Rolando Garcia @rlnsanz.github.io · Nov 13 Conditions would not be met. Tensions between Trump and Esper arose when President Trump pushed for an accelerated withdrawal before the November 2020 election, despite the Taliban's noncompliance with the agreement. 4/
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Esper, along with military leadership, opposed this rushed timeline and sent a classified memo to the White House recommending maintaining 4,500 troops until conditions were met. 5/