Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

I don't know who is filling in for Biden's brain right now, but he or she is one hell of a chess player. And it's really quite amazing because the United States signed the Doha agreement in front of representatives from many countries, organizations, and the United Nations. And the terms were very clear: we agreed to be completely out of Afghanistan by May 1.

So now, like an actor, Biden announces the glad tidings that we are leaving Afghanistan, that the 20 year war is ending, the Forever War is behind us now, etc. etc. He didn't say one word about us breaching the contract-  to just helping ourselves to a 4 month extension. 

Some are saying that the May 1 deadline isn't practical because it takes time to remove 2500 troops, but that deadline was on the books for almost a year. It wasn't just sprung on us. 

And be aware that the blather about leaving in September is just that: blather. Without the slightest stumble, they could just glibly say later that because of this or that that the Taliban did, that we ain't leaving; we're staying. 

In other words, the difference between saying "we're leaving in September" and "we're staying indefinitely" is bubkis.

The Taliban responded to it, as I expected, saying that it's a breach, a violation, a non-compliance. The big question is: are they going to resume attacking Americans after May 1? Of course, I don't know. But, see if you think this sounds like a threat because to me it sounds like a threat.  

Now as the agreement is being breached by America, it in principle opens the way for the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate to take every necessary countermeasure, hence the American side will be held responsible for all future consequences, and not the Islamic Emirate.

I knew we weren't going to leave, and I told you so. But, what I didn't anticipate is the psychological game they are now playing, where they are making staying look like leaving. Touche' Biden's brain. 

So, what is the Taliban going to do now? Again, I don't know. But, I think it's going to be worse than what Biden and his brain are expecting.