of the president's three predecessors would have done so. if we learned anything from our 20-year war in afghanistan, it's easier to get into a war than to get out of one. however, given the amount of second guessing, arm chair quarterbacking that i have seen over the last month, i fear that we haven't learned anything. we must encourage a policy that stops undefined military engagement before they can begin. i want to be sure americans at home understand the position president biden was placed in. president trump's deal with the taliban exchanged a halt in taliban offensive again our troops for a commitment that we would leave the country by may of this year. president trump, with the support of his national security team and many republican members of congress, negotiated this deal without the participation