I read the article that was connected about Afghanistan et al.

What should Biden say about Afghanistan with candor? That we already had too few troops to do anything? That to extend our stay would have taken the addition of many more men and supplies and TIME. And to do this, the US would have had to create even more relationships with Afghanis that would only mean more folks to get out when...

The buck truly stopped with the president. It is understood that he was upset that things did not go swimmingly but if we look at how conflicts end they are always messy.

So sorry there is not need for candor re Afghanistan other than to point out that by the 2021 it was too late.