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9/11/2001: Terrorists in Afghanistan utilize a safe haven to plan and then launch deadly attacks on America.

2001-2020: Other NATO countries--who were not attacked on 9/11--stand with the US, invoke Article 5, and send their citizens to fight and die in Afghanistan.... https://twitter.com/terischultz/status/1328654571045085188
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11/17/2020: Trump administration announces timeline-based withdrawal from Afghanistan that ignores persistent U.S. interests, conditions on the ground, and the advice of commanders.
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11/17/2020: NATO Sec. Gen. warns against leaving Afghanistan "too soon or in an uncoordinated way" saying it could again become "a platform for international terrorists to plan & organize attacks on our homelands."

One would think Americans would not need that reminder.
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