An intimate recount of the botched Afghanistan withdrawal described President Biden as a leader who sometimes appeared “icy” and “detached” in the face of human suffering, often stubbornly dismissing advice from foreign policy experts.
In a lengthy piece published in The Atlantic, Biden author Franklin Foer said that while the catastrophic operation showed the “shortcomings” of Biden’s inner circle on “obvious display,” those who participated in the withdrawal held a “desperate” need to explain their failings.
“Even in the thick of the crisis, as the details of a mass evacuation swallowed them, the members of Biden’s inner circle could see that the legacy of the month would stalk them into the next election—and perhaps into their obituaries,” Foer wrote.
The crisis also taxed the character and “managerial acumen” of Biden, who “revealed himself” throughout the many calamities that broke out in late August 2021.
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