Where's will to win?

President Biden, his handlers and the woke-infected military leaders surrendered to the Taliban. It's the most galling display of ineptitude and/or purposeful hand-over to undermine the U.S. as a beacon to the world of our healthy, open, powerful nation.

This is not about leaving, it's about the example of how absolutely wrong a "military" action can be. Biden is oblivious and incapable of making an astute, sane decision. Robert Gates wrote, Biden has "been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue ... " Our military still has the power to squash the Taliban insurrection - where is the will?

President Trump told the Taliban to comply with the negotiations or he would unleash targeted damage on them. They know he means what he says. No deaths for 18 months.

Now, seven people died clinging to a plane, a safer way to freedom than Taliban attacks. Not only did we leave humans behind, we left billions of dollars of state-of-the-art equipment that our enemies China, Russia and Iran will obtain and copy plus be used against the U.S. Our allies are nonplused, being given no clue about the abandonment.

This is a tragedy of epic proportions that should never have happened. The "leaders" are scrambling to even know what to say. We can, and should use, our might to squash the Taliban and retain our presence there for security, not war.

Surrendering to terrorists and elevating U.S. weakness exacerbates the potential terror attacks on Americans everywhere and on our soil (especially with our open southern border).

Cheryl Doros

Grayslake