because the country that's being hurt the most by a shutdown is China. Almost 80% of their shipping goes through the Suez Canal.

[@intheshell35ify]

I have no idea how to fact check that. Any suggestions??

[@theylied1776]

@@intheshell35ify You don't remember 2021 when that container ship ran aground on the Suez Canal and blocked it for almost a month. It had Evergreen on the side of it. Several networks were giving daily updates on how much money was being lost due to the Suez Canal being out of commission. Chinese manufacturers were at the top of the list!

[@intheshell35ify]

@@theylied1776 easy killer.... I was asking an honest question. I know that's rare here in the comments.

[@StormyNatero-yd7sj]

I guess it bothers you that The USA and other countries protected not only US merchant ships but Chinese and Russian merchant vessels aswell???? Or did you not pat attention to whom Actually sits on the United Nations Security Council??? As permanent Members ...

[@theylied1776]

@@intheshell35ify and I gave you an honest answer. I didn't use any exclamation points or weird emojis. Or an ad hominem attack... so I don't understand the reply.

[@KTPurdy]

sounds like a fascinating read indeed.

[@lylelambrecht9149]

Ufo files truth now

[@millrace32]

the exit from kabulindaylightastan

[@Swansong-recorders]

The withdrawal from Afghanistan was implemented by x45

[@inboxnews]

Try again.

[@jamesbarry1673]

FYI.............Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie your the reason we lost the war

[@davinxi5926]

“Afghanistan withdrawal was a courageous step” - rohita khanna California congressman

[@Seekthetruth3000]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@13Bravo77]

Apparently you've never served

[@davinxi5926]

Neither has some leaders … that put our soldiers into the meat grinder ….

[@genarasaritacotrera7011]

Sentensia.polisi.pentagono africa tronp nuebo libing 10 por siento

[@richardmixon8177]

🪨 or 🧟‍♂️ ¿

[@BakariHenryGideon]

Candid assessment from a general.That is the reality.But some media would like to say Israel hasn't achieved anything.

[@ajnz2420]

Apart from saying the region in large see the US as an honest broker. That is plainly not true.

[@RetroVikingr89]

This “reporter” is terrible.

[@janejones8672]

We should have stayed in Afghanistan indefinitely and never left

[@greorbowlfinder7078]

How can you tell when a general officer is lying? When his mouth is moving.

[@steve1340]

McKenzie was responsible for the August 2021 Kabul drone strike which targeted and killed civilians, 7 children and 3 adults.

[@StormyNatero-yd7sj]

Nope . I think it worked well.

[@markcosenza3274]

FJB!

[@davidlanders2853]

Use your big words..............if you have some.....

[@melissabenanti7824]

Good one 🙄 🌊🌊🌊

[@markcosenza3274]

@@melissabenanti7824 Still can't find a man?

[@markcosenza3274]

@@davidlanders2853 Have a good cry.

[@zombiespock4512]

That's nice, ma'am.

[@munimkhan4903]

Another war criminal .

[@philippelarabie9871]

Only if you're on the losing side.

[@charlesgustavino7085]

How so?