> Indefinite war or end the war and let the Taliban take over
Should we be honored that apparently Mr Biden himself is posting here? Maybe he is afraid that twitter would ban this as disinformation.
More reasonable choice was between (1) leaving while minimizing losses and (2) staying in small remote numbers supporting gov troops from the air. (1) did not happen as everyone understands now, (2) is open for discussion – whether Taliban would have resumed attacking US forces after US would say we are staying. Trump was seemingly trying to find a 3rd way – force all stubborn sides (Gov, warlords, Taliban) to negotiate dangling various sticks and carrots: when gov does not make peace w/ warlords, US talks to Talban… If Taliban does not negotiate, bomb them again and refuse to leave, etc. Would it have worked? nobody knows, but there was a chance. Is AFG harder than Israel-Arab agreement?
Technically, (2) was worth trying: keep US troops safely on bases, flying planes and throwing missiles. Gov would have continued fighting and it would not be worse than now.