Ok, so you’re basically saying (and correct me if I’m wrong) that no matter what we did it would have been messy?
To some extent, you may be correct...there is just no way to ever know for certain if it would have been better, as bad, or worse , if another strategy was attempted...
That being said, the administration still made key decisions that, at the very least, still seem ill advised...Case in point, the tens of billions of dollars of military weapons, ammunition, and vehicles just gifted to our 20 year adversary, while our citizens and allies were still in country...
As a result, the Biden administration was roundly criticized by our allies and mainstream media for, not just his handling of the situation, but negotiating with the Taliban without even consulting his allies, or even making them aware of what was going on- stuff that just didn’t make common sense to anyone...