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Yes it was a horrible military blunder to leave the back door wide open like that. I honestly believe that Bush did what his father did in Iraq and do what his generals suggest. In the Gulf the prefered thinking of the day was to stack up so much firepower to completely overwhelm the enemy. That lead to the massacre on the highway and the US took massive heat. So the military thinking went more to special forces using native armies. Well to be honest the Generals didnt think the lines would so overwhelm the enemy with such few Americans and undertrained allies. So the lines disintegrated and before they knew it AQ/Taliban were in full retreat accross a border they had yet to close.
Honestly I dont know if it's the administration or the generals to blame, but you're right that it was a huge blunder.
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