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'I have a lot of regrets': Exclusive interview with top general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal
Retired Gen Frank McKenzie speaks out on 2021 US pullout from Afghanistan
By Jennifer Griffin , Liz Friden Fox News
Published September 9, 2023 6:26pm EDT

In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), put the withdrawal from Afghanistan bluntly: "I believe history is going to view the decision to come out of Afghanistan in the way that we did and the manner that we were directed to come out as a fatal flaw," McKenzie said.

McKenzie revealed that he has many regrets, including the basic decision to evacuate.

"I have a lot of regrets about how it ended in Afghanistan. I have a regret with the basic decision, which I think was the wrong decision. And I particularly regret that we did not choose to begin to evacuate our people, our embassy personnel, our American citizens and our at-risk Afghans at the time we made the decision to bring in our combat forces. I think that was a serious mistake, and I think that led to the events of August 2021 directly," McKenzie said.

    "I have a lot of regrets about how it ended in Afghanistan. I have a regret with the basic decision, which I think was the wrong decision."

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'I have a lot of regrets': Exclusive interview with top general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawal
Retired Gen Frank McKenzie speaks out on 2021 US pullout from Afghanistan
By Jennifer Griffin , Liz Friden Fox News
Published September 9, 2023 6:26pm EDT

In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), put the withdrawal from Afghanistan bluntly: "I believe history is going to view the decision to come out of Afghanistan in the way that we did and the manner that we were directed to come out as a fatal flaw," McKenzie said.

McKenzie revealed that he has many regrets, including the basic decision to evacuate.

"I have a lot of regrets about how it ended in Afghanistan. I have a regret with the basic decision, which I think was the wrong decision. And I particularly regret that we did not choose to begin to evacuate our people, our embassy personnel, our American citizens and our at-risk Afghans at the time we made the decision to bring in our combat forces. I think that was a serious mistake, and I think that led to the events of August 2021 directly," McKenzie said.

    "I have a lot of regrets about how it ended in Afghanistan. I have a regret with the basic decision, which I think was the wrong decision."

more
https://www.foxnews.com/world/have-lot-regrets-exclusive-interview-top-general-oversaw-afghanistan-withdrawal

The Administration leaving too few troops to defend Bagram during the withdrawal ensured a cluster*CK on the way out.