Both of these were absolutely horrible under Austin. The withdrawal was ordered at the last minute and failed to anticipate the political landscape. We left behind no means by which to maintain influence and contact with ISF, a move that would prove disastrous three years later/ https://twitter.com/joshrogin/status/1336418714909093889
The early days of OIR were directionless and chaotic. No plan besides one powered on wishes in Syria (T&E) and just trying to defend Baghdad in Iraq. The Mosul "Counteroffensive" originally planned by Austin's CC didn't come about until 2 years later.
If this is the understanding of Austin's legacy by the Biden team, it reflects a truly amateurish understanding of the events in the Levant over the past ten years.
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