Bait, just a quick followup, but it is largely acknowledged that while troops weren't withdrawn in any significant numbers, critical assets such as translators, intelligence assets, and special units were withdrawn. Those assetts were critical in support of ongoing efforts in afghanistan.

I forget the specific military acronym used, but it's something like "really critical stuff we don't have enough of to go around", but much more succinct. \:D

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