Military leaders wanted U.S. contingent force in Afghanistan; fall of Kabul led to full withdrawal
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US Armed Service Chief, General Milley and other top Generals have been telling multiple sources that the original withdrawal plan included leaving behind a contingent force, in other words, not really a withdrawal at all but a significant dial-down.
The fall of Kabul, the Generals appear to wish to have us believe, changed their minds and resulted in the more sudden withdrawal.