Why is this a big deal? It is merely an immitation of Bush’s strategy of buying off the insurgents.
beyond stupid
It is getting pretty obvious that pulling out of Afghanistan is his re-election campaign bid.
Plus its better for our troops since his RoE’s and letting the bad guys go “to encourage the Taliban into talks” is just going to get more of our guys killed.
The place is the anus of the earth, even the Afghans “surrender”. Every power that has tried to impose an semblance of order there has failed.
Later this century, after we evacuate, China will get its shot at the tittle.
Decades later, they likewise will “surrender”, just like the rest.
There are better methods of obtaining sand than banging your head on a rock.