In the opinion column titled “Who Abandoned Bagram Air Base?”, the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal wrote “Why are American troops in such a difficult-to-defend position? The evacuation is taking place at an urban airport with a civilian wing, and perimeter security is being provided, unbelievably, by the Taliban. Only about 40 miles away is Bagram airfield, the military base that the U.S. vacated in the dead of night in July, without even warning America’s Afghan allies.”
When I read this comment, my question was: “Is the President acting as Commander in Chief”.
Immediately, I posted a comment in the blog section of the opinion column of WSJ Online “It is evident that the decisions that President Biden took are not the decisions of a truly Commander in Chief. “
My comment generated a big polemic and a series of “Likes” answers from other members of the WSJ Community.
I try to avoid comments like I made before, because I don't like to make judgments of events when I don't have all the elements to analyze the "incident" like we do in the security industry.
But I feel very frustrated for the 13 American soldiers who died in the Kabul Airport.
From my experience, I agree with the WSJ Editorial Board that it is impossible to make SAFE RESCUE OPERATIONS in an airport surrounded by enemies.
SOURCES: The Wall Street Journal
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