Subject: Re: Inheriting a far more dangerous world
Bagram's importance was not in defending Kabul or the Embassy. Bagram was a strategic asset that should have been retained due to its proximity to China coupled with runways that could accommodate B-52s.

LOL @ his Austin quote. 5,000 troops? To defend something with a defensible perimeter?
So instead they had a handful of Marines protecting something with NO defensible perimeter.

That's called a failed Appeal to Authority. Austin is one of the worst SecDef's we've ever had.