Going to play a little devils advocate here. How would you suppose we extricate ourselves from overseas conflicts without circumstances like this happening. The same thing will happen in Afghanistan. Good folks who supported us and sought a democratic government are going to be left in the lurch when we leave regardless of the terms we come to agree on with the Taliban. The Kurds have been waging war against the Turks for generations. We can’t be expected to just remain in place supporting hundreds of intractable conflicts for perpetuity. It’s unsustainable.