Making no Provisions for Diplomats and Others was a Huge Oversight

    It was a huge tactical oversight: America's diplomats, all the Afghans who aided America's cause and intelligence efforts, all the private contract workers, indeed, all the citizens of Afghanistan who did not want to remain -- perhaps, especially them, for you should protect the common people as quickly as your own officials --

  Arrangements should have been made to get them out of Afghanistan. Before a single soldier was withdrawn from Afghanistan, everyone who wanted to get out of the country should have been fully provided and extended the opportunity. Maybe even look back at the ones remaining behind as you do leave, asking them, Are you sure you don't want to come? because as soon as we close this door, the Taliban will be rushing in. 

   This is what America goes to war for, I believe (isn't it?): to protect the freedom and wellbeing of others in foreign lands. This is basic to why we are even there fighting in the first place.

   To overlook that objective -- to leave the people helpless before the Taliban -- is a huge oversight.