date...but he changed to 8/31 so he could grandstand with it on 9/11. (On a side note, I have grave concerns about this given the way the withdrawal played out and who is left in Afghanistan.).
Biden could also have introduced troops necessary to do this more securely but likely did not like the optics of that.
Both Trump and Biden saw that 70 -75% of people supported withdrawal and wanted to play it to political advantage.
I have never excused Trump but Biden oversaw the actual withdrawal. After the fact, he talked about knowing possible outcomes that transpired. If so, he should have been honest beforehand. He didn't come close.
I disliked Trump but I said that following him with Biden would not be a good thing. Thus far, it is worse than I had thought it would be...